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(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- SSL certificate provider Symantec (www.symantec.com) announced on Friday that its SSL certificates are found on more than 70 percent of the Internet's top 1,000 websites, according to the March 2011 Alexa Netcraft Index.
This announcement comes a week after Symantec added two new features to simplify the renewal process of its SSL certificates.
Symantec's SSL brands include VeriSign, GeoTrust, Thawte, RapidSSL and TC Trust Center.
“As organizations more fully appreciate the variety and severity of online threats, the need for SSL-secured web sessions, at more touch points across the Internet, will become more and more apparent," Fran Rosch, vice president of Trust Services at Symantec said in a stayement. "Online leaders seeking to maintain trust in their brands will continue to work with Symantec on the strength of its brands' reputations for strong encryption, innovative services and world-class technical support. When it comes to building trust online, business will continue to come to Symantec."
Recently, IT security provider Comodo revealed that a Registration Authority located in Southern Europe was hacked, leading to nine rogue SSL certificates on seven domains.
The Alexa Netcraft SSL Index cross-references the Netcraft SSL survey with the Alexa Top Sites list, which ranks the 1 million most visited sites by popularity.
According to the press release, more than 100,000 websites display the VeriSign seal by deploying VeriSign SSL, VeriSign EV SSL or VeriSign Trust Seal solutions.
Symantec says the VeriSign seal is viewed up to 650 million times a day "as the most popular and recognized security mark in the world."
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