Japanese firms rocked by ransomware
Several Japanese firms have been hit by escalating ransomeware attacks, Japan Times reports. The recent example of Kojima Industries, a small automotive supply concern, was…
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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…
US cyber official cites strong security at Apple, criticizes Microsoft and Twitter
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly pointed out in a speech to Carnegie Mellon University on February 27th that “Apple is taking ownership…
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…
The Stresses of Cybersecurity Breaches (and other statistics of 2023)
The SSL Store has released their updated cybersecurity statistics for the new year and highlight some interesting numbers, not only regarding the recent troubles hitting…
Most valuable domain name now up for auction
The most valuable domain name in the world, which last sold for $13M in 2013, is now up for auction according to the CNW Group…
“New” TLDs 10 years later — a retrospective
It has been ten years since the first of the custom TLDs began their sunrise on the road to general availability. Since then, hundreds of…
Namecheap declares victory in .info and .org price caps case
Namecheap has announced that a three-year battle with ICANN over its decision to permit registries to charge as much as they want for .info and…
Amnesty International Hit by China-based Cyberattack
The Canadian branch of Amnesty International is reporting that they have been target of a cyberattack originating in China, CBC reports. They indicate that the…
Alarming number of companies lacking domain security
Domain registrar CSC has just released its 2022 Domain Security Report and it found that three out of four Forbes Global 2000 companies have not…