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==Symantec and ICANN==

==Symantec and ICANN==

Adam Palmer, Norton's Cyber Security Advisor is an active participant of ICANN's activities.<ref>[http://us.norton.com/clubsymantec/library/article.jsp?aid=cs_cybersecurity_advisor Meet Norton’s Cyber Security Advisor]</ref> In 2009, Symantec together with the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]], [[Microsoft]] and other leaders in the Information Technology industry participated in an investigation about Cyber Crimes conducted by the House of Representatives Communications Committee at NSW Parliament House in Sydney, Australia.<ref>[http://www.aph.gov.au/house/news/news_stories/news_coms_oct09.htm Microsoft, Symantec, McAfee, banks and consumers to front Cyber Crime Inquiry]</ref> In 2011, [[Verisign]], a subsidiary of Symantec submitted a motion to ICANN asking the international internet governing body to allow the company the power to terminate the activities of abusive [[.com]] domain names. The motion will be posted by ICANN for public comment.<ref>[http://news.softpedia.com/news/VeriSign-Wants-Full-Control-Over-All-Com-Domains-in-the-World-226930.shtml VeriSign Wants Full Control Over All .Com Domains in the World]</ref> Symantec acquired Verisign's Security Business in 2010.<ref>[http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20100809_01 Symantec Completes Acquisition of VeriSign’s Security Business]</ref>

[[Adam Palmer]], Norton's Cyber Security Advisor, is an active participant in [[ICANN]]'s activities.<ref>[http://us.norton.com/clubsymantec/library/article.jsp?aid=cs_cybersecurity_advisor Meet Norton’s Cyber Security Advisor]</ref> In 2009, Symantec together with [[ICANN]], [[Microsoft]] and other leaders in the Information Technology industry participated in an investigation about Cyber Crimes conducted by the House of Representatives Communications Committee at NSW Parliament House in Sydney, Australia.<ref>[http://www.aph.gov.au/house/news/news_stories/news_coms_oct09.htm Microsoft, Symantec, McAfee, banks and consumers to front Cyber Crime Inquiry]</ref> In 2011, VeriSign Authentication Services, a division sold off by the world's largest registry, [[Verisign]], to Symantec, submitted a motion to ICANN asking for it to allow the company the power to terminate the activities of abusive [[.com]] domain names. The motion is to be posted by ICANN for public comment.<ref>[http://news.softpedia.com/news/VeriSign-Wants-Full-Control-Over-All-Com-Domains-in-the-World-226930.shtml VeriSign Wants Full Control Over All .Com Domains in the World]</ref> Symantec acquired Verisign's Security Business in 2010.<ref>[http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20100809_01 Symantec Completes Acquisition of VeriSign’s Security Business]</ref>

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