GlobalSign Teams with World's Leading Certificate Authorities (CAs) to Strengthen Internet Security

Online, March 26, 2013 (Newswire.com) - GlobalSign (www.globalsign.com.sg), the enterprise SaaS Certificate Authority, today announced its membership in the Certificate Authority Security Council (CASC), an advocacy group committed to the exploration and promotion of best practices for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology and advancement of online security. As part of the association, GlobalSign will work with its peers to improve the understanding of critical security policies and their potential impact on the Internet infrastructure. Members of the CASC include Comodo, DigiCert, Entrust Certificate Services, GlobalSign, Go Daddy, Symantec and Trend Micro.

"At GlobalSign, our mission is to restore trust in SSL through education, provide enhanced services that allow customers to identify and remedy vulnerabilities and drive appropriate standards and best practices that protect organizations from advanced threats. These threats come in the form of cyber criminals and hackers, as well as state sponsored attacks and espionage efforts," Steve Waite, CEO, GlobalSign Americas. "We are proud to be part of the CASC and collaborate with the leading global CAs on this same goal to advance security standards for the industry as a whole. Together we can work toward the improved deployment of a trustworthy SSL ecosystem."

In addition to supporting the CASC, GlobalSign is also a member of other industry associations dedicated to advancing the strength of Internet security technologies such as SSL, including: The Certification Authority/Browser (CA/B) Forum, the Anti-Phishing Working Group and an adopter member of the Trusted Computing Group.

"No one actor in the ecosystem has the ability to change the Internet as a whole, it takes collaboration", said Ryan Hurst, GlobalSign CTO. "GlobalSign wants to help all businesses to communicate and execute transactions across the Internet with confidence. By joining this association, we are furthering our commitment to this goal."