Industry

Reverse WHOIS: A Powerful Process in Cybersecurity

The future continues to look bleak as the total amount lost to cybercrime is expected to keep growing. It will, in addition, put incentives for innovation and investment at risk, making cybercrime more profitable than ever. more

End User Radix Premium Domain Sales – May 2019

At Radix, we're always on the lookout for websites on our TLDs that stand out from the rest. In this post, we look at four end-user premium domain name sales, or "Marquees" as we'd like to call them, that were registered in May 2019. more

5 Reasons Why Businesses Must Do Email Verification

Everything important in business needs to be adequately maintained for effective long-term operations. This includes relationships with customers, employees, and partners as well as IT systems and equipment. more

IP Geolocation: How to Locate and Stop Phishing Threats

The web has made the world a smaller place by reducing the relevance of location. How so? Anyone, no matter where they are, can now reach out to anyone else with useful information ranging from breaking news events to commercial proposals. more

Cybercrime Innovation: Tackling Emerging Threats and Vulnerabilities

What keeps CISOs up at night? For hundreds of senior company leaders across countries and industries, the steady growth of cybercrime is one of their biggest concerns. Consequently, organizations spend more money than ever to mitigate the risks and consequences of data breaches, despite a new wave of attacks being on its way as we speak. more

Threat Intelligence: Understanding Adversaries and Threats

This quote from The Art of War could not be more relevant when we think of today's digital battlefield: "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles." more

SSL Configuration Analysis: What Is It? Why Does It Matter?

Anyone interested in starting doing business online should have a few essential things ready before rushing head-on, including a memorable name and a potentially profitable business model. more

The Roots of WHOIS and Its Applications: 3 Fundamental Questions

Journalists, brand specialists, cybersecurity researchers... Everyone wants answers on who does what online, so where can you get the clues you seek? WHOIS data, alongside its databases and related products, can help you find out who's behind the most notorious websites - and possibly the shadiest ones as well. more

Why Your Company Needs to Use Cybersecure IP Geolocation APIs

All entrepreneurs typically have a single goal in mind - ensuring their company's success -- and that means reaching and getting as many customers as possible. Nowadays, that translates to taking advantage of the data that GPS-enabled devices provides. more

Verisign Q1 2019 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 351.8 Million Domains in Q1 of 2019

Verisign today released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the first quarter of 2019 closed with 351.8 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 3.1 million domain name registrations, or 0.9 percent, compared to the fourth quarter of 2018. more

3 Ways to Combat Phishing in 2019

Just when we thought that phishing has run out of its bag of tricks, hackers are changing their tactics. Whereas before the attacks could be generalized and random, this time, they are more targeted, tailored, and personal. What are crooks up to? more

Domain Research and Monitoring: Keeping an Eye on the Web for You

Maintaining an online presence isn't as simple as choosing a name, putting it up, and waiting until things turn out well. Once you're out there, you have to keep an eye on your domain and what's happening around because not doing so could put you at a disadvantage or even in danger. more