RSA issues open letter, outline remediation plans

RSA has offered to replace SecurID tokens negated by the recent hack of Lockheed Martin’s network. The attack was the direct result of the successful penetration of RSA’s own network that resulted in the extraction of data critical to the encryption methods used on its SecurID tokens. In an Open Letter to RSA SecurID customers, Executive Chairman Art Coviello made the offer of free replacement SecurID tags along with an offer to “implement risk-based authentication strategies” for concerned customers.

RSA’s SecurID tokens along with its software based authentication systems are widely used throughout the world. Coviello promises that RSA will continue to invest heavily in its risk-based authentication systems and will provide unspecified "additional factors" for strong authentication.

The attack on RSA's servers, along with recent attacks on Sony, Nintendo and Epsilon highlight the ever increasing threat to data security online and the serious battle being fought between hackers and security experts.

By Electronista Staff