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| keypeople      = Rob Cotton, CEO<br>Pete Stock, Managing Director, Domain Services<br> Daniel Liptrott, Managing Director, Escrow<br>Andy Ramsbottom, Account Director

| keypeople      = Rob Cotton, CEO<br>Pete Stock, Managing Director, Domain Services<br> Daniel Liptrott, Managing Director, Escrow<br>Andy Ramsbottom, Account Director

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'''NCC Group''' is one of the world’s largest escrow providers and has one of the largest security assurance teams in the world. It is especially well known in ICANN community as a leading Registry [[Data Escrow]] provider and more recently as the operator of the .trust domain.

'''NCC Group''' is one of the world’s largest escrow providers and has one of the largest security assurance teams in the world. It is especially well known in [[ICANN]] community as a leading [[Registry]] [[Data Escrow]] provider and more recently as the operator of the .trust domain.

.trust is a gTLD that aims to provide a safer and more secure Internet for both businesses and consumers.  

.trust is a [[gTLD]] that aims to provide a safer and more secure Internet for both businesses and consumers.  

   

   

All applicants for a .trust domain will have to verify their identity and ownership of the trademark or brand used for the domain name. They will also have to ensure their organisation is secure by complying with .trust’s strict and specific code of security policies and undergo regular security monitoring to assure their infrastructure remains safe.

All applicants for a .trust domain will have to verify their identity and ownership of the trademark or brand used for the [[domain name]]. They will also have to ensure their organisation is secure by complying with .trust’s strict and specific code of security policies and undergo regular security monitoring to assure their infrastructure remains safe.

NCC Group is uniquely positioned to provide registry data escrow services and a variety of domain security solutions to all registry operators, and new gTLD applicants.  

NCC Group is uniquely positioned to provide [[registry data escrow]] services and a variety of domain security solutions to all registry operators, and new gTLD applicants.  

Other ICANN related solutions from NCC Group include Domain Assured. Domain Assured is a domain abuse monitoring product that uses threat intelligence capabilities to deliver a complete picture of a domain’s threat landscape with continual monitoring of the major domain abuse types to provide rapid notifications of any attacks. It monitors a domain’s health and reputation and supports ICANN requirements by enabling registrars and registries to take a proactive approach to seeking out abuse.

Other ICANN related solutions from NCC Group include Domain Assured. Domain Assured is a domain abuse monitoring product that uses threat intelligence capabilities to deliver a complete picture of a domain’s threat landscape with continual monitoring of the major domain abuse types to provide rapid notifications of any attacks. It monitors a domain’s health and reputation and supports ICANN requirements by enabling registrars and registries to take a proactive approach to seeking out abuse.

==Industry Involvement==

==Industry Involvement==

One of the requirements built into [[ICANN]]'s new gTLD program is the daily transfer of [[Whois]] data to an ICANN approved escrow agent. This has to be performed by a third-party provider in a transparent manner to protect against registry failure and other contingency situations.<ref>[http://www.gtldstrategy.com/tag/ncc-group/ NCC Group, gTLDStrategy.com]</ref> NCC Group is not new to the ICANN community, and has been working in the domain name industry since 2008, when it assisted ICANN with the development of the gTLD Registry Failover Plan. It has since become a registry escrow provider for a number of registries and registrars. It is the only escrow provider with major operations in Europe and North America, and is compliant with US and EU law.<ref>[https://www.nccgroup.com/en/our-services/software-escrow-and-verification/registry-data-escrow/ Registry Data Escrow, www.nccgroup.com]</ref>

One of the requirements built into ICANN's new gTLD program is the daily transfer of [[Whois]] data to an ICANN approved escrow agent. This has to be performed by a third-party provider in a transparent manner to protect against registry failure and other contingency situations.<ref>[http://www.gtldstrategy.com/tag/ncc-group/ NCC Group, gTLDStrategy.com]</ref> NCC Group is not new to the ICANN community, and has been working in the domain name industry since 2008, when it assisted ICANN with the development of the gTLD Registry Failover Plan. It has since become a registry escrow provider for a number of registries and registrars. It is the only escrow provider with major operations in Europe and North America, and is compliant with US and EU law.<ref>[https://www.nccgroup.com/en/our-services/software-escrow-and-verification/registry-data-escrow/ Registry Data Escrow, www.nccgroup.com]</ref>

In 2008, NCC Group announced that it had been chosen by [[RegistryPro]] to act as its daily data escrow provider. The agreement was finalized in January 2008, and NCC Group provides all necessary data safety and security services mandated by ICANN's data escrow requirements for registry operators.  

In 2008, NCC Group announced that it had been chosen by [[RegistryPro]] to act as its daily data escrow provider. The agreement was finalized in January 2008, and NCC Group provides all necessary data safety and security services mandated by ICANN's data escrow requirements for registry operators.