http://internet.solidot.org - COMSHARP CMS wrote & quot; The Internet's first three top-level domains (gTLDs) were.com,.net, and.org, which were created in 1985. In 2003,.org was spun off from VeriSign and operated by the Public Interest Registry (PIR). In 2007, Alexa Raad became PIR's new CEO and led the rebranding of.org. This is Internet News' latest interview with Alexa Raad. While new TLDS (top-level domains) are emerging,.org is growing rapidly under the leadership of Raad, who was previously responsible for.mobi at VeriSign, and currently has 7 million registered domain names under.org. The.org domain is also contributing to Internet security through its partnership with the Registry Internet Safety Group (RISG) and the DNSSEC Industry Coalition. "quot;
Q: You became CEO of.org in 2007. What's been a surprising change since then?
It was a big challenge for me because it was my first time as CEO and it was a big growth for me.
The past year has been a whirlwind for the company. We changed everything, from the Logo to the brand to what.org stands for. We try to change the misconception that.org is a closed TLD. We are launching an industry-wide coalition to address phishing security issues on issues such as how to deploy DNSSEC.