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ZURICH, Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Please join us as Quad9 and SWITCH announce a new initiative that will inhibit

the abuse of personal information and focus on protecting and improving

consumer online privacy and security. The unique effort will secure cloud

computing and the Domain Name System (DNS) as well as set a new privacy

standard for Switzerland, Europe and the rest of the world.

Additionally, the meeting will include a major announcement about the future of

Quad9 as the organization looks to expand in 2021 and beyond.

Event Details

Date and Time: February 17, 2021 at 11am (CET)

Duration: 15 Minutes followed by questions and answers

Language: The press conference will be held in English

Venue: Online - https://swit.ch/quad9

Participants

Bill Woodcock, Chairman, Quad9

John Todd, General Manager, Quad9

Tom Kleiber, Managing Director, SWITCH

Martin Leuthold, Head of Security and Network, SWITCH

Florian Schutz, Federal Cybersecurity Delegate of Switzerland

About Quad9

Quad9 is a recursive DNS service providing cybersecurity protection against

malware and phishing. As a not-for-profit organization, Quad9 and does not

collect or resell personal data and provides a trusted service to individuals

and organizations at no cost and with no contract. The organization was

launched in 2017 and now is operational in more than 150 locations in 90

countries. Quad9 exists to improve end user protection and privacy worldwide in

addition to promoting the stability and security of the Internet.

Learn more at https://www.quad9.net

About SWITCH

SWITCH is a trusted partner for digitalization issues that jointly concern the

education, research and innovation community in Switzerland. The independent

foundation helps universities and other partners take advantage of the

possibilities of digitalization within and outside the academic world. SWITCH

has been the registry for .ch and .li domain names since the early days of the

internet. As one of Switzerland's centers of competence for security on the

internet, SWITCH operates a multi-sector CERT providing services for

universities, the domain registry, banks, industry, logistics and the energy

sector.

Learn more at https://www.switch.ch

Contacts  

For Quad9  

Vrge Strategies, Adam Benson, adam@vrge.us

For SWITCH  

SWITCH, Roland Eugster, press@SWITCH.ch

SOURCE: SWITCH