GoDaddy Registry

World-Leading Provider of Domain Name Registry Services
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GoDaddy Registry (formerly Neustar Registry) is one of the world’s largest and leading domain name registry providers. We operate top-level domains (TLDs) on behalf of sovereign nations, city governments, global brands and domain registries so that people worldwide can bring their ideas to life online. With more than two decades of industry leadership to draw on, we serve as the Registry Operator for industry-leading TLDs, like .co, .us, .biz, and .nyc—and manage the backend technology for hundreds more.

Today more than ever, individuals, businesses and brands rely on the critical internet infrastructure we provide to safely, securely and reliably connect, communicate and transact business online. Our team is building a platform for future innovation and growth that will positively impact the entire global internet community. To learn more about us, please visit www.registry.godaddy.

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Company Updates

New Global Initiative Aims to Strengthen Online Brand Protection

A new initiative led by GoDaddy Registry in partnership with Identity Digital and other industry leaders is launching to develop innovative solutions for enhanced brand protection online. more

GoDaddy Registry Podcast Ep.7 – The Importance of a Brand to Help Build Trust With Your Audience

The GoDaddy Registry Podcast offers regular insights into a variety of topics important to brands and organizations involved in the domain name industry. Episode 7 is now available and continues our deep dive conversations with industry experts from around the world. more

GoDaddy Registry Podcast, Ep. 6 – The Importance of the Next Round of TLD Applications for Brand Owners

The GoDaddy Registry Podcast offers regular insights into a variety of topics important to brands and organizations involved in the domain name industry. Episode 6 is now available and continues our deep dive conversations with industry experts from around the world. more

Join Registry Services Town Hall and Help Shape the Future of .US

Registry Services, a leading provider of domain name registry and DNS solutions, is hosting a live town hall forum next month 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. The annual town hall is part of Registry Services commitment to a bottom-up, multi-stakeholder model of domain registry management. more

GoDaddy Registry Podcast, Ep. 5 – How to Manage IP and Brand Protection Challenges With Your TLD Portfolio

The GoDaddy Registry Podcast offers regular insights into a variety of topics important to brands and organizations involved in the domain name industry. Episode 5 is now available and continues our deep dive conversations with industry experts from around the world. more

.bank and .insurance Join the Neustar Family

Neustar is pleased to announce that it is now the Registry Service Provider (RSP) for the .bank and .insurance Top-Level Domains (TLDs). Operated by fTLD Registry Services, LLC, a coalition of banks, insurance companies and financial services trade associations from around the world, .bank and .insurance are "restricted TLDs" that were created to provide additional levels of trust, verification and security to the highly regulated banking and insurance industries. more

Neustar Providing Growth, Security and Performance to .vu ccTLD After Successful Registry Transition

Following several months of hard work and preparation between Neustar and The Office of the Vanuatu Telecommunications, Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulator (TRBR), we are excited to announce the successful migration of the .vu ccTLD onto Neustar's Registry platform. more

Neustar Collaborates With auDA to Increase Resilience, Availability and Diversity of the .au Domain

Neustar announced today that they have commenced working with the .au Domain Administration (auDA) to increase the resilience, availability, and diversity of Australia's .au country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) zone, by adding additional DNS name servers. more

.club and Neustar – Partnering for Success

Following a recent contract renewal, Neustar and .CLUB Domains are happy to announce a four-year extension of our longstanding, successful partnership. This means Neustar will remain the exclusive Registry Service Provider for the .CLUB TLD until at least 2023. 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

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

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

Neustar Research Shows Large Attacks Growing as Multi-Vector Exploits Increasingly Become the Norm

Neustar has released its Q1, 2019 Cyber Threats and Trends report which highlights new areas of growth in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks over the past year. The report affirms that DDoS attacks continue to be an effective means to distract and confuse security teams while inflicting serious damage to brands. more

Neustar Logs Into Digital India as the New Technical Services Provider for Country’s .IN Domain

Neustar Data Infotech (India) Private Limited, a subsidiary of Neustar, Inc., today completed the transition of India's .IN country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) to Neustar's Registry platform. more

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

The Town Hall will provide an opportunity for the community to hear from the .US team on the 2018 developments and for community discussions on how to build and grow the .US domain to meet the demands of the future. more

Neustar to Acquire Verisign’s Security Services Customer Contracts

Neustar, Inc. a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information services, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Verisign, Inc. to acquire Verisign's Security Services customer contracts. more

Neustar Publishes Latest Edition of .Brands Industry Report

As the .brands program evolves, it's truly rewarding to see the space maturing -- as companies' use of their branded domains become more diverse and find clear connections with business strategy and corporate priorities. more

Join Neustar’s Town Hall Meeting and Help Shape the Future Of .US

Neustar is hosting a live town hall forum next month 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

.brands Spotlight: Banking and Finance Industries

The .brands Spotlight series takes a deep-dive into interesting facets of the .brands TLD space, looking at data sources to find insights about how .brands are being used across different industries, regions and organizations. This Spotlight piece focuses in on the global banking and finance industries. more

Neustar to be Acquired by Private Investment Group Led by Golden Gate Capital

Neustar today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a private investment group led by Golden Gate Capital in a transaction valued at approximately $2.9 billion, including debt to be refinanced. more

Don’t Gamble With Your DNS

When it comes to something as important as DNS, the entity responsible for keeping your website online, some companies choose to play Russian roulette with their strategy by just using one DNS provider. more

The .cancerresearch TLD: Search for Cure Drives Digital Innovation

Coinciding with the launch of the International Centre for the Proteome of Human Cancer (ProCan™), the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) has added www.procan.cancerresearch to its growing network of sites on the .cancerresearch TLD. more

New TLD? Make Sure It’s Secure

The introduction of hundreds of new Top-Level Domains (TLDs) is an exciting time for consumers, businesses, and the Internet community as a whole. However, malicious actors seeking new channels to pursue their activities are also rubbing their hands together with the launch of these TLDs. more

How Savvy DDoS Attackers Are Using DNSSEC Against Us

Neustar this week published a research report, "DNSSEC: How Savvy DDoS Attackers Are Using Our Defenses Against Us," detailing how Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) can be subverted as an amplifier in Distributed-Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. more

Is Your TLD Threat Mitigation Strategy up to Scratch?

When it comes to operating a TLD, ensuring your namespace is free of malicious activity should be a particular area of focus if you would like to maintain your reputation as a trusted destination online. Equally, this is a topic of increasing importance for ICANN who continue to drive TLDs to provide safer and safer namespaces. more

What Holds Firms Back from Choosing Cloud-Based External DNS?

Cloud is all the rage. Across industries, companies of all sizes have embraced business applications and platforms that are based on the cloud. After all, doing so offers numerous benefits in terms of deployment, upkeep, reliability, and cost as compared to running the same services on premise. more

Neustar Data Identifies Most Popular Times of Year for DDoS Attacks in 2015

Neustar today released preliminary data indicating April, February, October and December as the most popular months for DDoS attacks. The report, compiled from 2015 data from Neustar's Security Operations Center (SOC), also details the rising threat of multi-vector attacks. more

Happy Birthday .sydney

New South Wales businesses and individuals today celebrated a milestone with the .sydney domain namespace marking its one year anniversary. Since launching the world's most iconic web address a year ago, almost 9,000 domain names have been registered under .sydney. more

.CO Hits 2 Million Domains as Premium Sales Surge

Neustar, Inc., the operator of the .CO Top-Level Domain, today announced that .CO has surpassed 2 million total domain names under management, with new domain registration growth accelerating from 10 percent in 2014 to 18 percent in 2015. more

Neustar’s Career Site Launched Under Its Own Branded TLD: ‘careers.neustar’

We're proud to announce that Neustar's careers webpage has been re-launched as a stand-alone website: careers.neustar more

Data Volumes and Network Stress to Be Top IoT Concerns

A new research commissioned by Neustar on many guises of the Internet of Things (IoT) reveals that despite being the topic du jour of 2015, IT departments' No. 1 concern is that the resulting explosion in data volumes will start to overwhelm their networks in 2016, leading to security concerns around keeping all the extra data safe. more

We’re Moving Forward. You Coming?

Today, when people ask me how my role leading the Registry team at Neustar compares to my military days, it's actually not difficult to draw a few parallels. The haircuts are different and the 'uniforms' are not as uniform but at the end of the day, people are people. And working with people to achieve a mission is the same no matter what field you are in. more

TLD Security, Spec 11 and Business Implications

After successfully securing your new TLD, launching it, and executing on your meticulously devised marketing plan, the only other concern you face is Security. Unfortunately, predicting exactly when and to what degree a security threat will occur can be difficult but you can take steps to make your new TLD a source of legitimacy and credibility. more

.nyc Goes Public to Brand the Big Apple

On October 8th, New York City gave its residents their own web address, opening public access to .nyc. The new top-level domain is open to any business, organization or person with a physical address in the Big Apple. more

3 Questions to Ask Your DNS Host About DDoS

Neustar provides UltraDNS and recently dealt with an attack on our network that was massive by industry standards, impacting our customers and even our upstream providers. more

Neustar to Build Multiple Tbps DDoS Mitigation Platform

Neustar today announced that it is expanding its cloud-based mitigation platform and delivering new services to provide customers greater protection from malicious, constantly evolving DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks. more

Four Reasons to Move from .COM to Your .BRAND Domain

Ask Google, Amazon, AXA and hundreds of other brands: branded top-level domains are the future of the web. Since 2012, when the ICANN opened up applications for new TLDs, more than 600 businesses have submitted applications for branded TLDs. more

Neustar to Launch usTLD Stakeholder Council

In its plan to manage the usTLD, Neustar proposed to create a stakeholder council ("usTLD Stakeholder Council") to ensure that the usTLD remains a trusted space for all Americans and to facilitate stakeholder input into usTLD policies. more

3 Questions to Ask Your DNS Host about Lowering DDoS Risks

It's no secret that DDoS attacks are worsening by the day. From the largest financial institutions to smaller Internet companies, everyone's a target - including DNS providers like us. Neustar provides UltraDNS and recently dealt with an attack on our network that was massive by industry standards, impacting our customers and even our upstream providers. more

4 Minutes Vs. 4 Hours: A Responder Explains Emergency DDoS Mitigation

In the 2014 Neustar Annual DDoS Attacks and Impact Report, one team member described common DDoS mitigation scenarios. Here are some excerpts from the report. more

Dot NYC (.nyc) TLD Enters First Phase of Launch

Neustar is the official registry services provider for .nyc, supporting all marketing efforts and operating the technical infrastructure of the .nyc domain. more

Smokescreening: Data Theft Makes DDoS More Dangerous

It's called "smokescreening" and it's costing companies big. In 2013, over 50 percent of companies hit by DDoS attacks suffered theft of funds, customer data or intellectual property. more

dotStrategy Selects Neustar’s Registry Threat Mitigation Services for .BUZZ Registry

dotStrategy, Co. the operator of the new Top Level Domain .BUZZ, announced today it has selected Neustar's Registry Threat Mitigation Services to support and protect the .BUZZ registry. more

What Does a DDoS Attack Look Like? (Watch First 3 Minutes of an Actual Attack)

This video visualization, filmed in Neustar's Security Operations Center, shows the first three minutes of an actual DDoS attack on a company's Transmission Control Protocol Synchronize (TCP SYN) authentication. more

Why Managed DNS Means Secure DNS

The current DNS protocol, "if my packets don't get through I'll just retransmit them and they're not critical" will no longer cut it in today's ever-changing security landscape. more

Neustar Selected to Continue Administering the .US Domain

Today, Neustar announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded the company the contract to continue administering the .US Top Level Domain (TLD), the official country code domain of the United States. more

Neustar Launches First Site Under ‘.Neustar’ - Its Own Branded TLD

Starting this year, however, thousands of branded and generic top level domains (TLDs) like .Citibank, .kpmg, .nyc, .club, .buzz and .uno will change the online landscape. To lead the way, we launched .neustar this week, kicking off our own branded TLD with a new webpage at nic.neustar. 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

Neustar’s Proposal for New gTLD Collision Risk Mitigation

Neustar has a vested interest in ensuring that the domain name system is as secure and stable as possible. We have been operating top level domains (TLDs) for more than a decade, and we intend to provide the same level of service as the back-end registry provider for more than 350 applicants for the new generic TLDs that we hope will become available in the coming months. more

IT Project Management: Best Practices in Small-Scale Engagements

In an age of belt-tightening and doing more with less, not every IT project warrants an executive sponsor, someone who assumes the role of full-fledged project manager. more

Neustar Announces nTLD Registry Services

The only thing tougher than getting a TLD is everything after. With the unprecedented launch of hundreds of new Top Level Domains (nTLDs), how will registry operators differentiate? Will their name space be trusted? Is their distribution strategy optimal? How will they continue to navigate the ever-changing ICANN policy landscape? more

DDoS Attacks in the United Kingdom: 2012 Annual Trends and Impact Survey

In both 2011 and 2012, Neustar reported on the DDoS attack landscape in North America. This year, it also surveyed IT pros in the United Kingdom on the growth of attacks and their impact in 2012, as well as the types of DDoS protection organizations use. more

Maximizing the Mobile Web User Experience: Tips of the Trade

The CTIA reported in its Semi-Annual Wireless Industry Survey at the end of 2012 that there are 326 million mobile devices in the United States, 12 million more than there are people. But what's intriguing is that what started out as communication devices are increasingly being used as transaction devices. more

7 Keys to Professional Services Value: A Client-Side Perspective

Today, professional services teams must help clients do more with less - less staff, smaller budgets and fewer resources in general. The idea is to deliver the right expertise at the right time, so clients can meet their objectives while keeping headcount down, plus not pay for training or staff to handle occasional tasks. more

Neustar Launches Global Partner Program

Neustar has launched a new program to allow partners to resell Neustar's cloud-based infrastructure services, including managed DNS and DDoS protection offerings, to their online customers. more

Neustar Chief Technology Officer Appointed to FCC’s Technological Advisory Council

The Federal Communications Commission today appointed Neustar Chief Technology Officer Mark Bregman to its Technological Advisory Council (TAC), which assists the FCC in identifying technology innovations and developing policies to support U.S. job creation and economic competitiveness. more

Neustar Expands Professional Services Offerings for Communications Service Providers

The new offerings support the broad array of information services and analytics solutions offered by the company, which include business assurance, network analytics, and marketing and advertising analytics. more

Neustar Names John Caldwell Vice President of Media and New Ventures

Caldwell comes to Neustar from the National Geographic Society, where he served as President and Chief Digital Officer since 2008 and oversaw National Geographic's global digital media business and initiatives. more

IP Geolocation: Four Reasons It Beats the Alternatives

The rush is on. Marketers have seen the value in understanding where website visitors are located and personalizing content, such as special offers, pricing or news. If you're shopping for a solution to help you reach these goals, here are four reasons IP geolocation should be at the top of your list. more

Hope is Not a Strategy: Neustar Releases 2012 Annual DDoS Attack and Impact Survey

The data reported here is from a wide-ranging survey, not from Neustar's network monitoring or DDoS mitigation efforts. The data reflects the realities faced by diverse IT professionals across numerous industries, among companies large and small. more

How Neustar Technology Can Help Mitigate DDoS Attacks

Learn about the diverse technologies Neustar uses to Mitigate DDoS attacks quickly and effectively. The seasoned DDoS fighters in the Neustar Security Operations Center explain the need for a full toolset to combat complex attacks. more

Neustar Launches Enterprise Professional Services Offerings

Neustar announces the launch of Neustar Professional Services with a comprehensive suite of IT service offerings for enterprise organizations of all sizes. Neustar's seasoned team of professionals provides the expertise and resources organizations need to ensure the performance, security and reliability of their IT infrastructure. more

Recent Trends and Options to Mitigate DDoS Attacks (Webcast)

This Monday, December 3, Neustar will hold a webcast to review recent trends in attacks and the most popular methods of mitigation. During the 60 minute webcast, recent attacks will be analyzed as well as implications they have had on DDoS mitigation solutions. more

Neustar Launches Web Performance Management Solution, Features Real-Time Intelligent Alerting

With this offering, companies that rely on web performance to drive revenue now have a simple, easy-to-use platform to consistently monitor site performance and quickly mitigate performance-related issues, ultimately protecting their customers' online experience. more

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

Neustar Selected as Registry Services Provider for 358 Top-Level Domain Applications

Neustar today announced that it has been selected as the registry services provider for 358 applications for new generic Top-Level domains (gTLDs). Additionally, Neustar has been selected by the City of New York as the registry service provider to manage the application process and operate .nyc. more

Neustar Names Becky Burr as its Chief Privacy Officer

As Neustar's Chief Privacy Officer, Ms. Burr will be responsible for ensuring that the company maintains state-of-the-art privacy practices that always protect customer and consumer information. more

DDoS Attacks: Top 10 Trends and Truths (Video)

DDoS experts recently participated in a webinar conducted by Neustar for a revealing discussion on how DDoS attacks are evolving and what to look for in 2012. Watch the following on-demand webcast. more

.US Celebrates American Small Business, Surprises Unsuspecting Small Business Owner

The folks behind .US had two film crews, six hidden cameras, 20 customers with $500 dollars to spend and four acappella singers descended on two small businesses to show their appreciation. 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

DDoS Attacks: Top Trends and Truths (Webinar)

Join Neustar's DDoS experts, including Product Manager, Miguel Ramos, and SecurityWeek, a leading publication serving IT security professionals around the globe, for a revealing discussion on how DDoS attacks are evolving and what to look for in 2012 on Thursday, March 22nd at 1pm ET/10am PT. more

Neustar UltraDNS Basic Launches Add-On Services for Website Monitoring and DNS Server Failover

Neustar Inc., a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information and analysis to Internet, telecommunications, entertainment, advertising and marketing industries, announced today two new add on services for UltraDNS Basic, the company's low-cost version of its managed DNS solution. more

Neustar And Arbor Networks Cloud Signaling Coalition to Stop Evolving DDoS Threat to Data Centers

Arbor Networks, Inc., a leading provider of security and network management solutions for enterprises data centers and carrier networks, announced today that Neustar has become the first "Select" level service provider to operationalize Arbor's Cloud Signaling capability in a service offering. more

Neustar Announces Partnership with the National Small Business Association

Neustar, Inc., a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information and analysis to Internet, telecommunications, entertainment, advertising and marketing industries, announced a partnership today with the National Small Business Association (NSBA), the nation's first small-business advocacy group. 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

Thoughts on Applying for a Generic Top-Level Domain

The ICANN Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) application window opened on January 12th and I was glad to be part of one of the first teams to apply. That's right, Neustar is applying for .neustar - our own brand. more

Quova Rebrands as Neustar IP Intelligence

While the Quova services are being rebranded, its data services, customer service and the team behind them will remain the same. "The name is changing, but everything it represents will be intact - top-quality, real-time data backed by terrific service," said Berry. more

Professional Services: Your Dream Solution Is A Few Professional Services Hours Away

Every organization has unique business and technical needs. This often makes finding prepackaged products and services out of a box to meet those needs challenging - like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. Typically, organizations resort to selecting a solution at the right price that meets the majority of its requirements. Unfortunately, these solutions seldom meet all of an organization's needs. more

Neustar Names Joe Pasqua to Head Neustar Labs

Neustar Inc. today announced the appointment of Joe Pasqua as Vice President of Neustar Labs, a newly created position. Mr. Pasqua was previously chief technology officer of Symantec's $2B Data Center business, and later led that company's global research, producing technologies for a diverse set of security and storage products. more

The Spookiest DDoS Attacks in History

In the spirit of Halloween, we've compiled a few chilling tales of the most ghoulish cyber attacks on some of the largest corporations in the world. We only hope that after you finish reading our stories, you live to tell the tale of the most horrifying distributed-denial of service (DDoS) attacks in history. more

Protecting Your Business from DDoS Attacks: Advice from Neustar

Whether it's due to angry customers, social protests, competitors, or other entities, more and more businesses are being affected by DDoS attacks. In just the last year, 3 out of 4 businesses have experienced an attack. more

DNS Traffic Services: Protecting Against Downtime

How would a managed DNS service limit exposure and help provide notification and failover capabilities? What should you even be looking for in these types of services? more

Neustar Launches Brand Assurance Program - Making it Easier for Enterprises to Secure Their Own gTLD

Neustar's Brand Assurance Program is an entry level program that helps companies, organizations and enterprises simply and affordably meet ICANN's registration requirements. It includes an easy migration path to additional services brands will need when they decide to fully deploy their generic top level domains (gTLDs).
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Neustar to Establish its Own Brand-Specific Generic Top-Level Domain

Following today's approval of the new generic top level domain (gTLD) guidebook by ICANN, Neustar, a leader in Internet and telecommunications information and analysis, will be joining the ranks of Canon®, Hitachi® and other global brands in applying for a new gTLD. more

President Obama Names Neustar President and CEO Lisa Hook to NSTAC

The NSTAC is a group of up to 30 industry CEOs from major telecommunications companies, network service providers, information technology, finance and aerospace companies. The NSTAC provides the President with critical, collaborative advice and expertise as well as robust reviews and recommendations regarding national security, cybersecurity and emergency preparedness. more

Why Embrace IPv6 Now? Get the Latest from Expert Cricket Liu

As IPv4 nears depletion, the world is turning to IPv6 to meet the insatiable demand for IP addresses. The sooner you enable IPv6, the better. An 11th hour fire drill is the last thing you want as you convert to a dual-stack address base accommodating both protocols. more

Neustar Launches SiteProtect for DDoS Protection

Neustar, Inc. today announced the launch of SiteProtect, a cloud-based service for UltraDNS customers that brings a new level of security to online properties against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. more

Neustar Unveils Its Intelligent Cloud Service

Neustar, Inc. unveiled the Neustar Intelligent Cloud service that will provide a single, secure, and simplified connection point between content providers, application developers, solution providers, and mobile operators. The new service is designed to streamline the communications, network features, and billing across operators. more

Neustar’s UltraDNS Management Portal Goes Mobile

UltraMobile is currently available for devices running the Android operating system and will be coming soon to Apple's iOS. UltraMobile provides instant alert information and critical functions that users could previously only access from within the UltraDNS Managed Services Portal. more

Neustar Announces Domain Registry Service Offering for Registrars

Neustar, Inc. announces a service offering that will enable domain name registrars to enter the registry market. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) made an announcement yesterday that registrars would be permitted to apply for new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) in May of 2011. more

Neustar and Valideus Join Forces to Provide Brand Owners with High-Quality Domain Registry Solutions

Neustar Inc., a leading provider of Internet registry services, and Valideus, a consultancy group providing dedicated management services for the new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), today announced a strategic partnership to provide Valideus' European and worldwide brand owners with all of the services required to register their own company or brand names as a gTLD. more

Neustar Deploys DNSSEC and Registry Lock for .BIZ Domain Name

Neustar, Inc. announced today that .BIZ is the first top-level domain (TLD) to deploy both DNS security extensions (DNSSEC) and the Registry Lock service. Neustar is the registry administrator for the .BIZ TLD as designated by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), and is the first company to announce these improvements. more

The Domain Business: A Lot Has Happened in 10 Years

As Neustar celebrates its 10-year corporate anniversary, it seems a good time to take stock of where we are within the dynamic Internet industry. Change and growth have been constants in the domain business, and we've even had to survive a pretty challenging recession. more

Neustar Announces DNSSEC for .US and .BIZ

Neustar, Inc. announced today that its registry team has completed deployment of DNSSEC in the .US zone and is ready to accept Delegation Signer (DS) records. The .BIZ zone will follow quickly, accepting records as early as August 1, 2010, making it the second gTLD to be fully DNSSEC-enabled. more

Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate: The Cyber War Threat Has Been Grossly Exaggerated

Neustar today announced its proud support for the Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2US) debate "The Cyber War Threat Has Been Grossly Exaggerated" on June 8 at the Newseum. The popular Oxford-style debate series is based in New York City, and Neustar's underwriting makes possible this first IQ2US debate in Washington, D.C. more

Neustar Releases UltraDNS Report Center

Neustar, Inc. today announced the debut of its UltraDNS Report Center. The new reporting tool identifies configuration issues, assesses the impact of changes, monitors resolution performance and isolates traffic problems across an entire DNS infrastructure. more

Neustar Implements DNS Security Extensions in the .US Registry

Neustar, Inc. announced today that it has implemented Domain Name Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in the .US country-code top level domain registry. The technology uses public key cryptography and digital signatures to protect the Domain Name System (DNS) from attacks that hijack and redirect domain name requests. more

Neustar Launches Initiative to Enhance DNS With Faster, More Secure Updates

Neustar, Inc. and OpenDNS today announced the implementation of a Neustar-sponsored initiative that will provide near-real time updating of the Domain Name System (DNS) across the Internet, utilizing Neustar databases to form the DNS Real-time Directory. more

NeuStar Expands UltraDNS Network Infrastructure in Europe

The new node - the third in Europe along with London and Luxembourg - will further increase the reliability and performance of the UltraDNS Managed DNS Service, especially for end users in Europe who will experience even faster resolution times for domains hosted on UltraDNS infrastructure. more

Neustar and NeoMedia Speed Up Widespread Implementation of Mobile 2D Barcodes

The agreement creates a "one stop shop" for consumer brands to simply and affordably use barcodes to deliver new applications, services and content to mobile consumers. more

Neustar Opens .BIZ to Rare Two-Character Domain Names

Going forward, Neustar is opening its global .BIZ registry to two-character domain names (e.g., NY.biz, MY.biz, I.biz). Because of the highly coveted, unique status of these domain names, Neustar has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) inviting potential .BIZ registrants to submit proposals explaining how they would use and promote a particular two-character domain name. more

Visa, NeuStar Team to Propel Trusted Mobile Payments and Financial Services Globally

Visa Inc. and NeuStar today announced a strategic alliance designed to accelerate the adoption of mobile financial services globally. NeuStar and Visa are committing resources to support development of commercially viable programs to support new application use cases. more

NeuStar Addresses DNS Vulnerability with Cache Defender, a Secure DNS Authentication System

This vulnerability, brought to public attention last year by security researcher Dan Kaminsky, allows criminal elements to engage in "DNS cache poisoning" for the malicious hijacking of domain names and results in consequent damage from large-scale identity theft, among other illegal activities. more

NeuStar Celebrates 10 Years of UltraDNS Managed DNS Service

In 1999, Rodney Joffe -- now senior vice president and senior technologist at NeuStar implemented the first large-scale commercial applications of IP Anycast for DNS while at UltraDNS, the Reston, Virginia-based managed domain name services company he founded. A decade later, in the wake of NeuStar's April 2006 acquisition of UltraDNS, this initiative has enabled NeuStar to build one of the world's leading managed DNS services, renowned for performance, reliability and security. more

NeuStar’s UltraDNS to Power Growth of NDTV Convergence

NeuStar, Inc. has announced that NDTV Convergence, the digital arm of New Delhi Television (NDTV), India's largest news and infotainment network, has chosen NeuStar's UltraDNS Managed DNS Service to bolster the scalability of its online properties. more

RomanCart Selects NeuStar UltraDNS Managed DNS Service

NeuStar, Inc. today announced that RomanCart, an online company specializing in hosted "shopping cart" applications for e-commerce websites around the world, has selected NeuStar's UltraDNS Managed DNS Service to enhance the performance of its solution. more

NeuStar’s UltraDNS to Power NASDAQ Dubai

NeuStar, Inc. today announced that NASDAQ Dubai, the international stock exchange between Western Europe and East Asia, has selected NeuStar's UltraDNS Managed Services to enhance the security and performance of NASDAQ Dubai's platform. more

NeuStar Partners With MegaFon to Deliver Russia’s Third Mobile Instant Messaging Service

NeuStar Partners With MegaFon to Deliver Russia's Third Mobile Instant Messaging ServiceNeuStar today announced that MegaFon, Russia's first all-Russian mobile operator in GSM 900/1800 standard, has selected NeuStar to launch its new Instant Messaging (IM) service. 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

NeuStar Completes Trial of SIP-IX VoIP Interconnection Exchange Service with COMPTEL Members

The successful trial included extensive testing of provisioning of telephone numbers and policy management. This policy control enables customized route instructions to optimize cost, quality and service capability, supporting new business models and relationships. more

blinkx Video Search Engine Selects UltraDNS Managed DNS Services

World's largest and most advanced video search engine, has chosen NeuStar's UltraDNS Managed DNS Services to augment the performance, reliability, and scalability of the blinkx network infrastructure and to take advantage of NeuStar's innovative suite of traffic management services. more

LEGO Enhances Reliability of its Global Web Presence with UltraDNS

NeuStar today announced that The LEGO Group, a leading toy manufacturer headquartered in Denmark, has chosen NeuStar's UltraDNS Managed DNS Service to enhance the reliability of The LEGO Group's web-based operations, including a significant global e-commerce presence. more

nugg.ad Selects NeuStar’s UltraDNS Services

nugg.ad, a German company based in Berlin that provides an application service provider (ASP) solution for predictive behavioral targeting, has chosen NeuStar's UltraDNS Managed Services to bolster the scalability and reliability of nugg.ad's DNS infrastructure. more

NeuStar Names Steven Edwards General Manager, Senior Vice President of Converged Addressing Services

Edwards will lead NeuStar's ENUM-related business initiatives, including WMRS, the wireless message routing service; SIP-IX, which enables direct network-to-network peering via Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based technologies; and NRS, the number resolution service that NeuStar manages on behalf of the GSM Association. more

Spam Arrest Chooses UltraDNS to Enhance Service Delivery

NeuStar has announced that Spam Arrest, a Seattle-based company that efficiently monitors and stops automated junk email, has chosen NeuStar's UltraDNS Managed DNS and Traffic Management Services to support the delivery of services to Spam Arrest's global customer base. more

NeuStar Names Alex Berry Head of Internet Infrastructure Services Group

NeuStar, Inc. today announced that it has appointed Alex Berry as senior vice president and general manager of NeuStar's Internet Infrastructure Services group, which includes domain name registry services as well as the UltraDNS and Webmetrics service lines. 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

CIRA Selects NeuStar’s UltraDNS Service to Manage Canada’s Top-Level Domain

NeuStar, Inc. today announced that the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), a not-for-profit Canadian corporation that is responsible for operating the .ca country code top-level domain (TLD), has chosen NeuStar's UltraDNS Managed DNS Service to bolster the scalability and reliability of Canada's DNS infrastructure. more

NeuStar Announces Registration of Two Millionth .BIZ Domain Name

NeuStar, the operator and administrator of the .BIZ top-level domain (TLD) registry, today announced that two million domain names have been officially registered within the .BIZ Internet domain. more

NeuStar Launches Its UltraDNS Traffic Controller Service

NeuStar today announced the launch of UltraDNS Traffic Controller, a server load balancing solution within NeuStar's UltraDNS managed services suite; provides enterprises of all sizes with a global server load balancing solution. more

A&E Television Networks Chooses NeuStar’s UltraDNS Services to Support its Growing Media Portfolio

A&E Television Networks (AETN), an award-winning international media company, has chosen NeuStar's UltraDNS Managed DNS Service to bolster the scalability and reliability of its DNS infrastructure. more

NeuStar Wins Contract to Deliver Mobile Instant Messaging to Tele2

NeuStar, Inc. today announced that Tele2, one of Europe's leading "alternative telecommunications" operators, has selected NeuStar's Next Generation Messaging (NGM) services to roll out mobile Instant Messaging services across Tele2's mobile phone networks. more

Overstock.com Chooses NeuStar’s UltraDNS for Managed DNS Service

NeuStar, Inc. has announced that Overstock.com, a popular online closeout retailer, has chosen NeuStar's UltraDNS Managed DNS Service to provide Overstock.com with a global DNS infrastructure that significantly enhances end-user experience and operational security -- and protects revenue in the highly competitive online retail market. more

NeuStar Provides Operational Expertise to Department of Homeland Security’s ‘Cyber Storm II’

NeuStar, Inc. announced today that it participated in Cyber Storm II, the largest ever multinational online security exercise, which was organized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). more

NeuStar Buys Webmetrics

NeuStar Inc., which provides clearinghouse services to the Internet and communications industries, has acquired San Diego company Webmetrics Inc., which monitors and measures Web and network performance. more

NeuStar Launches Advanced Recursive DNS Service Brings, Enhancing Security and Performance

Developed by one of the world's leading providers of managed Domain Name System (DNS) services, DNS Advantage is an advanced managed recursive DNS service. This is a free service which enables connectivity providers, enterprises, and other organizations to offer their end users a safer, faster, and more reliable Internet experience. more

NeuStar Extends UltraDNS Network Infrastructure to Australia and China

NeuStar has announced that it has deployed network nodes in Sydney, Australia and Beijing, People's Republic of China, further expanding NeuStar's global constellation of DNS servers and enhancing the delivery of NeuStar UltraDNS services to the Asia-Pacific region. more

NeuStar Wins Contract for United States’ Internet Domain

NeuStar today announced that it has been awarded the contract to operate and administer the .US Internet domain name registry. The official country-code top level domain (ccTLD) for the United States, .US is overseen by the United States Department of Commerce. more

NeuStar Launches Korean Language Domain Names in .BIZ TLD

NeuStar announced today that it has deployed internationalized domain names (IDNs) for the Korean language in the .BIZ top-level Internet domain as of August 19, 2007. IDNs in .BIZ enable companies and for-profit organizations to register domain names in their languages of choice. more

U.K. Law Firm Selects NeuStar’s Managed Internal DNS Service

TWM Solicitors LLP, a law firm with offices throughout the southeast of England, has selected NeuStar's Managed Internal Domain Name Systems (DNS) service with integrated Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to improve the performance, reliability and manageability of its internal network. more

NeuStar and NetNumber Partner to Accelerate Adoption of IP-Based Registry Services

The partnership will also include coordination of feature roadmaps for relevant products and services, in response to customer demand for interoperability between NeuStar's SIP-IX service and NetNumber's SPIDER and TITAN technology platforms. more

NeuStar Integrates Leading DHCP with its Managed Internal DNS Service

NeuStar announced today that it has completed the integration of the MetaInfo Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) with its Managed Internal Domain Name Systems (DNS) service. This follows NeuStar's acquisition of the assets of MetaInfo in January of this year. more

SurfControl Selects NeuStar to Enhance Security, Compliance and Business Continuity Offerings

Leading provider of global on-demand, network and endpoint IT security solutions for email, enterprise networks and the Web, has selected NeuStar's Managed External DNS to strengthen its security, compliance and productivity offerings. more

NeuStar Extends Relationship Providing DNS Service for Hong Kong’s Internet Infrastructure

NeuStar, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a two-year extension of its contract to provide Secondary DNS services for .HK, Hong Kong's top-level Internet domain (TLD). more

NeuStar Launches Chinese and Japanese Language Domain Names in .BIZ TLD

NeuStar has deployed internationalized domain names (IDNs) for both the Chinese and the Japanese languages in the .BIZ top- level Internet domain. Interested registrants will be able to secure .BIZ domain names using these characters as of April 21, 2007. more

NeuStar to Enhance Global Internet Security by Hosting Core DNS Root Nameserver

NeuStar announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. (ISC) to host its F-root nameserver (one of the Internet's 13 global DNS root nameservers) on NeuStar's DNS Shield infrastructure. more

MediaZone Selects NeuStar for Superior DNS Service

MediaZone, leading global online broadcaster specializing in sports, entertainment, and international programming, selects NeuStar's Ultra Services Domain Name Systems. more

Forbes.com Chooses NeuStar’s Ultra Internal DNS Service

Forbes.com, a division of Forbes, Inc. has selected its Ultra™ Internal Domain Name Systems (DNS) service, with an integrated Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), to improve the functionality, security and manageability of the Forbes.com internal network. 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

eHarmony Chooses NeuStar’s Ultra Services Network Infrastructure

eHarmony, the Internet's #1 trusted relationship service, has selected NeuStar's Ultra Domain Name Systems (DNS) service to deliver enhanced web site performance. more

NeuStar Announces Completion of Acquisition of UltraDNS

NeuStar, Inc., a leading provider of essential communications services to the global communications and Internet industry, announced today the completion of its acquisition of UltraDNS Corporation. more

NutriSystem Selects UltraDNS Managed DNS Service for Critical Infrastructure

By leveraging the UltraDNS Directory Services Platform, NutriSystem realizes superior manageability of its online presence and can easily accommodate the seasonal traffic surges associated with the weight loss industry. more

Salesforce.com Entrusts UltraDNS to Provide Superior DNS Infrastructure

UltraDNS today announced that salesforce.com, leading on-demand Customer Relationship Management (CRM) provider has secured its DNS with UltraDNS managed services. 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

CircleID Selects UltraDNS to Provide Advanced Managed DNS Services

UltraDNS, world's leading provider of Managed DNS services, today announced that CircleID, the pre-eminent online community for technical and political Internet discussions, has chosen UltraDNS to strengthen its online presence. more

UltraDNS Named 2006 Codie Award Finalist

UltraDNS today announced its revolutionary DNS Shield has been selected by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) as a finalist for the 21st Annual Codie Awards in the "Best Enterprise Security Solution" category. more

UltraDNS Expands DNS Infrastructure to India

UltraDNS today announced the extension of its global infrastructure with a node deployment in India, significantly enhances the online experience for more than 39 million Internet users in India. 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

Knight Ridder Digital Chooses UltraDNS for DNS Infrastructure

Knight Ridder Digital, leading provider of local online news and information, has selected UltraDNS' Managed DNS Service to deliver enhanced online functionality and network reliability. 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

UltraDNS Services Help Organizations Impacted by Level 3-Cogent Peering Dispute

By utilizing the UltraDNS Directory Service Platform, companies who maintain data centers with either Cogent or Level 3 were able to avoid the "black holes" in cyberspace created by this dispute and route Level 3 or Cogent subscribers to alternative websites or mail servers seamlessly. As reported by multiple news outlets last week, Level 3 Communications shut down the equipment supporting a private peering relationship with Cogent Communications on Wednesday, October 5th. more

Myspace.Com Selects UltraDNS To Optimize DNS Infrastructure

MySpace.com has selected UltraDNS Managed DNS to deliver enhanced website performance and support their rapid increase in traffic. By deploying UltraDNS services, MySpace.com has strengthened this critical infrastructure to help achieve its rise to the fourth ranked web domain in terms of page views, according to comScore Media Metrix. more