RDRS: ICANN’s new service for easier access to nonpublic domain data
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has launched the Registration Data Request Service (RDRS). The RDRS is a new service that introduces a more …
How prevalent is DNS spoofing? Could a repeat of the Dyn/Mirai DDoS attack have the same results?
Two separate groups of academics have recently released research papers based on research into the Domain Name System (DNS). One has found that the overwhelming majority of …
Vulnerability allows attackers to register malicious lookalikes of legitimate web domains
Cybercriminals were able to register malicious generic top-level domains (gTLDs) and subdomains imitating legitimate, prominent sites due to Verisign and several IaaS services …
WHOIS after GDPR: A quick recap for CISOs
2018 was a big year for data protection with the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) last May — forcing CISOs and other professionals to rethink …
ICANN calls for wholesale DNSSEC deployment
In light of the recent DNS hijacking attacks, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is urging domain owners and DNS services to implement DNSSEC …