DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) was first introduced in the mid-1990s as an additional security measure to protect the DNS from cache poisoning exploits (recently referred to as the Kaminsky bug) which can allow a bad actor to get in the middle of an Internet users’ request to access a Web site without their knowledge. DNSSEC introduces digital signatures to the DNS infrastructure and can provide users with effective verification that their applications, such as Web or email, are using the correct addresses for servers they want to reach.

Afilias Executive Vice President and CTO, Ram Mohan, delivered the keynote address at the APTLD meeting in Manila February 23, 2009. His topic was entitled "2009 Cyber Security Outlook for TLD Operators."