According to Gartner research, companies will continue to place ever more pressure on their software and device vendors to meet certain security requirements in both their own software development life cycles and their products. Companies are becoming more wary of acquiring software that do not meet the security requirements they are establishing. According to the same Gartner research, companies will be looking for the following basic capabilities in the software solutions they purchase:

• Does the product encrypt its data store?
• Does the product encrypt communication?
• Does the product provide an authentication mechanism when

communicating with its own components, third-party components, applications, services, or tools?

Access control and authentication are just the first steps in security development: effective security requires a "defense in depth" strategy using multiple layers of security controls. Customers expect security functionality to adapt to their changing requirements. In addition to protecting customers, software developers must also protect their own intellectual property against compromise and theft. How can developers ensure that their applications have the appropriate security depth to meet all these requirements? How do developers ensure that applications are not compromised, putting their customers at risk? How do you add the security functionality needed without compromising your own product delivery timelines and budgets? RSA BSAFE® tools provide a complete portfolio of solutions for developers to meet the wide ranging security goals of their applications. Our tools have been tried and tested in thousands of commercial applications and are backed by the most respected name in security, RSA, the Security Division of EMC.

Architecting your application using the RSA BSAFE security tools allows you to achieve a good, secure application design without greatly increasing your development timelines or costs. And unlike alternatives such as open source, our technology is enhanced regularly to address the latest vulnerabilities as well as advancements in cryptographic technology. Our solutions are built on open and proven industry standards, many of which have been developed and championed by RSA, offering you interoperability and ease of integration into your existing software and device systems. You can rely on RSA to be your trusted security experts and allow your developers to stay focused on developing the functionality users want. RSA Professional Services also offers application security design assessment services that can help you spot existing vulnerabilities in your applications during development as well as help you make secure design decisions to avoid problems later. Working with RSA Security to design your applications securely will help establish trust with your users and limit the risk for you and your customers and partners.

Many leading companies including Adobe, Oracle, Hypercom, Skyworks, Sony, and Nintendo rely on RSA BSAFE® software to provide the foundational security functionality required by their respective software and device applications. RSA BSAFE® tools have been optimized for a broad variety of operating platforms and resource constraints. These tools provide the security functionality necessary to allow developers to meet the stringent FIPS 140 and Suite B requirements for offering products to U.S. government agencies. Our products are also relied upon by the U.S. Department of Defense and many other government agencies because of their reputation for quality, reliability, and adherence to FIPS 140 and Suite B cryptographic standards.

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