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Uncovering More Artifacts Related to the Endless Mayfly Disinformation Campaign

Many reports have released indicators of compromise (IoCs) regarding the Endless Mayfly disinformation campaign. But for those who don't know what it is, Endless Mayfly uses fake social media accounts and media websites to spread false information that has to do with U.S., Israel, and Saudi Arabia relations. more

PowerMTA Now Offers Scheduled Delivery Control

In PowerMTA v4.5 and later versions messages can now be scheduled for delivery. The feature allows for scheduling multiple delivery windows. more

Following the DNS Trail of APT Group Newbie Unfading Sea Haze

A new advanced persistent threat (APT) group dubbed "Unfading Sea Haze" has been trailing its sights on various organizations based in countries surrounding the South China Sea. more

Radix Announces the Addition of .tech to Its Portfolio

Radix announces the addition of .tech to its portfolio of new gTLDs. It is an extension dedicated to the technology community, created and conceived for use by startups, software, hardware, hi-tech corporations and technical professionals. more

Expanding the Internet in Latin America: Step Inside the World of .ORG

PIR is working to provide noncommercial organizations with the knowledge and skills to bring the Internet to citizens of all income levels throughout Latin America. more

Dormant IPv4 Addresses Can Help Mitigate Expected Network Outages

Last year, internet users experienced multiple network outages due to increased reliance on the online space. Connectivity problems are predicted to continue throughout 2022; however, employing currently dormant IP resources could help mitigate the problem. more

We Detected and Analyzed Thousands of CCTV-, Firewall-, and SCADA-themed Domains & Subdomains

Did you know that a comprehensive subdomain database can give you 69,383 fully qualified domain names (FQDNs) with the string "firewall," 241,654 FQDNs for "cctv," and 19,048 FQDNs for "scada"? That data can give cybersecurity researchers possible starting points for an article or even a full-blown research paper. more

.ORG Becomes the First Generic Top level Domain to Start DNSSEC Implementation

A request by .ORG, The Public Interest Registry to bolster Internet security via the implementation of Domain Name Security Extensions (DNSSEC) was unanimously approved by ICANN at the recent Paris meeting. As the first generic Top Level Domain authorized to implement DNSSEC, .ORG also is preparing an education and adoption plan within the Internet infrastructure community. more

Afilias Secures Millions of Internet Domains from BIND 9 Vulnerability with DNS Diversity Strategy

Afilias, a global provider of Internet infrastructure services, today announced that its DNS network, which supports approximately 10 percent of the Internet's domain names, is secure from the recently announced BIND 9 vulnerability that could cause a denial of service (DoS) attack against DNS name servers. more

Why Typosquatting Protection Is a Must for Settlement Pages

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is a federal statute that restricts telemarketers from making automated and unsolicited calls as well as sending faxes and messages to people. Affected individuals may choose to file a complaint and collect a minimum of US$500 for each illegal communication received. more

Afilias to Sponsor Columbia Business School Webinar on ICANN New gTLD Program and Dot Brand Domains

The webinar is designed to help organizations of all types decide whether they should invest in a unique dot Brand domain name rather than continue with a legacy generic name like ".com" for their Web presence. more

AusRegistry International Sponsors US Conference on new Top-Level Domains

AusRegistry International today announced it will sponsor the upcoming .nxt conference on new Top-Level Domains in San Francisco from 24 to 26 August 2011 in a bid to assist applicants gain a better understanding of the program and the opportunities available. more

BlueCat Networks Releases Most Complete IPv6 Address Management Platform

BlueCat Networks, the IPAM Intelligence™ company, today launches Proteus IPAM v3.5, the most complete end-to-end IP Address Management (IPAM) solution for both IPv4 and IPv6 networks. more

WhiteSnake Stealer Serpentines through the DNS

It's not unusual for data stealers to target several browsers simultaneously. Zooming in on multiple platforms at once, including email clients, gaming portals, chat apps, crypto wallets, and even VPN-protected services, however, is quite novel.  more

An Update on Port25 and the Future of PowerMTA - One Year Later?

The following is written by Juan Altmayer Pizzorno, the original author of PowerMTA. Pizzorno has been developing email server software for over 25 years and currently serves as Sr. VP of Research & Development at SparkPost. He co-founded and was CTO of Port25 Solutions. more