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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-329262
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150925

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VASCO DATA SECURITY INTERNATIONAL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001044777
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373]
		IRS NUMBER:				364169320
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1901 SOUTH MYERS ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 210
		CITY:			OAKBROOK TERRACE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60181
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6309328844

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1919 S HIGHLAND AVE
		STREET 2:		STE 118 C
		CITY:			LOMBARD
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60148
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>VASCO Data Security International, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1901 S. Meyers Road, Ste. 210 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">September&nbsp;25, 2015 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities and Exchange Commission </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Division of Corporation Finance </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">100 F. Street, NE </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Washington, D.C. 20549 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mailstop 4561 </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">Attention:</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">David Edgar </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Kathleen Collins </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Re:</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Vasco Data Security International, Inc. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Filed March&nbsp;13, 2015 </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>File No. 000-24389 </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dear Mr.&nbsp;Edgar and Ms.&nbsp;Collins: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Set forth below are the responses of VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (referred to herein using the words &#147;VASCO&#148;,
&#147;Company&#148;, &#147;we&#148;, &#147;our&#148; and &#147;us&#148;) to your letter of comment dated September&nbsp;11, 2015 (the &#147;Letter&#148;) relating to the above-referenced Form 10-K (sometimes referred to herein as the &#147;the Form
10-K&#148;). The comments from the Letter are repeated below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Item&nbsp;1 &#150; Business </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Consolidated Statements of
Operations, page F-4 </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>1. We note that a part of your growth strategy includes increasing the adoption of your Authentication-as-a-Service and
cloud-based solutions, which include your DIGIPASS as a Service and MYDIGIPASS solutions. In addition, you continue to offer post contract support services to your customers. Tell us how you considered Rule 5-03(b)(1) and (2)&nbsp;of Regulation S-X
to separately disclose product and service revenue and their respective cost on the face of your consolidated statements of operations. </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Response: </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We do not believe that
revenue from our Authentication-as-a-Service and cloud-based solutions, which include our DIGIPASS as a Service and MYDIGIPASS solutions, or our post-contract support revenues qualify for separate disclosure under Rule 5-03(b)(1) and (2)&nbsp;of
Regulation S-X. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">While we agree that both our service offerings and our post-contract support activities would
likely meet the definition of services under Rule 5-03(b)(1)(d), neither item individually or in the aggregate would equal or exceed 10% of our consolidated revenue as required in Rule 5-03(b). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As noted in Item&nbsp;1 &#150; Business in our Form 10-K, revenues generated from our Authentication-as-a-Service and cloud-based solutions
have been minimal to date and are far below the 10% disclosure threshold defined in Rule 5-03(b) of Regulation S-X. We have highlighted these products in our Form 10-K, however, because we believe that these products have the potential to provide
future growth as they will make two-factor authentication more affordable and readily available to user and application markets. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our
post-contract support services primarily include revenues generated by providing maintenance and support services for our customers. While revenues from post-contract support have been and are expected to continue to be a valuable source of revenue
for the Company, total revenue from these items have consistently been less than 10% of our consolidated revenue. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Note 7 &#150; Income Taxes, page
F-16 </U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>2. We note that as of December&nbsp;31, 2014 and 2013, unremitted foreign earnings that were considered permanently invested were $83,122 and
$50,398, respectively. Please tell us what consideration was given to disclosing the amount of the unrecognized deferred tax liability associated with such unremitted foreign earnings or providing a statement that determination is not practicable.
Refer to ASC 740-30-50-2(c). </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Response: </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have not calculated the amount of deferred tax liability that may be attributable to unremitted foreign earnings that were considered
permanently invested because we do believe that it is impracticable to compute a number that would be meaningful. We will add a statement to that effect in our next filing on Form 10-K. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Note 13 &#150; Commitment and Contingencies, page F-24 </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>3. We note your discussion in Item&nbsp;3 regarding the notice of potential claim related to DigiNotar received in January 2015. Similarly, we note your
disclosures in Item&nbsp;1 to the June&nbsp;30, 2015 Form 10-Q regarding the July&nbsp;28, 2015 class action complaint. Please tell us your consideration to provide footnote disclosures as required by ASC 450 with regards to these matters. </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Response: </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We provided disclosure
of the actions in accordance with Item&nbsp;103 of Regulation S-K to provide transparency to our investors. As noted in Item&nbsp;3 on Form 10-K and Item&nbsp;1 on Form 10-Q we did not believe that either case would have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition or results of operations. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We did not include the disclosure in the footnotes to the financial statements of either Form
10-K or 10-Q, because we did not believe that the standard for disclosure under ASC 450-20-50-3 (i.e., reasonable possibility that a loss may have been incurred) was met. Given the fact, however, that we will spend the monies needed to defend both
cases vigorously, we will add similar disclosures in the contingency footnote to the financial statements in our future filings on Forms 10-Q and 10-K. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We acknowledge that: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the company may not assert staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you have any questions regarding the Company&#146;s responses or this letter, please contact Matthew S. Brown or the undersigned. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Clifford K. Bown</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">VASCO Data Security International, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">525 West Monroe Street</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">1901 South Meyers Road, Ste. 210</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Chicago, Illinois 60661-3693</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Phone: 312 902-5207</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Phone U.S.: 630 932-8844 x3304</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Fax: 312 902-1061</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Fax U.S.: 630 932-8852</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Email: matthew.brown@kattenlaw.com</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Email: <U>cbo@vasco.com</U></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Executive Vice President and Chief</P>
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