Company proposes blocking newly-registered domain names for security purposes. Security firm Rapid7, Inc has filed a patent application (pdf) with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for "Domain age registration alert". Application 14/805744 was filed ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Secure your accounts better with a U2F security key
· UncategorizedThis might be the best form of two-factor authentication. It's possible that last year's presidential election in the U.S. would have been different if John Podesta used better email security. I don't know for sure, but it should serve as a wake-up ... Continue Reading12 Comments
This week’s new TLDs: 3 more from XYZ
· Uncategorized5 domains hit general availability on Wednesday. New top level domain name company XYZ LLC releases three new domain names this week. On Wednesday, the company will launch .Security, .Protection and .Theatre in general availability. The company ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Web.com breached, 93k credit card details might be compromised
· Domain RegistrarsLarge domain name registrar discloses security breach. Web.com announced today that a security breach might have disclosed credit card information of 93,000 of its customers. The company owns Network Solutions and Register.com. Although most domain ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Symantec sells .Security and .Protection domains to XYZ
· Domain SalesSymantec now left with two .brand domain names. Security software firm Symantec has sold its two non-brand top level domain names to XYZ, the company behind the .xyz top level domain name. XYZ says the .security domain name can be used for anything ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Survey: domain name registrars must focus on security and price
· Domain RegistrarsDomain name registrars must offer strong security and price to attract customers. There are some questions I've asked on the Domain Name Wire Survey over the past ten years that have predictable answers year after year. One of these is "Rank the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
It’s time to demand additional security from your domain registrar
· Domain RegistrarsLatest security lapses are another reminder of why we need added security. We are constantly reminded that thieves want to hack into our domain registrar accounts and steal our domains. Security has always been a concern for domain registrants and ... Continue Reading7 Comments
NCC plans to invest $9.4 million in .secure (if it can get the domain)
· UncategorizedCompany hopeful it can prevail over Amazon.com. The CEO of United Kingdom security company NCC Group (NCC.LN) told Dow Jones Newswires that it plans to invest 6 million pounds ($9.4 million) in the top level domain name .secure, with over half of that ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Security Software Every Domain Owner Should Use
· ServicesIn light of recent security issues, here's a software program you need to use. A security breach was discovered last week at domain name parking company NameDrive. After discovering that many domainers were using similar usernames and passwords across ... Continue Reading4 Comments
The Weakest Security Link is You
· UncategorizedDomain owners should be concerned about their own security precautions, not just that of domain registrars. Ever do something really stupid? That was me last night. I had a couple passwords for brokerage accounts at home that I wanted to access ... Continue Reading6 Comments