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Neustar Labs Innovation Center Grand Opening (Video)

In March, Neustar announced the opening of the Neustar Labs Innovation Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Friends of Neustar at Illinois have prepared the following video from the grand opening day. more

Afilias Says “No” to SOPA

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is the subject of substantial controversy in the United States, and the domain name industry is squarely in the middle of the debate. Many DNS service providers and technology developers in the industry oppose SOPA, Afilias among them. Here's why. more

UltraDNS Extends Leading Managed DNS Service Behind the Corporate Firewall

Managed internal DNS service provides a high performance, cost-effective solution to address the increased complexity of corporate IP networks. more

Is IPv6 the New Y2K? (Primer)

You may have heard buzz on the topic of transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6 technology. So far, there are jargon-filled pleas urging organizations to switch, but little clear-cut guidance on how to tackle that transition. Some wonder: Is it akin to the Y2K days, where organizations spent thousands of dollars and hours to prevent doom and gloom? more

Newly Registered Domain List Shows Recent Registrations Continue to Pose Cybersecurity Risks

Analysts and researchers have advised to be wary of newly registered domains (NRDs) for several years. Back in 2019, it was even suggested that 70% of new domain registrations are malicious. We keep identifying many suspicious newly registered domains in our Newly Registered & Just Expired Domains database even today, many of which are related to current world events such as the spread of COVID-19. more

GSMA Delivers Industry First in Carrier ENUM Initiative

By providing mobile and fixed-line operators with a single routing mechanism, PathFinder simplifies and reduces the cost of delivery of a wide range of IP-based services to end-users. It will serve as a central 'directory' for all operators, and enables them to rapidly launch new IP services. more

Verisign Opens Landrush Program Period for .コム Domain Names

Today, the Landrush Program Period for .コム, the first IDN TLD from Verisign, opens for anyone to register .コム domain names on a first come, first served basis through June 12, 2016. more

DNS-Based Threats: DNS Reflection and Amplification Attacks

Cybercriminals recognize the value of DNS availability and look for ways to compromise DNS uptime and the DNS servers that support it. As such, DNS becomes an important point of security enforcement and a potential point in the Cyber Kill Chain for many cyber-attacks. more

Why the Record Number of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking UDRP Filings in 2016?

By replacing the core criterion of the Policy with repurposed language found elsewhere, panelists inadvertently encourage Complainant companies to attempt to misuse the UDRP to steal domains that were registered long before those companies and associated product trademarks came into existence. more

Neustar and University of Illinois Launch the Neustar Innovation Center

As part of its mission to foster open and secure technology innovation, Neustar, a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information and analysis to the Internet, telecommunications, entertainment, advertising and marketing industries, today announced a partnership with the University of Illinois to open the Neustar Innovation Center, a research facility located at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. more

Amica Insurance Selects UltraDNS for Enhanced Network Security and Manageability

Amica Insurance, the oldest mutual insurer of automobiles in the United States, announced today that it has selected UltraDNS' Managed DNS Service to deliver enhanced online functionality and network reliability. more

Revisiting APT1 IoCs with DNS and Subdomain Intelligence

Cyber espionage is a type of cyber attack that aims to steal sensitive and often classified information to gain an advantage over a company or government. The 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) revealed that several hundreds of incidents across industries in the previous year were motivated by espionage. more

A Look Into Tor Nodes’ Locations and ISPs with IP Intelligence

The Tor Project has been synonymous with the Deep Web, as it is a primary method by which users can access hidden portions of the Internet. Besides traffic encryption, an additional feature that gives Tor users anonymity is that their network traffic passes through several nodes, making the real source unidentifiable. more

Rodney Joffe on Why DNS Has Become a Favorite Attack Vector

DDoS attacks have continuously been on the rise and as you may have heard plenty already, more and more attackers are targeting DNS. In the following video, Rodney Joffe, Neustar's Senior Vice-President and Technologist, explain how hardened DNS can keep your business safe. more

UltraDNS Announces a Major Advancement in Internet Security

UltraDNS has announced the deployment of the DNS Shield™, an extension of the UltraDNS infrastructure that provides new levels of performance and security to the Internet. UltraDNS has partnered with leading Internet service and network providers to include America Online, Yahoo! Inc., Verio, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications, and Earthlink to ensure that the millions of domains powered by UltraDNS are always available to their customers. more