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Wed, March 30, 2011Tue, March 29, 2011Mon, March 28, 2011Sun, March 27, 2011Sat, March 26, 2011Fri, March 25, 2011Thu, March 24, 2011Wed, March 23, 2011Tue, March 22, 2011Mon, March 21, 2011Symantec Commands Over 70 Percent of SSL Certificates on World's Top 1,000 Domains
Published in Science and Technology on Friday, March 25th 2011 at 6:15 GMT by Market Wire
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - March 25, 2011) - Symantec Corp. (
This month's report comes amid high profile discussions -- from the social networks to the halls of power in Washington, D.C. -- on the necessity for greater SSL implementation across the Internet's Web properties. Concerns over rogue hotspots and related man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks have given rise to an extension of SSL protection to Web sessions beyond login and transactional pages.
"As organizations more fully appreciate the variety and severity of online threats, the need for SSL-secured web sessions, at more touch points across the Internet, will become more and more apparent," said Fran Rosch, vice president of Trust Services at Symantec. "Online leaders seeking to maintain trust in their brands will continue to work with Symantec on the strength of its brands' reputations for strong encryption, innovative services and world-class technical support. When it comes to building trust online, business will continue to come to Symantec."
Catapult Data Services creates the monthly Alexa Netcraft SSL Index by cross-referencing the Netcraft SSL Survey of public-facing certificates with the Alexa Top Sites list, which ranks the 1 million most visited sites by popularity. As a result, the Alexa Netcraft SSL Index obtains an accurate picture of SSL Certificate usage across the websites that matter most.
Having acquired the first CA to provide SSL Certificates, Symantec continues its strong position in the market by offering customers more value-added services than the competition. For instance, [ VeriSign® SSL Certificates ] enable customers to rest assured that they are protecting their online transactions and communications with the industry's strongest encryption. VeriSign SSL customers also receive daily malware scans and Seal-in-Search™, which enable the VeriSign seal to be displayed within search engine results to boost traffic to their sites.
Symantec is the leading provider of SSL and EV SSL protection worldwide, with nearly 70 percent of the EV SSL market. More than 100,000 websites display the VeriSign seal by deploying VeriSign SSL, VeriSign EV SSL, or [ VeriSign Trust Seal ] solutions. As the most popular and recognized security mark in the world, the VeriSign seal is viewed by Internet users up to 650 million times in a single day.
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