fTLD and AWA have sign a contract with contract with Symantec™ and selected it as ‘.bank’ and ‘.insurance’ top level domain security and verification agent.

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2. World’s leading web security solution
provider Symantec™ is now selected as “.bank”
and “.insurance” domain verification agent.
fTLD registry service, LLC and American Banker
Association (ABA) have recently signed an agreement
with Symantec™ to provide an extended layer of security
and verification on generic top level domains ‘.bank’ and
‘.insurance’.
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3. Symantec™ is already offering domain
authentication and validation on industries top level
domains such as ‘.com, .org, .net, .edu, .gov, .biz,
.info, country domain names, etc…’, now Symantec™
agrees to validate ‘.bank’ and ‘.insurance’ domains.
fTLD Registry Service, LLC has submitted an
application to ICANN to manage both .bank and
.insurance domain names and also committed to
enforce a very strict registration requirement for
user/website eligibility & domain name selection
policy.
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4. How Symantec™ will secure .bank and
.insurance domains?
As per the agreement, Symantec™ will be responsible
for adding an extra security layer on new “.bank” and
“.insurance” domains by ensuring the company applying
for the domain name is eligible. The individual who
applies for the domain name must be an authorized
employee of the company and the domain name must
comply with fTLD Registry Service, LLC policy. As the
market leader, Symantec™ will continue to offer SSL
support and domain verification.
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5. Why fTLD chose Symantec™ as domain
verification agent?
As a global leader, Symantec™ has been dedicated to
securing websites, networks, software, web servers and
user’s database since 1982. Symantec™ is today’s most
trusted web security provider that offers Antivirus, data
backup, network security, vulnerability scanner, trust
seals and SSL Certificates to end users.
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6. Millions of home users, leading businesses,
government agencies, and software developers are
using security products of Symantec™. Due to the
increase in cyber-attacks in the banking and insurance
industry, fTLD& ABA selected Symantec™ as the
domain verification agent to increase security and
reassure users that their financial information will be
secured.
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7. Roxane Divol, SVP and GM, Trust Services at
Symantec™ said “Trust and security are the foundation
of the banking and insurance industries”. She also said
“We are partnering with fTLD to provide an ever-greater
level of assurance to customers doing online financial
transactions through top-level domains. We are proud
that fTLD selected us to provide these services.”
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8. In Sept 2014, ICANN have accepted fTLD’s request to manage both .bank
& .insurance domains and they’ll be available from mid-2015 with
Symantec™ as the Security Agent.
Important Resource:
• fTLD registry Service, LTD
• ABA (American Banker Association)
• Official fTLD Statement for choosing Symantec™
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