Industry

4 Challenges in Digital Rights Management to Reflect On

Digital rights management (DRM) is undoubtedly a hot topic in today's connected environment. As over-the-top (OTT) media distribution channels fortify month after month, so do the risks that come with their use. Data theft, billion-dollar revenue losses, and compliance issues are just a few of these risks. As the year draws to a close, let's examine the persistent challenges in the DRM space and how IP geolocation can help in some cases. more

The Global NGO Community and PIR at IGF

Last week I attended the Internet Governance Forum in Nairobi, Kenya. It was an amazing event in a fantastic city - Nairobi - a booming tech center and a regional hub in Africa for all things NGO. more

First DNSSEC Key Ceremony for the Root Zone Held Today

The global deployment of Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) is charging ahead. ...today, ICANN hosted the first production key ceremony at a secure facility in Culpepper, Va. where the first cryptographic digital key was used to secure the Internet root zone. more

.ORG Kicks-Off the “Why I Chose” Campaign to Educate Marketers About Value of Domain Names

What's in a name? With nearly 200 million registered domain names worldwide, an increasing number of organizations, companies and individuals are fine-tuning their online marketing campaigns and selecting domain names that will enhance brand value. more

Radix’s Startup League Supports 40+ Startups at Web Summit 2018

Known to be one of the world's largest tech conferences, Web Summit was held in Lisbon from 5th-8th November 2018. This was the third consecutive time that the Startup League was at Web Summit with startups on Radix TLDs. more

2018 Internet Community Leadership Award to Be Presented to Allison Heather and Stephen Mayhew

Today we're announcing the recipients of our 2018 "Ron Yokubaitis Internet Community Leadership Award": longtime Internet infrastructure industry advocates and publishers, Allison Heather and Stephen Mayhew. more

Brand Registry Group Is Seeking an Executive Director to Join the Organization

The Brand Registry Group (BRG) is the global association supporting the needs of dotBrand Top-Level Domain (TLD) operators and promoting the benefits of dotBrand TLDs across the world. more

.ORG Registrations in 2009 Grew 8.4 Percent Over Previous Year

.ORG, The Public Interest Registry today released the results of its second bi-annual domain name report, "The Dashboard"; by the close of the year, the total number of domains under management was almost 8 million - an increase of 8.4 percent since 2008. more

Mobile Apps Take the Lead, Scammers Follow

Mobile commerce has just reached another landmark milestone. For the first time ever, mobile transactions made up almost $1 of every $3 spent online during the post-Thanksgiving 2019 shopping weekend. more

.sydney Domain Names Now Available in Pre-Release

Sydney’s most highly prized online real estate assets have today been released to the market as Australia’s most iconic city inherits a truly iconic web address with the launch of .sydney domain names for pre-release applications. more

Historic Sale of betting.online by Radix Sets New Record for nTLDs

Radix announced the sale of the domain betting.online for $400,000. The sale was directly done via the registry and was facilitated by escrow.com. This is the highest* sale in the last 5 years for any new gTLD and ties the spot for the 5th highest* domain sale YTD among all TLDs in 2023, as per DNJournal. more

Radix Achieves Record Premium Domain Sales in H1 2024, Led by Surging Interest in .Fun

Radix has set a new benchmark in its premium domains segment for the first half of 2024, reporting a record $5.16 million in retail revenue. more

Verisign Q3 2019 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 359.8 Million Domains in Q3 of 2019

Verisign today released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the third quarter of 2019 closed with 359.8 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 5.1 million domain name registrations, or 1.4 percent, compared to the second quarter of 2019. more

2022 CSC Domain Security Report Finds Nearly Three-Quarters of Global 2000 Companies are at Alarmingly High Risk of Exposure to Security Threats

We have just released our third annual Domain Security Report that found three out of four Forbes Global 2000 companies have not adopted key domain security measures - exposing them to high risk of security threats. These companies have implemented less than half of all domain security measures. more

Neustar and usTLD Stakeholder Council to Hold .US Town Hall Live Webcast

Join Neustar's town hall meeting and help shape the future of .US. Neustar, a leading provider of registry services, is hosting a live town hall forum to discuss the United States' country code Top-Level Domain, .US. It's a can't-miss event for anyone interested in the future of .US. more