VASCO Data Security International
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VASCO Data Security International, Inc., is a US based company. The company's operational headquarters are located in Zurich
(Balsberg), Switzerland
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VASCO Data Security International is the result of the purchase of several companies, mainly ThumbScan, Inc. and the two Belgian companies, Lintel Security NV/SA and Digipass NV/SA. Its most notable product is also the Digipass
.
It engages through its subsidiaries, in the design, development, marketing, and support of hardware and software security systems that manage and secure access to information assets worldwide. It offers patented products for e-business and e-commerce, which enable secure financial transactions to be made over private enterprise networks and public networks, such as the Internet. VASCO also owns the DigiNotar
certificate authority, which was blacklisted in several browsers after issuing fraudulent certificates. According to a N.Y. Times report, security at DigiNotar security "did not make the attack particularly difficult" . DigiNotar
was declared bankrupt shortly afterwards. The stock of VASCO lost over half of its value during the initial weeks of the DigiNotar
incident.
Forbes Magazine has rated it the 9th fastest growing tech company in 2009. The company was founded in 1997 and its financial headquarters are based in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois
.
VASCO is the shirt sponsor of Belgian First Division soccer team KV Kortrijk.
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
(Balsberg), Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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VASCO Data Security International is the result of the purchase of several companies, mainly ThumbScan, Inc. and the two Belgian companies, Lintel Security NV/SA and Digipass NV/SA. Its most notable product is also the Digipass
Digipass
Digipass is a security product from VASCO Data Security International, providing strong user authentication and digital signatures via small security tokens carried by users, or in software on mobile telephones, portable devices or PCs...
.
It engages through its subsidiaries, in the design, development, marketing, and support of hardware and software security systems that manage and secure access to information assets worldwide. It offers patented products for e-business and e-commerce, which enable secure financial transactions to be made over private enterprise networks and public networks, such as the Internet. VASCO also owns the DigiNotar
DigiNotar
DigiNotar was a Dutch certificate authority owned by VASCO Data Security International. On September 3, 2011, after it had become clear that a security breach had resulted in the fraudulent issuing of certificates, the Dutch government took over operational management of DigiNotar's systems...
certificate authority, which was blacklisted in several browsers after issuing fraudulent certificates. According to a N.Y. Times report, security at DigiNotar security "did not make the attack particularly difficult" . DigiNotar
DigiNotar
DigiNotar was a Dutch certificate authority owned by VASCO Data Security International. On September 3, 2011, after it had become clear that a security breach had resulted in the fraudulent issuing of certificates, the Dutch government took over operational management of DigiNotar's systems...
was declared bankrupt shortly afterwards. The stock of VASCO lost over half of its value during the initial weeks of the DigiNotar
DigiNotar
DigiNotar was a Dutch certificate authority owned by VASCO Data Security International. On September 3, 2011, after it had become clear that a security breach had resulted in the fraudulent issuing of certificates, the Dutch government took over operational management of DigiNotar's systems...
incident.
Forbes Magazine has rated it the 9th fastest growing tech company in 2009. The company was founded in 1997 and its financial headquarters are based in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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VASCO is the shirt sponsor of Belgian First Division soccer team KV Kortrijk.
External links
- Official Website
- Versatile Authentication Server for VASCO Digipass Devices with HSM Support
- VASCO Data Security International, Inc. - Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on VASCO Data Security International, Inc.
- Useful UK reseller website with information about products