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[[Image:MarkMonitorLogo.JPG|thumb|200px|right|San Francisco, CA, USA.]]
[[Image:MarkMonitorLogo.JPG|thumb|200px|right|San Francisco, CA, USA.]]
'''MarkMonitor''' was founded in 1997 and has its headquarters in San Francisco[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=3786391 (1)], with regional offices and centers in London, Boise, Washington DC, and New York. They safeguard the brands of companies like {{Wikipedia|Facebook}} [http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Facebook-Targeted-in-Spam-Scam-603252/ (2)], [http://www.google.com/ Google] and the [http://www.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Foundation][http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:MarkMonitor (3)]. They offer enterprises the to both establish and secure their brands[http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/esearch/e3i7a4f853fe57e4c0becfe37b2a5c3fd33 (4)]. MarkMonitor’s access to data combined with real-time prevention, detection and response, enables a more security for their companies and the customers of those companies[http://www.markmonitor.com/company/overview.php (5)]. MarkMonitor was the 43rd largest domain name registrar in terms of number of registered domains in 2007[http://www.domaintools.com/internet-statistics/registrar-stats-2007.html (6)].
'''MarkMonitor''' was founded in 1997 and has its headquarters in San Francisco[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=3786391 (1)], with regional offices and centers in London, Boise, Washington DC, and New York. They safeguard the brands of companies like {{Wikipedia|Facebook}} [http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Facebook-Targeted-in-Spam-Scam-603252/ (2)], [http://www.google.com/ Google] and the [http://www.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Foundation][http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:MarkMonitor (3)]. They offer enterprises the to both establish and secure their brands[http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/esearch/e3i7a4f853fe57e4c0becfe37b2a5c3fd33 (4)]. MarkMonitor’s access to data combined with real-time prevention, detection and response, enables a more security for their companies and the customers of those companies[http://www.markmonitor.com/company/overview.php (5)]. MarkMonitor was the 43rd largest domain name registrar in terms of number of registered domains in 2007[http://www.domaintools.com/internet-statistics/registrar-stats-2007.html (6)].
== Domain Management ==
== Domain Management ==
Domain Management establishes brands online.
Domain Management establishes brands online.
'''Domain Management Highlights:'''
'''Domain Management Highlights:'''
* Enables domain recovery when M&A, product launches, and other events occur.
* Enables domain recovery when M&A, product launches, and other events occur.
* Prevents illicit domain abuse tactics—such as cybersquatting — by using defensive domain registration to block others from exploiting domain names associated with a brand.
* Prevents illicit domain abuse tactics—such as cybersquatting — by using defensive domain registration to block others from exploiting domain names associated with a brand.
== MarkMonitor Brand Protection™ ==
== MarkMonitor Brand Protection™ ==
* Warns customers away from infringing sites, until enforcement measures take full effect, through the MarkMonitor Trusted Brand Broadcast System™.
* Warns customers away from infringing sites, until enforcement measures take full effect, through the MarkMonitor Trusted Brand Broadcast System™.
* Delivers results by using the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model and Managed Services.
* Delivers results by using the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model and Managed Services.
== AntiFraud Solutions ==
== AntiFraud Solutions ==
MarkMonitor’s AntiFraud Solutions protects enterprises and their customers from phishing and malware attacks. It predicts detects, blocks, monitors and shuts down phishing and malware sites.
MarkMonitor’s AntiFraud Solutions protects enterprises and their customers from phishing and malware attacks. It predicts detects, blocks, monitors and shuts down phishing and malware sites.
'''AntiFraud Solutions Highlights:'''
'''AntiFraud Solutions Highlights:'''
* Identifies targeted malware then shuts the sites down.
* Identifies targeted malware then shuts the sites down.
* Web portal with real-time monitoring, reports on industry-wide fraud activity, and trend reports.
* Web portal with real-time monitoring, reports on industry-wide fraud activity, and trend reports.
== Management Team ==
== Management Team ==
* [[Irfan Salim]] - President and Chief Executive Officer
* [[Irfan Salim]] - President and Chief Executive Officer
* [[Charlie Abrahams]] - Vice President and General Manager, EMEA
* [[Charlie Abrahams]] - Vice President and General Manager, EMEA
* [[Ihab Shraim]] - Chief Security Officer and VP, Network and System Engineering
* [[Ihab Shraim]] - Chief Security Officer and VP, Network and System Engineering
* [[David Silver]] - Vice President, Business Development
* [[David Silver]] - Vice President, Business Development
== Board of Directors ==
== Board of Directors ==
* [[Dave Barrett]] - General Partner, Polaris Venture Partners
* [[Dave Barrett]] - General Partner, Polaris Venture Partners
* [[Stephen J. Harrick]] - General Partner, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP)
* [[Stephen J. Harrick]] - General Partner, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP)
* [[Susan D. Whiting]] - Vice Chair, The Nielsen Company
* [[Susan D. Whiting]] - Vice Chair, The Nielsen Company
* [[Steven P. Bird]] (observer) - General Partner, Focus Ventures
* [[Steven P. Bird]] (observer) - General Partner, Focus Ventures
== Partners ==
== Partners ==
* [http://www.microsoft.com/en/us/default.aspx/ Microsoft]
* [http://www.microsoft.com/en/us/default.aspx/ Microsoft]
* [http://www.yahoo.com/ Yahoo!]
* [http://www.yahoo.com/ Yahoo!]
* [http://www.lexisnexis.com/ LexisNexis]
* [http://www.lexisnexis.com/ LexisNexis]
* [http://www.antiphishing.org/ Anti-Phishing Working Group].
* [http://www.antiphishing.org/ Anti-Phishing Working Group].
== Associates ==
== Associates ==
* [http://www.apparelandfootwear.org/ American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)]
* [http://www.apparelandfootwear.org/ American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)]
* [http://www.a-cg.org/ Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG)]
* [http://www.a-cg.org/ Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG)]
* [https://otalliance.org/ Online Trust Alliance (OTA)]
* [https://otalliance.org/ Online Trust Alliance (OTA)]
* [http://www.shop.org/ Shop.org]
* [http://www.shop.org/ Shop.org]
==References==
==References==
# [http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=3786391 "MarkMonitor, Inc."] ''Bloomberg Businessweek''. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
# [http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Facebook-Targeted-in-Spam-Scam-603252/ "Facebook Targeted in Spam Scam"] ''eWeek''. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
# [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:MarkMonitor "Resolution:MarkMonitor"] ''Wikimedia Foundation''. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
# [http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/esearch/e3i7a4f853fe57e4c0becfe37b2a5c3fd33 "Nielsen's Whiting Joins MarkMonitor Board"] ''Brand Week''. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
# [http://www.markmonitor.com/company/overview.php "The Global Leader in Enterprise Brand Protection"] ''Corporate Overview''. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
# [http://www.domaintools.com/internet-statistics/registrar-stats-2007.html "Summary of 2007"] ''Domain Tools''. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
== External Links ==
== External Links ==