NEW DELHI, India -
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
