Jan Valcke, president and chief operating officer of Vasco, added that the company would steer clear of the certificate business. "We do not plan to re-enter the certificate authority business in the near future," said Valcke in the same statement.

Vasco's stock has taken a beating since the company announced the intrusion, with the share price down 31.5% since the close of the market on Aug. 29. As recently as July 11, Vasco's shares traded at $13.82.

"It's unlikely that many people are going to shed many tears over the demise of DigiNotar," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at security firm Sophos, in a Tuesday . "The firm lost all trust when it was discovered that it had known that it had suffered a security breach weeks before coming clean about the problem."

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