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150 Million VeriSign Seals Viewed on Cyber Monday

Record Number of Impressions Represents 50 Percent Increase from Previous Record Set Last Year

Mountain View, CA – December 5, 2007 – VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the leading provider of digital infrastructure for the networked world, today announced that online consumers saw over 150 million instances of the VeriSign seal as they shopped on Cyber Monday, one of the busiest Internet shopping days of the year. The one-day total reached on Monday, Nov. 26, is an all-time record and represents a 50 percent increase over last year’s 100 million impression milestone.

The VeriSign Secured Seal, which includes the widely recognized “VeriSign check mark,” is a common fixture on Web pages of leading online merchants, financial services providers and other business. The seal indicates that the Web page is secured by VeriSign Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates and is recognized worldwide as a symbol of trust and online security.

“As online shopping becomes an increasingly essential channel for retailers – not just during the holidays but every day of the year – merchants are under growing pressure to demonstrate that their Web sites are safe and secure,” said Chris Babel, senior vice president, SSL, VeriSign.  “As the most recognized seal on the Web, the VeriSign Secured Seal offers invaluable reassurance to consumers in search of a trusted place to make online purchases. That’s one reason more than 90,000 domains in 145 countries around the world rely on the VeriSign Secured Seal to communicate their commitment to delivering a secure Internet experience.”

Seventy-nine percent of U.S. online shoppers are familiar with the VeriSign Secured Seal, more than any other mark.  The VeriSign Secured Seal signals that a Web site is using an authentic VeriSign Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificate. More than 93 percent of the Fortune 500 – and the world’s 40 largest banks – rely on some form of VeriSign SSL Certificate to meet their security needs.  The VeriSign Secured Seal has been tested and proven to increase transactions by approximately 10 percent.2  Learn more about the VeriSign Secured Seal at: http://www.verisign.com/ssl/secured-seal/

About VeriSign  
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), operates digital infrastructure services that enable and protect billions of interactions every day across the world’s voice, video and data networks. Additional news and information about the company is available at www.verisign.com.

Contacts 
VeriSign Media Relations: Christina Rohall, crohall@verisign.com, 650-426-5219 
VeriSign Investor Relations: Nancy Fazioli, ir@verisign.com, 650-426-5146 
VeriSign Industry Analyst Relations: Katie Hammler, khammler@verisign.com, 703-948-4367

Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause VeriSign's actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, the uncertainty of future revenue and profitability; potential fluctuations in quarterly operating results due to such factors as the risk that VeriSign's announcements may not result in additional products, services, customers, profits or revenues; and increased competition and pricing pressures. More information about potential factors that could affect the company's business and financial results is included in VeriSign's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. VeriSign undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release.

©2007 VeriSign, Inc. All rights reserved. VeriSign, the VeriSign logo, the checkmark circle, and other trademarks, service marks, and designs are registered or unregistered trademarks of VeriSign, Inc., and its subsidiaries in the United States and in foreign countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

The VeriSign Secured Seal Research Review,  http://www.verisign.com/static/013506.pdf

²  Case study: Opodo uses VeriSign to inspire consumer confidence and develop a reliable brand. http://www.verisign.com/Resources/success-stories/Hospitality/Opodo.html