As blockchain domains continue their popularity and growth a new generation of cybersquatters are taking advantage of the open and unregulated nature of blockchain, registering branded domain names unchecked. There [...]
The City of Parramatta Council NSW ("Parramatta Council"), recently launched an unsuccessful UDRP case against the Registrant of domain name parramatta.com, initially registered in 2004 and last acquired in 2012. [...]
1 November 2021 Domain transfer scam attempts seem to be on the rise. This week several major Australian brands recieved .au domain password recovery emails from auDA, the administrator of [...]
by Ed Seaford, Managing Director of brandsec Earlier last week, a member from the media contacted me if I knew any way to provide them with a list of Facebook’s [...]
AuDA, Australia's .au regulatory body issued its annual report last week, covering the 20/21 financial year. During this period, the .au domain name space increased 5% to over 3.34 million [...]
Last month brandsec was engaged to assist several brands to enforce against lookalike domain names that were used to impersonate them and their employees. The false domain names in question [...]
A couple of weeks back, we saw some big-name websites impacted by the expiration of a root certificate provided by a major SSL provider, Lets Encrypt. Lets Encrypt is known [...]
This blog looks at SSL automation, a recent survey from Digicert and what's required to reduce the pressure on limited IT resources. Credit: The SSL Store's blog; 4 Takeaways from [...]
How is the new .au domain space different to .com.au? There are two key differences with regards to the rules that set out who can register .au names (eligibility rules) [...]
Bank scams: The Australian Banking Association (ABA) released an awareness report and campaign about the increasing threat of scams. Last year in Australia $851 million was lost to scams. [...]
Penetration Testing aka pen testing has become a critical part of securing a business' critical applications and networks. The market has a range of players, some that rely on [...]
This blog looks at the issue of Universities and brand protection. The university sector is a significant part of the Australian economy. The market size of the University and Other [...]
