I was talking with my buddy Ben Rothke tonight about the security graveyard – companies that are no longer with us (he’s been a part of a number of them, but I’m not making any connections . He also challenged me to find an old list of companies exhibiting at RSA. Herewith is a list from over 5 years ago. Can you guess which year? Stay tuned to find out how many of these companies are still around.

Access 360

Activis

Aegis Systems

Aladdin Knowledge Systems

ALTA Associates

Auerbach Publications

AXENT Technologies

BindView Corporation

BIODATA Information Technology

BioNetrix

BioWeb USA

Blockade Systems Corp.

Blue Lance Software

BMC Software

CamelotIT

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

ClickNet, Security Technologies

Communication Devices, Inc.

CONSUL Risk Management

CopyTele, Inc.

Courion Corporation

Cryptek Secure Communications, LLC

CVE/MITRE Corporation

Cybersafe

Cylink

Datakey

DigitalPersona, Inc.

DSIC, Inc.

e-Security

Entact Information Security

Entrust Technologies

eSecurityOnline.com

eTrue

Evidian

F-Secure Inc.

Finjan Software Inc.

Foundstone

Galea SecureNetwork, Inc.

Gilian Technologies

Global Technology Associates

Harris Corporation

Hewlett-Packard Company

HID Corporation

IBM Corporation

ISS, Internet Security Systems

Intelitactics Inc.

Intrusion.com

Iridian Technologies, Inc.

Janus Associates

Keyware

L-3 Communications

L.J. Kushner and Associates LLC

Lucent Technologies

MIS Training Institute

nCipher, Inc.

NSA

NEC eBorder

Netegrity

Network-1 Security Solutions

Network Flight Recorder, Inc.

Network Security Wizards, Inc.

Norman Data Defense Systems, Inc.

Oblix

OpenNetwork Technologies

Passlogix, Inc.

Pelican Security Inc.

Pentasafe

Predictive Systems

Presideo

Radguard Inc.

RapidStream, Inc.

Raytheon Information Assurance

Recourse Technologies

RedCreek Communications, Inc.

Riskwatch, Inc.

RSA Security

SafeHarbor Technology Corporation

Salinas Group

Sanctum

Securant Technologies

Securelogix Corporation

Securify

Sensar, Inc.

Solsoft, Inc.

Spearhead Security Techonlogies, Inc.

Stonesoft

SurfControl

SYBARI Software, Inc.

Symantec Corporation

Symark Software

Syntegra

Systor Security Software Inc.

Tiny Software, Inc.

Tivoli Systems Inc.

Trend Micro

Tripwire

TruSecure

Tumbleweed Communications

Ubizen

UNISYS

Vasco

Vigilante

V-ONE

Websense Inc.

WebTrends Corporation

Whale Communications

WorldWide Digital Security, Inc.

Xcert

Zaxus