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RSA Security Announces Third Quarter Results

 Company Generates Revenue of $76.2 Million and Earnings Per Share of $0.21,
           Including Favorable Tax Refund Impact of $0.08 Per Share

Financial Results for the Third Quarter and Guidance for the Fourth Quarter to
          be Discussed on Conference Call Today at 4:30 p.m. E.D.T.

    BEDFORD, Mass., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RSA Security Inc.
(Nasdaq: RSAS) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended
September 30, 2005.
    Revenue for the third quarter of 2005 was $76.2 million, as compared to
$76.7 million for the third quarter of 2004.  Net income for the third quarter
of 2005 increased 72% to $15.1 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, from $8.7
million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the comparable period a year ago.
During the third quarter the Company received $8.5 million in tax refunds and
associated interest payments from the United States Internal Revenue Service
("IRS").  These tax refunds and related reserve adjustments increased the
Company's earnings per diluted share by $0.08.
    "We delivered third quarter financial results that were within our range
of guidance, and we shipped a record number of authentication credentials,"
said Art Coviello, president and CEO of RSA Security.  "With our new product
releases in the third quarter, we continue to deliver the highest quality
identity and data protection solutions to the market."

    Third-Quarter Financial Highlights
    * Revenue:  Revenue for the third quarter of 2005 was $76.2 million, as
      compared to $76.7 million for the third quarter of 2004.  RSA
      Security's book-to-bill ratio for the quarter was approximately 1.0 to
      1, and the Company closed the quarter with $61.5 million in combined
      backlog and deferred revenue.
    * Net Income:  Net income for the third quarter of 2005 increased 72% to
      $15.1 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, from $8.7 million, or $0.13
      per diluted share, from the third quarter of 2004.
    * Cash Position:  Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities
      increased to $302.7 million at September 30, 2005 from $289.7 million
      at December 31, 2004.  During the quarter, in accordance with the
      Company's approved share repurchase program, RSA Security repurchased
      448,379 shares of its common stock for $5.7 million.
    * Tax: The IRS issued tax refunds and associated interest payments to the
      Company totaling $8.5 million.  The tax refunds received during the
      third quarter are associated with the Company's previously disclosed
      IRS audit for the years 1996 through 2002.

    Operational Highlights
    * Customers:  RSA Security shipped product to approximately 5,300
      customers in the third quarter, including 642 new customers.  With
      these new customers, RSA Security's overall customer base is now
      approximately 19,000 worldwide.

    * Products:  RSA Security announced RSA(R) Authentication Manager 6.1, the
      enterprise software powering RSA SecurID(R) two-factor authentication
      technology, which now delivers 802.1X-based security for organizations
      with both wired and wireless environments.  The software also supports
      a number of Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) methods, including
      EAP-POTP, an open specification for wired/wireless strong
      authentication, which was developed by RSA Laboratories.

      The Company also unveiled RSA SecurID for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2.0
      solution, which delivers improve policy management capabilities,
      enhanced usability, increased scalability and complete integration with
      RSA SecurID SID800 USB-enabled authenticators.

    * The Company began shipping RSA BSAFE(R) Data Security Manager, a
      middleware solution that simplifies and strengthens application
      security by putting security decisions and design in the hands of
      security experts while easing the implementation of security for
      developers.
    * The Company announced RSA(R) Certificate Manager 6.6 and RSA(R)
      Registration Manager 6.6 (formerly RSA Keon software), which deliver
      greater functionality and ease-of-use to customers deploying
      comprehensive digital certificate solutions.  The new versions also
      provide simplified methods for customers pairing digital certificates
      with solutions such as smart cards, USB-based two-factor authentication
      tokens, and enterprise single sign-on.
    * Board Appointment:  The Company appointed Orson Swindle, former
      commissioner of the United States' Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"), as
      a new member of its Board of Directors.  Mr. Swindle was formally the
      Assistant Secretary of Commerce, appointed under President Reagan.
      Most recently he spent over seven years as a commissioner at the FTC --
      the Federal Government's principal law enforcement agency for antitrust
      and consumer protection laws.

    Business Outlook
    RSA Security's financial guidance for the fourth quarter of 2005 is only
current as of today, Thursday, October 27, 2005, and the Company undertakes no
obligation to update its estimates:
    The Company is reiterating its previously stated earnings guidance for the
fourth quarter of 2005, and updating its revenue guidance.  The current
revenue guidance reflects the Company's plan to build both backlog and
deferred revenue in the fourth quarter.

    Fourth Quarter Guidance:
    * Diluted earnings per share in the range of $0.15 to $0.19
    * Revenue in the range of $78 million to $82 million, as compared to prior
      revenue guidance of $81 million to $85 million

    Conference Call Details
    In conjunction with this announcement, RSA Security will host a conference
call today at 4:30 p.m. (ET) to discuss the Company's financial results,
highlights of the quarter, business strategy and financial guidance.  A live
webcast of this conference call will be available on the "Investor" page of
the Company's website, and a webcast archive will be available for
approximately three months.  To access this call by telephone, dial (800) 289-
0507 or (913) 981-5540.  A replay will be available through midnight on
Wednesday, November 2, 2005 at (888) 203-1112 and (719) 457-0820.  Both live
and replay numbers have a pass code of 7371064.

    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 approximately 19,000 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, BSAFE, SecurWorld and SecurID 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.
    This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding RSA
Security's financial guidance for the fourth quarter of 2005.  These
statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  Some of the important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
indicated by the forward-looking statements are general economic conditions,
including the global economy, changes in our operating expenses, the long and
unpredictable nature of the sales cycle for some of our products, the timing
of the introduction or enhancement of our products and our competitors' and
strategic partners' products, changes in product pricing, including changes in
competitors' pricing policies, development and performance of our direct and
indirect distribution channels, delays in product development, competitive
pressures, changes in customer and market requirements and standards, market
acceptance of new products and technologies, technological changes in the
computer industry, and the risk factors detailed from time to time in RSA
Security's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, RSA
Security's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on  March 14, 2005.



    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
    (Unaudited)
    (In thousands, except per share data)

                            Three Months Ended         Nine Months Ended
                               September 30,             September 30,
                            2005         2004         2005         2004
    Revenue
     Products              $53,774      $57,776     $163,175     $169,430
     Maintenance and
      professional services 22,463       18,955       65,208       54,846
    Total revenue           76,237       76,731      228,383      224,276

    Cost of revenue
     Products                9,663        7,983       28,243       24,047
     Maintenance and
      professional services  6,462        5,843       18,945       17,068
    Total cost of revenue   16,125       13,826       47,188       41,115
    Gross profit            60,112       62,905      181,195      183,161

    Costs and expenses
     Research and
      development           15,990       15,934       47,459       46,120
     Marketing and selling  27,753       26,946       85,197       80,169
     General and
      administrative         7,733        8,388       24,079       22,556
     Restructurings             --           --           --        1,601
      Total                 51,476       51,268      156,735      150,446

    Income from operations   8,636       11,637       24,460       32,715

    Interest expense
     and other               3,145        (935)        7,434      (3,903)
    Income (loss) from
     investing activities       --          354           --          284
    Income before provision
     for income taxes       11,781       11,056       31,894       29,096

    Provision for
     income taxes          (3,282)        2,315        1,142        5,924

    Net income             $15,063       $8,741      $30,752      $23,172

    Basic earnings per share
     Per share amount        $0.21        $0.14        $0.43        $0.37
     Weighted average
     shares                 70,830       63,857       71,066       62,467
    Diluted earnings
     per share
     Per share amount        $0.21        $0.13        $0.42        $0.35
     Weighted average
      shares                70,830       63,857       71,066       62,467
     Effect of dilutive
      equity instruments     1,872        3,970        2,183        4,272
     Adjusted weighted
      average shares        72,702       67,827       73,249       66,739



    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
    (Unaudited)
    (In thousands, except share data)
                                                 September 30,  December 31,
                                                      2005           2004
                                    ASSETS

    Current assets
     Cash and cash equivalents                       $81,084        $68,210
     Marketable securities                           221,605        221,509
     Accounts receivable (less allowance
      for doubtful accounts of $1,625 in 2005
      and $1,672 in 2004)                             47,257         53,494
     Inventory                                         3,954          3,465
     Prepaid expenses and other assets                10,191         14,307
      Total current assets                           364,091        360,985

    Property and equipment, net                       67,818         70,700

    Other assets
     Deferred taxes                                    8,222          8,222
     Intangible and other assets                      17,058         12,184
     Goodwill                                        172,736        172,736
      Total other assets                             198,016        193,142
       Total assets                                 $629,925       $624,827

                       LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Current liabilities
     Accounts payable, accrued
      expenses and other liabilities                 $47,421        $48,911
     Current portion of accrued restructurings         4,977          6,031
     Income taxes accrued and payable                 21,849         22,479
     Deferred revenue                                 42,190         45,010
      Total current liabilities                      116,437        122,431

    Accrued restructurings, long-term                 11,018         13,682
    Deferred revenue, long-term                        6,656          6,125
    Other                                              6,662          6,057
     Total liabilities                               140,773        148,295
    Stockholders' equity                             489,152        476,532
     Total liabilities and shareholders' equity     $629,925       $624,827



    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
    (Unaudited)
    (In thousands)

                             Three Months Ended         Nine Months Ended
                               September 30,              September 30,
                             2005          2004         2005         2004
    Cash flows from
     operating activities
    Net income             $15,063       $8,741      $30,752      $23,172
    Adjustments to
     reconcile net
     income to net
     cash provided
     by operating activities:
     Depreciation            3,224        2,706        9,228        8,450
     Tax benefit from
      exercise of
      stock options          1,361        1,201        2,575        5,944
     Amortization of
      convertible
      debentures deferred
      financing costs           --          351           --        1,212
     Non cash warrant
      accretion                 --          379           --        1,089
     Gain on sale of
      investments               --        (390)           --        (390)
     Decrease in Crosby
      Finance, LLC fair value   --           36           --          106
     Deferred taxes            619           --          619           --
     Increase (decrease) in
      cash from changes in:
      Accounts receivable    1,708      (6,452)        6,019      (7,263)
      Inventory                547          170        (489)          394
      Prepaid expenses
       and other assets    (1,275)      (1,856)      (2,593)        (467)
      Accounts payable,
       accrued expenses
       and other liabilities 5,215          104      (2,052)      (2,196)
      Accrued
       restructurings      (1,307)      (2,657)      (3,717)      (5,945)
      Refundable income
       taxes and income
       taxes accrued
       and payable           2,050        7,068        2,603        6,666
      Deferred revenue     (3,182)        2,471      (2,328)        7,901
       Net cash provided
        by operating
        activities          24,023       11,872       40,617       38,673
    Cash flows from
     investing activities
     Purchase of
      marketable
      securities          (36,255)     (79,697)    (132,432)    (251,008)
     Sales/maturities
      of marketable
      securities            36,669       58,300      131,916      152,600
     Purchases of
      property and
      equipment            (3,761)      (4,048)      (7,963)      (7,355)
     Other                   (910)            8      (2,147)           60
      Net cash (used for)
       investing
       activities          (4,257)     (25,437)     (10,626)    (105,703)
    Cash flows from
     financing activities
     Proceeds from
      exercise of
      stock options
      and purchase plans     5,394        4,743       10,066       20,009
     Share repurchase      (5,731)        (911)     (26,819)        (911)
      Net cash (used for)
       provided by
       financing activities  (337)        3,832     (16,753)       19,098
    Effect of exchange rate
     changes on cash
     and cash equivalents    (287)        (309)        (364)      (1,369)
    Net increase (decrease)
     in cash and
     cash equivalents       19,142     (10,042)       12,874     (49,301)
    Cash and cash
     equivalents,
     beginning of period    61,942      168,064       68,210      207,323
    Cash and cash
     equivalents,
     end of period         $81,084     $158,022      $81,084     $158,022



    Supplemental Financial Data
    (Unaudited)
    (In thousands, except per share data)
                                       Three Months Ended
                 Sept 30,      Dec 31,    March 31,    June 30,    Sept 30,
                   2004         2004        2005        2005        2005
    Revenue
     Enterprise
      solutions   $70,542      $73,340      $70,185     $68,700     $67,722
     Developer
      solutions     6,189        9,891        5,433       7,828       8,515
     Total        $76,731      $83,231      $75,618     $76,528     $76,237

     Enterprise
      solutions       92%          88%          93%         90%         89%
     Developer
      solutions        8%          12%           7%         10%         11%
     Total           100%         100%         100%        100%        100%

     Products     $57,776      $63,068      $54,634     $54,767     $53,774
     Maintenance
      and
      professional
      services     18,955       20,163       20,984      21,761      22,463
     Total        $76,731      $83,231      $75,618     $76,528     $76,237

     Products         75%          76%          72%         72%         71%
     Maintenance
      and
      professional
      services        25%          24%          28%         28%         29%
     Total           100%         100%         100%        100%        100%

     Domestic     $42,942      $46,731      $41,117     $42,823     $42,968
     International 33,789       36,500       34,501      33,705      33,269
     Total        $76,731      $83,231      $75,618     $76,528     $76,237

     Domestic         56%          56%          54%         56%         56%
     International    44%          44%          46%         44%         44%
     Total           100%         100%         100%        100%        100%

    Statements of
     Operations
     Data
     Gross profit $62,905      $69,113      $60,811     $60,273     $60,112
     Gross margin   82.0%        83.0%        80.4%       78.8%       78.8%

     Total
      operating
      expenses    $51,268      $55,109      $53,443     $51,817     $51,476

     Income from
      operations  $11,637      $14,004       $7,368      $8,456      $8,636
     Operating
      margin (1)    15.2%        16.8%         9.7%       11.0%       11.3%

     Interest
      expense
      and other    $(935)         $625       $1,891      $2,400      $3,145
     Income (loss)
      from investing
      activities     $354        $(74)           --          --          --
     Provision
      (benefit)
      for income
      taxes        $2,315       $2,745       $2,037      $2,388    $(3,282)

     Net income    $8,741      $11,810       $7,222      $8,468     $15,063

     Diluted
      earnings
      per share     $0.13        $0.16        $0.10       $0.12       $0.21

    Other Financial Data
     Gross margin
      - products    86.2%        87.5%        84.0%       82.0%       82.0%
     Gross margin
      - maintenance
      and
      professional
      services      69.2%        69.1%        71.0%       70.6%       71.2%
     Authentication
      credentials
      (4)       1,033,000    1,021,000    1,039,000   1,031,000   1,051,000
     Cash and
      cash
      equivalents
      and marketable
      securities $255,996     $289,719     $282,289    $284,206    $302,689
     Deferred
      revenue
      balance     $42,526      $51,135      $48,784     $51,899     $48,846
     Book to
      bill ratio
      (2)             1.0          1.1          1.0         1.0         1.0
     Day sales
      outstanding
      (DSO)            50           59           55          58          57
     Debt to
      equity ratio    0.2           NA           NA          NA          NA
     Cash flow
      from
      operations  $11,872      $15,640       $4,844     $11,750     $24,023
     Cash flow
      from
      operations
      per diluted
      share (3)     $0.19        $0.21        $0.06       $0.16       $0.33


    (1) Operating margin is equal to total income from operations as a
        percentage of total revenue for the period presented.
    (2) The book to bill ratio is equal to the ratio of total orders booked
        for the period as compared to total revenue for the period.
    (3) Cash flow from operations per diluted share is calculated as cash flow
        from operations divided by dilutive weighted average shares
        outstanding during the period.
    (4) Includes RSA SecurID tokens (both enterprise and consumer) as well as
        software tokens, smart cards and USB.



    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
    (Unaudited)

    The following table sets forth certain consolidated financial data as a
percentage of our total revenue:
                                                                 Percentage
                                                                  Increase
                                Three Months Ended September 30, (Decrease)
                                      2005            2004      in Dollars

    Revenue
     Products                         70.5%           75.3%        (6.9)%
     Maintenance and professional
      services                         29.5            24.7          18.5
    Total revenue                     100.0           100.0         (0.6)
    Cost of revenue
     Products                          12.7            10.4          21.0
     Maintenance and
      professional services             8.5             7.6          10.6
    Total cost of revenue              21.2            18.0          16.6
    Gross margin                       78.8            82.0         (4.4)

    Costs and expenses
     Research and development          21.0            20.8           0.4
     Marketing and selling             36.4            35.1           3.0
     General and administrative        10.1            10.9         (7.8)
      Total                            67.5            66.8           0.4
    Income from operations             11.3            15.2        (25.8)

    Interest expense and other          4.2           (1.2)       (436.4)
    Income from investing activities     --             0.4       (100.0)
    Income before provision for
     income taxes                      15.5            14.4           6.6

    Provision for income taxes        (4.3)             3.0       (241.8)

    Net income                        19.8%           11.4%         72.3%


    Press contact:                 Financial contact:
     Matt Buckley                   Jeremiah Sisitsky
     RSA Security Inc.              RSA Security Inc.
     (781) 515-6212                 (781) 515-6065
     mbuckley@rsasecurity.com       jsisitsky@rsasecurity.com


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