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Puerto Rico’s .PR Domain Turns 30!

Gauss Research Laboratory, Inc, the registry operator for .PR, Puerto Rico's top-level domain (TLD), and Afilias, its technology partner, announced today that the .PR domain will reach the milestone of 30 years of service to both the Puerto Rican internet community and the public relations industry as of August 27, 2019. more

Under the Radar DDoS Attacks Increase by 158 Percent in Q2, 2019 Compared to the Same Time Last Year

Released today, the Q2, 2019 Cyber Threats and Trends report reveals that between April and June of this year, over 75 percent of all attacks mitigated by Neustar were 5 Gigabits per second (Gbps) or less, while large attacks – those of 100 Gbps and over – decreased by 64 percent. more

TRBR Appoints Neustar as New Back-End Registry Operator for .vu Country Code Top-Level Domain

The Office of the Vanuatu Telecommunications, Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulator (TRBR) would like to announce the appointment of Neustar Vanuatu Limited (Neustar) as the new Registry Operator for the .vu country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD). more

Radix Releases Its Bi-Annual Premium Domain Report Covering First Half of 2019

Radix has published its Premium Domains Performance report data for the first half of 2019. Gaming.tech domain name was recorded as the highest one time sale in this period at $20,000 via SEDO. more

101domain Goes Platinum with Sedo: Good for Both Domain Investors and Buyers

101domain announced today the expansion of its partnership with Sedo: membership in the Sedo Platinum program. This is excellent news for 101domain customers who will gain seamless access to Sedo's complete inventory of 19M domain names. more

Neustar Selected to Continue Operating .US Top-Level Domain

Neustar Inc. today announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded the company the contract to continue operating the .US Top Level Domain (.US), the official country-code domain of the United States, for up to 10 years, until 2029. more

Why Suspicious Email Addresses Must be Verified

Has the world moved on from email marketing? Some might think that email has got nearly obsolete with the rise of social media channels and all the buzz about virtual reality, machine learning, and chatbots that abound. more

Gaining Transparency Across the Web with a Bulk WHOIS API

In this article, let's take a look at several use cases for the API and talk about why you should start employing it today. more

Why Organizations Should Care about Threat Intelligence Today

Threat intelligence is the cornerstone of a mature cybersecurity plan. Staying abreast of the emerging threats and knowing where and when your adversaries are about to strike is a crucial aspect in building organizational cyber defenses. more

WHOIS Database Download Services in Theory and Practice

Let's start this post on WHOIS database download services with a story. Meet James, a businessman who has just taken an important step in developing the digital presence for his small business by registering a domain name. more

Why You Should Pick the Best WHOIS Database Download to Safeguard PII

Data, due to increased accessibility and interconnection, has been making the World Wide Web go round. Without your log-in credentials, you can't check your email, see what your friends and family are up to on social media, listen to music or watch movies and your favorite shows on streaming services, book a ride, shop for groceries, or do online transactions. more

Afilias to Acquire .GLOBAL Top Level Domain

Afilias, the world's second largest domain name registry, today announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Dot Global Domain Registry Limited in Dublin, the registry operator for the .GLOBAL Top Level Domain. more