Newer top-level domains popular with cybercriminals
The latest Cybercrime Supply Chain report has concluded that some of the newer gTLDs (generic top-level domains) such as .shop and .xyz have been some…
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Senator Elizabeth Warren calls for investigation of Verisign
The .com registry Verisign has come under fire from Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren in a letter to the Department of Justice and the National Telecommunications…
Verisign domains slip in US markets, but still sees revenue boost
Domain Name News is reporting that despite a downturn in the number of domain names registered in the last quarter, Verisign reported 3.8% year on…
Toronto Library partially restored
In the wake of a ransomware attack that occurred in late October of last year, the Toronto Public Library has restored some of its systems…
National cybersecurity education needed: educator
A Fergus high school teacher is making a push to have a national program instituted on the topic of cybersecurity in Canada’s schools. Timothy King,…
SquareSpace completes acquisition of Google Domains
9to5Google.com is reporting that Google Domains has completed its sale to SquareSpace. Google’s domain interest, founded in 2014, quietly issued its last domain on September…
Google selling registrar to SquareSpace
Matt Binder at Mashable is reporting that Google is in the process of selling their domain registrar to SquareSpace. The move comes as a surprise…
How can AI be used as a cybersecurity tool?
James Coker of Infosecurity Magazine has published an examination of the recent RSA 2023 conference, which included a discussion of the uses of AI as…
Verisign surpasses 350 million domain registrations
BusinessWire is reporting that as of the fourth quarter of 2022, they have passed 350.4 million domain registrations, a landmark achievement that says a great…
Are keyword-rich domains a hinderence to SEO?
Google Search Advocate John Mueller is warning that keyword-rich domain names may hurt your site’s search engine viability rather than help it according to Search…