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NEW YORK and BEDFORD, Mass., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RSA Security (NASDAQ:RSAS) and Gotham Technology Group today announced that MetLife, a leading provider of insurance and other financial services to millions of individual and institutional customers throughout the United States, has signed a 4-year agreement to extend RSA SecurID strong authentication technology to all domestic and international employees over the next two years. "MetLife is committed to the security of its systems and the privacy of its clients. We've been using RSA Security solutions to address point security challenges for years. When RSA Security and Gotham presented an option to make our existing password-based authentication systems more secure by integrating two-factor authentication, we felt it was well worth the investment," said Carl Morales, Chief Technology Officer at MetLife. "MetLife leads the field in identity protection and in taking steps to protect client privacy. We are the first national insurer to provide an identity theft resolution service with auto insurance policies at no additional charge. Security is a business enabler here -- a response to significant client concerns," said Tom Meenan, VP of IT Risk Management for MetLife. "Passwords are the weakest link in information security. Clients are aggravated by strong password policies that force constant change and difficult passwords, but not having those policies is not an option. Two-factor authentication technology is a great solution," said Ken Phelan, CTO, Gotham Technology Group. RSA SecurID strong authentication technology increases security by combining something the user knows (their username and PIN) with something they have (a randomly-generated RSA SecurID two-factor authentication token passcode). By requiring users to provide both the PIN and passcode, the RSA SecurID system helps to ensure data are only available to authorized users. "As businesses and consumers become more attuned to the broad range of IT security threats that exist, it has become clear that the standard user name/password combination is not sufficient for determining the identity of someone attempting to access private information," said John Worrall, senior vice president of marketing at RSA Security. "By providing employees with stronger authentication technology, MetLife is ensuring that both proprietary business data, as well as private customer data, are only available to authorized users." About MetLife MetLife, a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET) is a leading provider of insurance and other financial services to millions of individual and institutional customers throughout the United States. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife, Inc. offers life insurance, annuities, automobile and homeowner's insurance and retail banking services to individuals, as well as group insurance, reinsurance and retirement and savings products and services to corporations and other institutions. Outside the U.S., the MetLife companies have direct insurance operations in Asia Pacific, Latin America and Europe. For more information, please visit http://www.metlife.com/. About Gotham Technology Group Gotham Technology Group is a leading provider of technology solutions with practices in Information Security, Application Development, Access Management, Infrastructure and Directory Services, Technical Staffing, and Technical Training. Gotham maintains strategic partnerships with recognized technology leaders in order to bring their clients the most effective solutions using best-of-breed products. Headquartered in Montvale, NJ, with offices in New York City and Shelton, CT, Gotham serves more than 300 public and private companies in diverse industries throughout the New York Metropolitan region. For more information, please visit http://www.gothamtg.com/. 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, encryption and anti-fraud protection, 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 21,000 customers -- including financial institutions representing hundreds of millions of consumers around the globe -- and interoperate with over 1,000 technology and integration partners. For more information, please visit http://www.rsasecurity.com/ RSA Security, RSA 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. For more information: Sandra Heikkinen Dave Howell OutCast Communications for RSA Security Inc. RSA Security Inc. 415-345-4703 (781) 515-6303 Lindsey Bohm Gotham Technology Group 201.474.4256 DATASOURCE: RSA Security Inc. CONTACT: Dave Howell of RSA Security Inc., +1-781-515-6303, ; or Sandra Heikkinen of OutCast Communications for RSA Security Inc., +1-415-345-4703, ; or Lindsey Bohm of Gotham Technology Group, +1-201-474-4256, Web site: http://www.rsasecurity.com/

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