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New versions of man-in-the-middle attacks can be countered by taking secure steps
Simple steps can be taken to help protect against man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks, according to Verisign.
Feb 27 2009 10:45AM
WiMax Forum taps VeriSign for wireless security
The WiMax Forum, the organisation driving the development, standardisation and adoption of WiMax technology, has picked VeriSign's Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to provide security for the wireless broadband technology.
Feb 5 2009 11:45AM
Research In Motion outbids VeriSign for Certicom
Research In Motion (RIM) is back in the running for encryption provider Certicom, which announced on Tuesday that the BlackBerry maker outbid VeriSign.
Feb 5 2009 11:33AM
PayPal adds two-factor authentication from VeriSign
PayPal is to add two-factor authentication with a one-time password via text message or by using a security token as well as the standard password.
Jan 29 2009 10:38AM
VeriSign names Mark McLaughlin as president and chief operating officer
VeriSign has announced that Mark McLaughlin has been named as president and chief operating officer.
Jan 16 2009 10:55AM
VeriSign boasts secure authentication in the cloud
VeriSign today announced strong growth for its VIP identity protection service, including the imminent launch of DocLocker, an online document storage system.
Nov 6 2008 2:26PM
VeriSign boasts secure authentication in the cloud
VeriSign today announced strong growth for its VIP identity protection service, including the imminent launch of DocLocker, an online document storage system.
Nov 6 2008 2:17PM
Browser security plug-in protects against DNS flaw
Researchers have developed a browser security system that protects against the recently-revealed DNS vulnerability and other Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks.
Aug 27 2008 11:39AM
VeriSign pitches one-time password tool
VeriSign has released a set of tools which allows firms to deploy one-time password systems..
Apr 9 2008 1:04PM
VeriSign pitches one-time password tool
On-demand password promises extra layer of protection.
Apr 9 2008 11:34AM
VeriSign lobbies banks, government for identity protection standard
In the eternal race between cyber crime and security technology, good guys ideally should be working together. But real-world collaboration can be difficult to attain, according to VeriSign's director of identity authentication services, Ed Elliff.
Mar 5 2008 4:26PM
Yahoo names VeriSign's Balogh CTO
In a move overshadowed by sizable layoffs announced this week, Yahoo has named VeriSign's Aristotle Balogh its new chief technology officer (CTO).
Jan 31 2008 10:27AM
VeriSign updates mobile banking solution with ClairMail platform
VeriSign has announced plans to integrate ClairMail's 2-way customer interaction platform into its Mobile Banking Solution.
Sep 25 2007 9:39AM
VeriSign founder Jim Bidzos returns as chairman
The game of musical chairs continues at leading domain registrar and certificate authority VeriSign, as the company announced late Tuesday that founder Jim Bidzos has taken the role of chairman of the board, replacing Edward Mueller.
Aug 23 2007 7:28AM
VeriSign suffers data breach after July laptop theft
VeriSign, the digital certificate vendor responsible for the internet's .com and .net domains, suffered a data breach last month when a laptop was stolen from an employee's vehicle.
Aug 7 2007 10:13AM
Sclavos out as VeriSign chief
VeriSign today announced a major management shake-up, capped by the resignation of Stratton D. Sclavos, the company's former chairman, president and CEO.
May 30 2007 12:26PM
VeriSign: Increased domain name fees for security
VeriSign announced this week that it will raise registry domain name fees for .com and .net addresses by seven percent this October, per a December 2006 deal inked with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that some security experts have criticised for a lack of foresight.
Apr 10 2007 10:58AM
RSA: VeriSign to spend US$100m on infrastructure upgrade
VeriSign will spend more than US$100 million improving its global internet infrastructure to tackle the growing number of hacking attacks and manage the increase in online activity, the company announced today.
Feb 8 2007 9:42PM
VeriSign iDefense offers US$48,000 for Vista, Internet Explorer 7 vulnerabilities
VeriSign's iDefense Labs is offering a total of US$48,000 in awards for remotely exploitable vulnerabilities in the new Windows Vista operating system and Internet Explorer 7.0.
Jan 12 2007 6:10AM
VeriSign wins .com control until 2012
Deal hands over .com domain and allows whopping price rises.
Dec 7 2006 9:55AM
