BEDFORD, Mass., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RSA Security Inc.
(Nasdaq: RSAS), today announced the election of Orson G. Swindle, former
commissioner of the United States' Federal Trade Commission, as a new member
of its Board of Directors.
In an extraordinary career of wide-ranging achievement, Mr. Swindle has
served as a much-decorated U.S. Marine Corps. aviator, and worked in the
Reagan Administration throughout the 1980s. Most recently he spent seven-and-
a-half years as a commissioner at the FTC -- the Federal Government's
principal law enforcement agency for antitrust and consumer protection laws --
and was awarded the 2005 RSA(R) Conference Award for Public Policy.
"We are delighted to welcome Mr. Swindle to our Board of Directors," said
Art Coviello, president and CEO of RSA Security. "His distinguished
background in the military and government, combined with his deep public
commitment to -- and knowledge of -- information privacy and security, will
make him an invaluable advisor to our Company."
As a commissioner at the FTC, Mr. Swindle played a leadership role in
addressing information system security and privacy concerns across the world
through the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the Asia
Pacific Economic Cooperation organization. In this role -- and in his capacity
as a presidential-appointed Assistant Secretary of Commerce under President
Reagan -- he has testified before numerous Congressional Committees. While in
the Marines, he flew in excess of 200 combat missions and spent six years as a
prisoner-of-war in North Vietnam. He retired from the military in 1979 with
the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and more than 20 decorations for valor in
combat.
"Mr. Swindle has the reputation and standing as one of our nation's most
eminent leaders, and it is a privilege to be working with him in this
capacity," added James K. Sims, chairman of RSA Security's Board of Directors.
"A passionate advocate of consumer and business education, and a strong
campaigner for business best practice in the nascent information economy, he
will bring invaluable experience and new perspective to the Company. We are
looking forward to leveraging Orson's considerable skills as we extend our
leadership position in a number of markets."
About RSA Security Inc.
RSA Security Inc. is the expert in protecting online identities and
digital assets. The inventor of core security technologies for the Internet,
the company leads the way in strong authentication and encryption, bringing
trust to millions of user identities and the transactions that they perform.
RSA Security's portfolio of award-winning identity & access management
solutions helps businesses to establish who's who online -- and what they can
do.
With a strong reputation built on a 20-year history of ingenuity,
leadership and proven technologies, we serve more than 18,000 customers around
the globe and interoperate with more than 1,000 technology and integration
partners. For more information, please visit http://www.rsasecurity.com
RSA and RSA Security are either registered trademarks or trademarks of RSA
Security Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other products
and services mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies.
For more information:
Courtney Hohne Matt Buckley
OutCast Communications RSA Security Inc
(415) 392-8282 (781) 515-6212
courtney@outcastpr.com mbuckley@rsasecurity.com
SOURCE RSA Security Inc.
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CONTACT:
Courtney Hohne of OutCast Communications,
+1-415-392-8282, courtney@outcastpr.com; or Matt Buckley of RSA
Security Inc, +1-781-515-6212, mbuckley@rsasecurity.com
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