Domain security remains an underutilized component to curb attacks

Despite the shift to modernize business environments and operations among the Global 2000 companies, web domains remain dangerously under protected, according to CSC. CSC’s research also shows that most Global 2000 companies continue to lag in the adop… Continue reading Domain security remains an underutilized component to curb attacks

Leading domain name registrars suffered data breach

Web technology company Web.com and its subsidiaries – domain name registrars Register.com and Network Solutions – have suffered a data breach. What happened? According to the practically identical notices (1, 2, 3), attackers gained unautho… Continue reading Leading domain name registrars suffered data breach

How criminals abuse IDNs to conduct malicious activities

New research from Farsight Security examines the prevalence and distribution of IDN lookalike domain names, also called homographs, over a 12-month period with a focus on 466 top global brands across 11 vertical sectors ranging from banking to retail t… Continue reading How criminals abuse IDNs to conduct malicious activities

Will GDPR be the death of WHOIS?

Two cybersecurity and privacy attorneys recently argued that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will interfere with the availability of the WHOIS database and will seriously hinder the efforts of law enforcement and security researchers to t… Continue reading Will GDPR be the death of WHOIS?