Difference between revisions of "Greg Aaron"
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| − | Greg was previously Director of Key Account Management and Domain Security at [[Afilias]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/greg-aaron/0/5/106 Linkedin.com]</ref> | + | Greg was previously Director of Key Account Management and Domain Security at [[Afilias]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/greg-aaron/0/5/106 Linkedin.com]</ref> He was part of the Afilias team that launched [[.info]] in 2001, and Greg managed .info operations from 2001-2005 and 2008-2011. In 2003 Greg led the development of a new, flexible registry platform for Afilias and migrated a number of [[ccTLD]]s onto it, including [[.ag]], [[.gi]], [[.hn]], [[.la]], [[.sc]], and [[.vc]]. Greg advised the Government of India and registry operator [[NIXI]] regarding domain and related Internet policies from 2004-2008, and in 2004 led the re-launch of [[.in]], the ccTLD for India, on new systems with a set of liberalized policies. The .in domain grew from 6,500 to more than 450,000 domains in short order, and Greg also led the creation of a test-bed for deploying [[IDN]]s in Indic languages. In 2006, Greg directed the service rollout for the [[.mobi]] TLD on behalf of Afilias' customer [[mTLD]]. After a smooth rollout, .mobi became the largest and most prominent domain from the last round of new TLDs. In 2008, Greg directed the highly successful introduction of [[.me]], the ccTLD for Montenegro, in a partersnhip between Afilias, [[GoDaddy]], and doMEn. In 2011, Greg helped ICM Registry create the business requirements and launch plan for the .XXX registry. |
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==Security and Anti-abuse== | ==Security and Anti-abuse== | ||
| − | Greg created and oversaw Afilias' highly successful security programs, designed to address | + | Greg created and oversaw Afilias' highly successful security programs, designed to address abuses such as phishing, spam, malware, child pornography, and fast-flux. He wrote the industry-leading .info Anti-Abuse Policy, which has been adapted in other TLDs, including [[.ORG]]. In 2010, Greg accepted an OTA Excellence in Online Trust Award for the program. |
| − | Greg | + | Greg continues to represent Afilias on the Steering Committee of the Anti-Phishing Working Group [[APWG]]. His recent white papers on how domain names are used for phishing have been well received.<ref>[http://apwg.org/reports/APWG_GlobalPhishingSurvey2H2008.pdf APWG]</ref> |
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| + | ,<ref>[http://www.antiphishing.org/events/2008_operationsSummit_speakers.html Anti-Phishing]</ref> | ||
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| Country: | USA |
| Email: | greg [at] afilias.info |
| LinkedIn: |  [greg-aaron Greg Aaron]
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Greg Aaron is President of Illumintel, which provides advising and security services to top-level-domain registry operators. He has launched and managed more top-level domains than possibly anyone on earth, and is an internationally recognized authority on the use of domain name for e-crime. He is an expert on registry operations, launches and Sunrises, and domain name intellectual property issues.
Career at Afilias, 2001-2011
Greg was previously Director of Key Account Management and Domain Security at Afilias.[1] He was part of the Afilias team that launched .info in 2001, and Greg managed .info operations from 2001-2005 and 2008-2011. In 2003 Greg led the development of a new, flexible registry platform for Afilias and migrated a number of ccTLDs onto it, including .ag, .gi, .hn, .la, .sc, and .vc. Greg advised the Government of India and registry operator NIXI regarding domain and related Internet policies from 2004-2008, and in 2004 led the re-launch of .in, the ccTLD for India, on new systems with a set of liberalized policies. The .in domain grew from 6,500 to more than 450,000 domains in short order, and Greg also led the creation of a test-bed for deploying IDNs in Indic languages. In 2006, Greg directed the service rollout for the .mobi TLD on behalf of Afilias' customer mTLD. After a smooth rollout, .mobi became the largest and most prominent domain from the last round of new TLDs. In 2008, Greg directed the highly successful introduction of .me, the ccTLD for Montenegro, in a partersnhip between Afilias, GoDaddy, and doMEn. In 2011, Greg helped ICM Registry create the business requirements and launch plan for the .XXX registry.
Security and Anti-abuse
Greg created and oversaw Afilias' highly successful security programs, designed to address abuses such as phishing, spam, malware, child pornography, and fast-flux. He wrote the industry-leading .info Anti-Abuse Policy, which has been adapted in other TLDs, including .ORG. In 2010, Greg accepted an OTA Excellence in Online Trust Award for the program.
Greg continues to represent Afilias on the Steering Committee of the Anti-Phishing Working Group APWG. His recent white papers on how domain names are used for phishing have been well received.[2]
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Other Contributions
Greg is the chair of ICANN's Registration Abuse Policy Working Group.[4] He is a founding member of the Registry Internet Safety Group, and serves as its secretary. He is also an active member of ICANN's Fast-Flux Working Group.[5]
In 2004, Greg led the re-launch of .in, the ccTLD for India, on new systems with a set of liberalized policies; the .in domain then grew from 6,500 to more than 450,000 domains. Greg advised the Government of India and registry operator NIXI regarding domain and related Internet policies from 2004-2008,[6] and led the creation of a test-bed for deploying IDNs in Indic languages.
He is a member of the W3C's Internationalization Core Working Group and sat on the steering committee of the W3C's.[7]
Previously, he worked at Internet companies such as Travelocity and CitySearch, and in 1997 became one of the first bloggers to cover Silicon Valley.