Secure Domain Foundation Launched to Help Internet Infrastructure Operators Fight Cybercrime

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Secure Domain Foundation Launched to Help Internet Infrastructure Operators Fight Cybercrime

By CircleID Reporter
March 24, 2014, 4:06 am PDT Views: 12,593 Add Comment

Experts and companies in the information security industry today announced the formation of the Secure Domain Foundation (SDF), a new, non-profit, community-driven organization devoted to the identification and prevention of Internet cyber crime utilizing the domain name system (DNS).

Launched at ICANN’s 49th Public Meeting, the SDF is backed information security companies and organizations including: Facebook, Verizon, Verisign, Enom, Name.com, CIRA(.ca), CO Internet(.co), CrowdStrike, APWG (Anti-Phishing Working Group), Emerging Threats, ESET Anti-Virus, DomainTools, Internet Identity, CoCCA, Mailshell, Blacknight Solutions, Foreground Security, and the SecDev Group.

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