Go Daddy Online Security Team Wins Global Award for Excellence

📅 February 17, 2011 - SC Magazine honors the company as 'Best Security Team'.

Go Daddy, a domain name Registrar and hosting provider, yesterday announced that it has been recognized as having the IT industry's 'Best Security Team' at the 14th annual SC Magazine Awards in San Francisco.

The company articulates that its IT Security Team helps protect more than 46 million domain names under management, more than 8.8 million customers and is the authoritative DNS for one-third of the Internet, ensuring a safe online experience for users across the globe. In its six years of operation, its IT Security Team has matured from one person to more than 50. The security team works around the clock, running robust, 24/7 Network and Security Operations Centers and monitoring 100,000 security events per second. Dedicated team members are constantly monitoring for attacks or anomalies across the company's systems, proactively detecting threats and working swiftly to eliminate them.

According to it, one strategy for security effectiveness is the team's recurring company 'Hackfest' event which takes place internally. The team works with developers from departments inside the company. The event proactively seeks out product vulnerabilities. The approach not only secures the company's products, but also familiarizes the rest of the company with security processes. Through the use of an innovative tool called SIM (Security Information Management), the company's IT Security Team has also helped it become a pioneer for internet security analysis and response. SIM is a new approach based in large part on a security network's ability to defend itself before it is attacked.

The company claims that many customers turn to it as their personal IT security department and technology authority. It has dedicated customer security advisors available by phone or e-mail 24/7 to assist with any security needs or concerns a customer may have.

"Millions of people depend on Go Daddy to be their personal IT security department, which allows our customers to focus on building their businesses and enhancing their web presence," explained Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons. "Go Daddy is working hard all day, every day to protect our customers' websites ... it's an honor to see our IT Security Team recognized with this award from SC Magazine."