VeriSign Names Chief Security Officer

April 19, 2005 -- Internet infrastructure services provider VeriSign (verisign.com) announced on Monday that it had named Ken Silva, an employee since June 2000, as its first chief security officer.

Silva will be responsible for establishing security measures across the company, including security policies and auditing functions.

"Our customers and business partners expect VeriSign intelligent infrastructure services to be scalable, reliable and secure when they conduct communications and commerce online," says Stratton Scla