DNS

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.

ARI Launches 5 Point Value Proposition, Challenges New TLD Applicants to Find Better Offer

ARI Registry Services (ARI) today threw down the gauntlet to prospective new Top-Level Domain (TLD) applicants, challenging them to find a better TLD Registry Services offering across five key criteria: Technology, Expertise, Application Services, Flexibility and Price.

Alesund Kommune Replaces Windows 2000 Server with BlueCat Networks’ DNS/DHCP Solution

Unhappy with its Windows 2000 server, which did not provide the DNS/DHCP high availability (HA) mode that would eliminate any potential DNS/DHCP-related network downtime, Alesund kommune (Alesund), a Norwegian municipality with a population of 42,982 (as of 2010) run by approximately 2,500 employees, began researching alternative DNS/DHCP solutions.

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.

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.

AusRegistry International Enhances Global Offering and Rebrands

In a landmark announcement, AusRegistry International today unveiled a new corporate strategy which will see it deploy TLD registry infrastructure and resources in the United States to become the first ever provider to offer the choice between two 'primary' locations for the operation of a Top-Level Domain (TLD) registry.

Afilias Launches International Contest to Explore Innovative Uses of New Top-Level Domains

As organizations consider whether or not to invest in new TLDs under the forthcoming ICANN New TLD program, they may not consider all the possibilities for new TLDs. The "Afilias Global Innovation Contest for New TLD Ideas" is designed to address that issue.

DotBrand Solutions Launches in the Middle East

DotBrand Solutions MENA has launched today in the Middle East to empower Arab companies in three ways: (1) to protect their trademarks in the era of new top-level domain names (TLDs); (2) to acquire and operate their own in TLDs as alternatives to .com, .net and country codes; and (3) to secure a leadership role in the introduction of domain names in Arabic script.

BlueCat Networks’ New IPAM Release Reduces Network Administration Time and Effort by 80%

Proteus version 3.7 reduces IT costs by simplifying the management of both IPv4 and IPv6 networks. The new version delivers dramatically enhanced usability, even greater scalability, seamless network integration and industry-leading virtualization support.

AusRegistry International to Support .jewelers New Top-Level Domain

GJB Partners, a US leader in business and brand management, today appointed AusRegistry International as the Domain Name Registry Services provider for its bid to operate the .jewelers new Top-Level Domain to provide Jewelers within North America with a distinct and authoritative home on the Internet.