VeriSign said Wednesday it will purchase Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate provider GeoTrust for about $125 million in cash, a deal that will give VeriSign access to GeoTrust’s extensive reseller ...
Comodo announced today that it requested an independent third-party to notify VeriSign of a security vulnerability affecting its customers’ web sites, including a major financial institution. VeriSign ...
I think it's because everyone has heard of Verisign. "Oh, my banking website uses Versign, so I'm good to go". Or maybe it's the same question as "Why does this ${namebrand} of jeans cost 3 times what ...