Domain Name Abuse: how to protect your business
Domain Name Abuse: how to protect your business
Domain names are integral components of the internet’s infrastructure, serving as user-friendly addresses for websites. While they are often the cornerstone...
Google Sold their Domain Name Business: Good, hopefully.
Google announced today that it is selling its domain registrar business, Google Domains, to the website-building platform Squarespace. The sale, expected to close in Q3 2023, has surprised many as Google Domains has been a relatively successful venture.
With over 20 million...
.zip TLD being blocked by some brands
If you’re a security expert you may have seen an increase in phishing attacks coming from the .ZIP TLD. Last month, Google introduced eight new top-level domains (TLD) that could be purchased through Google Domains and ICANN Accredited Registrars.
The new domains are .dad,...
Domain Names and Clone Phishing Attacks
What is a Clone Phishing Website?
As cyberattacks against brands are becoming more veracious, it’s no surprise that domain names are being used more frequently in clone phishing attacks. Clone...
Brand Protection: Australia Invoice Scams increase by 46% in 2022.
Invoice Scams increased by 46% in 2022
As the digital landscape continues to evolve, scammers are constantly developing new tactics to exploit unsuspecting individuals and businesses. One such scam that has...
Protection from phishing domain names
There are millions phishing domain names registered every month and used in attacks. Learn how to protect your business from issues relating to phishing domain names
Are IP blacklists and RBLs still relevant?
What is an IP blacklist and RBL? IP Blacklistingrefers to the process of marking a specific IP address as malicious or suspicious, based on various criteria such as high volumes of spam or malicious traffic, or past instances of abuse. When an IP address is blacklisted, it...
Do I need domain name monitoring for my business?
Domain name monitoring is essential for corporate brands
Domain name monitoring has become a must-have service for any brand with a strong digital presence. It can help protect your brand against threats by alerting you to 3rd party domain name registrations that contain (or...
Common Domain Name Security Risks
Common Domain Name Threats
Domain name security is an essential part of protecting your brand and reputation, and ensuring the long-term success and profitability of your business. By implementing strong...
Proposed Whois Disclosure System
15 October 2022
Whois was once a powerful brand protection tool
Whois used to be a tool that disclosed ownership of a domain name. Brand Protection agencies like brandsec would use it as the first port of call to discover data points on domain name abusers. Information from...
Another typosquatting domain used in scam
24 August 2022
India: Scammers registered a confusingly similar domain name of a Hyperbad Aerospace company and managed to scam their partners.
TFC Manufacturing run of the domain name tfcmfg.com. The scammers registered the domain name “tfcmfq.com”. The...
Phishing, Malware, Spam – The worst domain name spaces
Friday 15 July 2022
This blog looks at the dubious awards for worst domain spaces across Malware, Phishing Attacks and Spam. Not all domain spaces are designed to be good.
Domain Tools recently released its spring report, Internet Scale Patterns in Malicious Infrastructure...