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Verisign Statement on 2010 Security Breach
RESTON, VA, Feb 02, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
As disclosed in an SEC filing in October 2011, parts of Verisign's
non-production corporate network were penetrated. After a thorough
analysis of the attacks, Verisign stated in 2011, and reaffirms, that
we do not believe that the operational integrity of the Domain Name
System (DNS) was compromised.
We have a number of security mechanisms deployed in our network to
ensure the integrity of the zone files we publish. In 2005, Verisign
engineered real-time validation systems that were designed to detect
and mitigate both internal and external attacks that might attempt to
compromise the integrity of the DNS.
All DNS zone files were and are protected by a series of integrity
checks including real-time monitoring and validation. Verisign places
the highest priority on security and the reliable operation of the
DNS.
About Verisign
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) is the trusted
provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world.
Billions of times each day, Verisign helps companies and consumers
all over the world connect between the dots. Additional news and
information about the company is available at www.verisigninc.com.
VRSNF
Statements in this announcement other than historical data and
information constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended. These
statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
Verisign's actual results to differ materially from those stated or
implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and
uncertainties include, among others, the uncertainty of future
revenue and profitability and potential fluctuations in quarterly
operating results due to such factors as increasing competition,
pricing pressure from competing services offered at prices below our
prices and changes in marketing practices including those of
third-party registrars; challenging global economic conditions;
challenges to ongoing privatization of Internet administration; the
outcome of legal or other challenges resulting from our activities or
the activities of registrars or registrants; new or existing
governmental laws and regulations; changes in customer behavior,
Internet platforms and web-browsing patterns; the uncertainty of
whether Verisign will successfully develop and market new services;
the uncertainty of whether our new services will achieve market
acceptance or result in any revenues; system interruptions; security
breaches; attacks on the Internet by hackers, viruses, or intentional
acts of vandalism; the uncertainty of the expense and duration of
transition services and requests for indemnification relating to
completed divestitures; the uncertainty of whether Project Apollo
will achieve its stated objectives; the impact of the introduction of
new gTLDs; the uncertainty of whether the .com Registry Agreement
renewal will occur by December 1, 2012, if at all; and when a Chief
Financial Officer will be named. More information about potential
factors that could affect the Company's business and financial
results is included in Verisign's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Verisign undertakes no
obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the
date of this announcement.
Copyright2012 VeriSign, Inc. All rights reserved. VERISIGN, the
VERISIGN logo, and other trademarks, service marks, and designs are
registered or unregistered trademarks of VeriSign, Inc. and its
subsidiaries in the United States and in foreign countries. All other
trademarks are property of their respective owners.
SOURCE: Verisign
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