Industry

Radix Releases 2022 Domain Renewals Data

Radix, one of the world's largest portfolio registries, has released a report on domain renewals based on Radix's internal analysis of nTLD renewals in 2022. more

Radix Reports Subsequent Renewal Rate of 77% for Three of Its Largest TLDs

Radix, the world's 4th largest domain portfolio registry shared the renewal rate for three of its most popular TLDs, .ONLINE, .TECH and .SITE. Launched in July and August 2015, these TLDs are up for subsequent (2nd cycle) renewal and are seeing a healthy overall renewal rate of 77%. more

Tempering Tax Season Troubles with DNS Intel

Each year, threat actors zoom in on U.S. taxpayers in a bid to intercept their payments and line their pockets instead. And while the tax day - 15 April 2025 - has passed, those who need more time can settle their dues up to 15 October 2025 without getting penalized if they requested an extension. more

Continuing to Work in the Public Interest

The new gTLD program is one of the most significant developments in the history of the domain name system and Public Interest Registry is doing its part. However, not all of our time and effort is focused on new domains. more

WhoisXML API Launches First Watch Malicious Domains Data Feed with 97% Predictive Precision

Los Angeles, California, U.S., Jan 16, 2025 -- WhoisXML API is thrilled to announce the launch of First Watch Malicious Domains Data Feed. This innovative release delivers daily predictive threat intelligence, detecting malicious intent in domain registrations ahead of weaponization. more

The DNS Ecosystem, Its Vulnerabilities, and Threat Mitigations

David Conrad, CTO of The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), recently presented a keynote during a webinar we collaborated on with other internet organizations. This post summarises his explanation of the domain name system (DNS) ecosystem, its vulnerabilities, and threat mitigations. more

Dot Desi Reseller, LLC Selects LogicBoxes’ Vertical Integration Solutions for the .desi gTLD

LogicBoxes, the Vertical Integration solutions provider for New gTLD Registries today announced that it has been selected by Dot Desi Reseller, LLC (an affiliate of Desi Networks, LLC Registry for .desi gTLD) to manage their wholesale and retail infrastructure and provide marketing assistance. more

i2Coalition Focuses on Intermediary Liability Issues

We are announcing that we are forming a new ad hoc group to handle policy issues arising in regards to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and other related intermediary liability concerns. more

ARI Registry Services Supports .luxury to Delegation

The .luxury Top-Level Domain to offer registrants a digital platform catering solely for the opulent and premium market, offering a dedicated digital platform for all things luxury. This provides product manufacturers, service providers, retailers and consumers a central place to engage, transact and celebrate a luxury-oriented lifestyle. more

Radix Reports 43% Growth in Premium New Domain Registrations From H2 2020 in Its Newly Released H1 2020 Report

We are excited to share our bi-annual premium report for the first half of 2021. This report gives a full overview of the premium domain sales across our nTLD portfolio from 1st January 2020 till 30th June 2021. more

DNS Hijacking: The Iranian Cybersecurity Threat That May Be Overlooked

The Iran geopolitical crisis will have unseen consequences on businesses worldwide. Last weekend, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert highlighting some of these business risks. more

20 Afilias Top Level Domains Now Licensed for Sale in China

Afilias announces the availability of 20 Afilias TLDs approved for sale in China by the China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The announcement clears the way for millions of Chinese businesses and other registrants to operate sites using these additional 15 popular TLDs which are owned and operated by Afilias. more

Bring Your Own IP (AWS-BYOIP) - AWS to Charge for IPv4

On Friday, July 28, 2023, AWS announced they would begin charging for every IPv4 address an account is allocated or using on the platform, starting February 1, 2024. That's a change from the current scheme, which only charges you for addresses you reserve, but aren't using, or if you reassign the same address over a hundred times a month. more

The Hidden Secret About Your DNS Zones and Combatting Phishing Campaigns

Phishing and scam campaigns are one of the biggest challenges for businesses and organizations across the globe and continue to evade traditional security measures year after year. more

.BUILD Enters Landrush with Support of ARI Registry Services

The .BUILD Top-Level Domain entered Landrush this week which provides interested registrants their first opportunity to stake claim over the most highly sought after .BUILD domain names. more