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Radix’s .Tech Domains Successfully Concludes #MyStartInTech Campaign

.Tech Domains, owned and operated by Radix, today announced the completion of its highly successful #MyStartInTech campaign in association with domain industry leaders that include Domain.com, GoDaddy Pro and Namecheap.

What’s the Domain Attack Surface of the Top 10 Most Impersonated Brands in Q2 2021?

Domain attack surface discovery is an incessant quest for domain and subdomain names that could be used as attack vectors. The larger its attack surface, the more vulnerable an organization tends to be. On the other hand, the more attack vectors discovered, the higher the chances of mitigating cyber attacks.

Domain Research Suite (DRS) Is Now Available as a White-Label Version

The Domain Research Suite (DRS) has been helping organizations search for relevant domain data and monitor web properties and registrants of interest for years now. To continue to support this effort, a white-label version of DRS is now available to vendors so they can help their own roster of clients improve their brand protection strategies, among other use cases.

On Your Marks ... Olympic-Related Domain Trends

With the Olympics underway in Tokyo, CSC has taken the opportunity to analyze domain name registrations that include Olympic-related terms. The following three data sets show that cybersquatters are using the domain name channel to perpetrate fraudulent activity against worldwide brands.

IP Monetization: IP Leasing Makes the Case for Recurring Long-Term Revenue

Following the rapid growth of the internet over the past decade, IP addresses have become a valuable commodity, which now many are looking to monetize. According to Paulius Judickas, Head of Sales at IPXO, while selling IP assets may bring a big one-time payoff, leasing IPs could unlock consistent long-term revenue.

The Evolution of Domain Names and What It Means for the Domain Industry

At the time of writing this, there are more than 1.8 billion live websites in the world. Back in 1985, when the world's first .com domain was registered, there were merely six. Such an exponential increase in just 36 years doesn't quite come as a surprise. In fact, it seems like an obvious progression considering how launching a website today goes hand in hand with starting something new.

Could the LGBTQ Community Be a Target of Internet Threat Actors?

Pride month is celebrated worldwide. While it's meant to be a time of celebration for members of the LGBTQ community and their families and supporters, its popularity has also made it a possible target of cyber threats. In this post, we look at potentially dangerous Internet properties that have been registered both recently and over the years.

Uncovering Office 365-Related Artifacts with IP and Domain Intelligence

While Office 365 is one of the most prevalent office suites out in the market today, its users can't rest easy. Cybercriminals and threat actors will always find ways to abuse the most popular brands in various ways.

The Joe Biden-Kamala Harris Tandem’s Effects on Domain and Subdomain Registrations

It has been months after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took office as president and vice president of the U.S., respectively. And since that time, they were naturally featured in most news outlets. What we wanted to know, though, is how all the attention has been affecting the domain registration world.

Zero-Trust Implementation Using WHOIS, IP, and DNS Data

The U.S. government released the Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity in May 2021, highlighting the rationale of a zero-trust security approach. While the order only covers the government's digital infrastructure, this initiative could also serve as a catalyst for more robust global cybersecurity.