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A Glimpse of Big Telcos’ Domains and Subdomains Footprints

Telecommunications companies are a favored cyberattack target. After all, telcos build, control, and operate critical infrastructure that almost everyone uses to communicate. They also store large amounts of sensitive data that could easily be exploited when falling into the wrong hands. more

Social Networks Likely to Lose Grip on Brand/Consumer Conversations in Wake of New “Dot Brand” TLDs

New research from registry services provider Afilias reveals that the launch of branded generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) will likely mark the start of a decline in the number of brands using social networks. more

New Verisign Uptime Bundle Combines DDoS Protection, Managed DNS and Threat Intelligence Services

VeriSign, Inc. today unveiled the Verisign Uptime Bundle, a new service bundle that combines protection from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks with Verisign's unparalleled Domain Name System (DNS) hosting, and threat intelligence services -- all in one competitively priced solution. more

What a WHOIS Registrant Lookup Can Tell about “Kanye West” Newly Registered Domains

Kanye West trended after he announced his plan to run for U.S. president on 4 July 2020. On Twitter, his announcement was liked over 1.1 million times and retweeted more than 500,000 times. Elon Musk was also quick to express his support. more

A Snapshot of the Fundamentals of Threat Hunting

Like it or not but the face of cybersecurity has changed over the past few years and while conventional approach has taken a back seat lately, non-traditional methods are coming to the rescue. more

DHL Was the Most-Phished Company in 2021, Will That Be True in 2022, Too?

Checkpoint researchers identified DHL as the most-imitated brand in phishing campaigns at the end of 2021. We sought to find if that will remain the case this year by looking at various intelligence sources. more

NeuStar Goes to Bat for Louisville Slugger Online

Hillerich and Bradsby, maker of the famous Louisville Slugger™ baseball bat, has selected NueStar's Ultra Services Managed DNS service to protect their e-commerce business and allow for the efficient management of their network. more

WhoisXML API Expands DNS Database Coverage and Adds New Record Type

AAAA and PTR records were added to WhoisXML API's DNS Database Download's existing pool of six DNS record types (i.e., A, MX, NS, TXT, CNAME, and SOA records). All these records are now updated daily, making the database more up-to-date and relevant in supporting security processes. more

The IT & Tech Industry Badly Needs Female Reinforcement

Across the globe, just one quarter of IT & tech specialists are women, and in Europe, the proportion is even lower at 18.5 percent. At the age of 15, ten times more boys than girls have an interest in becoming tech professionals. more

Resilient Cybersecurity: Dealing with On-Premise, Cloud-Based and Hybrid Security Complexities

Having a tightly integrated security framework is more critical than ever as cyber-attacks grow and enterprises employ a variety of on-premise and cloud-based computing services to deliver applications. more

COVID-19-Related Bulk Domain Registrations: A Possible Case of DNS Abuse?

Addressing Domain Name System (DNS) abuse has been a priority of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), notably since March 2020. During its 70th conference, the organization's members talked about creating a web page defining DNS abuse-related terms, which should be updated over time, to help users report cases. more

Optimus Selects NeuStar to Bring Converged Instant Messaging Services to Portugal

NeuStar has announced that Portuguese mobile operator Optimus has selected NeuStar's Next Generation Messaging (NGM) services to power Optimus' multi-community converged instant messaging (IM) service and new IP-based services. more

2022 Olympic Winter Games: Prime Ground for Phishing Lures?

Threat actors have notoriously taken advantage of the Olympic Games's popularity to launch malicious campaigns. The "OlympicDestroyer" malware was most notable, using a domain related to the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. But the COVID -- 19 bubble in the 2022 Olympic Winter Games may have increased the danger. more

How Can We Alleviate IPv4 Address Exhaustion

Back in the 1980s, no one would have foreseen that the Internet would grow the way it did and that IPv4 addresses would become a scarce asset. Today, we face a shortage of available IPs and the emergence of a secondary IP address market, proving that IPv4 addresses are sought after and are a valuable commodity. more

Post-GDPR WHOIS Domain Search: Are Cybercrime Investigations More Difficult to Do?

One of the first go-to resources for law enforcers and cybercrime investigators is the WHOIS database. WHOIS domain search tools such as WHOIS Lookup provide rich information about a particular domain name or IP address. more