Cooperation and Knowledge Sharing Will Help Emergency Response to
Internet Security Threats in India
NEW DELHI, India--(Business Wire)--
Afilias, a global provider of registry services, today announced
that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian
Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) to share critical
information and resources to enhance Internet security in India and
world-wide, increase awareness of important security issues, and to
cooperate in emergency response to critical threats.
"The Internet is a global network, security threats are best
addressed through cooperation between organizations and across
borders. Afilias' global expertise will help us improve our ability to
report on and respond to Internet security threats that affect India,
and the sharing of data will help in protecting core Internet
infrastructure and the domains that Afilias supports in India," said
Dr. Gulshan Rai, Director of CERT-In.
Afilias has already been an industry leader in advancing
anti-phishing and anti-spam initiatives for Internet domains through
its work with the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) and various ICANN
working groups. As part of the agreement between CERT-In and Afilias,
the two organizations will form a joint committee and agree to share
best practices related to Internet security threats to improve
security of the infrastructure of the Internet. In addition, both
organizations have agreed to collaborate on emergency response
initiatives to tackle emerging cyber-security problems, to take
proactive measures that can help protect consumers, and to participate
in joint education and outreach initiatives on key security issues.
"Our partnership will enhance the security of the Internet domains
that Afilias powers, including .IN, India's sovereign space on the
Internet, as well as some of the world's largest domains like .INFO
and .ORG," said Afilias' Chief Technology Officer Ram Mohan. "Afilias
is also committed to improving the security of the Internet for all
users and looks forward to collaborating with CERT-In to enhance the
protection provided for Indian consumers in particular."
About Afilias
Afilias provides global registry services that leverage proven
technology to deliver fast, reliable and secure service. Afilias'
technology supports a wide range of applications, including Internet
domain registries such as .INFO, .ORG, .MOBI, .ASIA, .AERO, and many
country code domains. Afilias also provides services in the RFID
market with its Afilias Discovery Service, which enables real-time
lookup of event histories across RFID networks. Afilias maintains
international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, sales offices in
London, England, sales and operational facilities in Toronto,
administrative offices in the U.S. near Philadelphia, PA, and
operational offices in New Delhi, India. For more information please
visit www.afilias.info.
About CERT-In
CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) is the National
Incident Response Centre for major computer security incidents in its
constituency i.e. the Indian cyber community. CERT-In's primary role
is to raise security awareness in Indian cyber community and to
provide technical assistance and advice them to help them recover from
computer security incidents. CERT-In also provides technical advice to
system administrators and users to respond to computer security
incidents. It also identifies trends in intruder activity, works with
other similar institutions and organizations to resolve major security
issues, and disseminates information to the Indian cyber community.
CERT-In also enlightens its constituents about security awareness and
best practices for various systems and networks by publishing
advisories, guidelines and other technical documents. Learn more:
http://www.cert-in.org.in
Afilias
Heather Read, 215-706-5777
hread@afilias.info
http://www.afilias.info
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