It’s ironic and amusing that while a few well-connected opponents of the new gTLD program were testifying before the U.S. Senate committee, I was asked to help educate top executives of one of the largest global ad agencies and their major clients on t…
Posts Tagged ‘security’
DNSSEC Update from ICANN 42 in Dakar
Source:CircleID: Domain Names
While the global rollout of Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) continues at the domain name registry level — with more than 25% of top-level domains now signed — the industry continues to focus on the problem of registrar, ISP …
Another Thanksgiving and Another 131 Domain Names Seized by Homeland Security
Last year I wrote a post right after Thanksgiving entitled: “While You Were Eating You’re Turkey Homeland Security Was Seizing 9 Domains”.
Well I could have repeated the headline today except the number would be 131 domains rather than just 9.
Look…
Why Brands Need Their Own TLD – The Mulberry-Sale Site that Scammed Me
Source:CircleID: Domain Names
As a seasoned internet user, even an old ‘Domainer’, I was there when ICANN launched the first round of New TLDs. I remember the criticism we received from the media back then. We were invited to countless roundtable discussions, press conferences, and…
Typosquatting Continues to Pose Dangers to Enterprises, Consumers
While typosquatting is not a new phenomenon, recent research highlights that it is being used to collect sensitive corporate information from employees and lure consumers to interact with dubious websites.
Typosquatting, as many of you might already …
TLD Domain Abuse: Threat Report – First Half 2011
When it comes to building a robust globe-spanning network of crimeware and making the victims dance to a tune of the cyber-criminals’ choosing, you’re guaranteed to find domain name abuse at the heart of the operation. DNS provides the critical flexibi…
