The Planet Announces APWG Membership

HOUSTON, Sept. 17, 2008 – The Planet, the global leader in IT hosting, today announced its membership in the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), an industry association focused on eliminating online identity theft and fraud.

The Planet is a corporate-level member of the APWG, joining more than 1,800 businesses and agencies worldwide in combating the growing problem of phishing, e-mail spoofing and crimeware. The organization facilitates several working groups dedicated to these issues, with focused subjects including Internet best practices, phishing education and policy.

“We host more than 12 million Web sites, so The Planet is deeply invested in promoting Internet best practices and education,” said Stan Barber, The Planet’s vice president of network operations.  “Phishing is one of the biggest problems plaguing users of the Internet today.  With our involvement in the APWG, our goal is to stay on the forefront of how to prevent these types of Internet crimes and how best to handle them when they occur. Using this knowledge, we want to provide opportunities for our customers to become better educated so they can avoid becoming victims of online fraud.”  

APWG membership is open to qualified solutions providers, financial institutions, online retailers, ISPs and law-enforcement agencies. The Planet joins other leaders in the technology and telecommunications industries, including AT&T, Cisco, Earthlink, Microsoft, McAfee and Symantec.

About The Planet

The Planet is the leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hostingdedicated servers and advanced services backed by 24x7x365 support. The Planet Northstar Managed Hosting division combines a proactive methodology and seasoned IT experts to deliver a fully managed hosting solution. With the best choice of servers, software tools and world-class support, backed by state-of-the-art facilities and an enterprise-class network, The Planet turns IT into a powerful competitive advantage that enables customers to grow their businesses. For additional information, visit www.theplanet.com. more than 22,000 small- and medium-size businesses and 12 million Web sites worldwide. The Planet Alpha division provides the widest array of self-managed