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==Career at Afilias, 2001-2011==

==Career at Afilias, 2001-2011==

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.   

Greg was part of the Afilias team that launched [[.info]] in 2001, and Greg managed .info operations from 2001-2005 and 2008-2011.  Greg then 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]]. 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 in short order.  Greg advised the Government of India and registry operator [[NIXI]] regarding domain and related Internet policies from 2004-2008,<ref>[http://www.antiphishing.org/events/2008_operationsSummit_speakers.html Anti-Phishing]</ref> and 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, 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==

==Security and Anti-abuse==

Greg created and oversaw Afilias' highly successful security programs, designed to address domain name abuses such as phishing, spam, malware, and fast-flux.  He wrote the .info Anti-Abuse Policy, which has been adaoped in other TLDs, including [[.ORG]].  In 2010, Greg accepted an OTA Excellence in Online Trust Award for the program.

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 also represents Afilias on the Steering Committee of the [[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>

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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