John Crain Named ICANN’s New Chief Security, Stability and Resiliency Officer

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John Crain Named ICANN’s New Chief Security, Stability and Resiliency Officer

By CircleID Reporter
October 29, 2013, 7:00 pm PDT Views: 5,863 Add Comment

John Crain named ICANN’s new Chief Security, Stability and Resiliency OfficerJohn Crain has been named ICANN’s new Chief Security, Stability and Resiliency Officer. In this newly created position Crain will assume the responsibilities of Jeff Moss, who announced he is stepping down from his position as Chief Security Officer at the end of the year.

Crain, who has been at ICANN for 13 years, has served most recently as ICANN’s Senior Director of Security, Stability and Resiliency. In his new role he will report to Akram Atallah, President of the Generic Domains Division (GDD).

Moss, who was appointed to his current position in April of 2011, said even though he is leaving ICANN, he intends to stay an active part of the community.

Last month Brad White interviewed John Crain, then Sr. Director of Security, Stability and Resiliency Programs, on new gTLDs, the topic of name space collisions, new gTLD program security measures:

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