Meta.com – Hiding in plain site but undiscoverable
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 domain names and update them on any new registrations.
I wasn’t surprised by the request. The Facebook (FB)...
Registry Lock to Prevent Domain Hijacking
Registry Lock Prevents Domain Name Hijacking
What is Domain Name Hijacking?
Domain name hijacking, aka DNS Hijacking, is when an...
Report: Domain Security and Enterprise Risk Management
Dave Piscitello, Dr. Colin Strutt, and Lyman Chapin of the Interisle Consulting Group released a report (click here) on 28 June 2021 looking at the adverse and costly consequences of domain abuse for enterprise brands. They explore how domain names can be incorporated into an...
Another scam alert from auDA
auDA the administrator of Australia’s .au top level domain issued a scam alert today. We are seeing emails being sent out by someone posing as an auDA employee and asking for either copies of identification documents or verification of contact information. auDA does not...
Registry Lock is critical for important domains
This article looks at the importance of Registry Lock with the growing number of DNS Hijacking attacks.With DNS attacks up 34% according to the last IDC annual report it is more important than ever to ensure that every measure to protect your business from DNS Hijacking, and...
Domain Abuse Counter-Measures
What is Domain Abuse
Domain abuse is the infringement of your intellectual property that is used for illegal, improper, fraudulent or malicious purposes. Cyber-criminals use domain name abuse to steal data, scam the target brand and/or their customers and suppliers or trick...
Brand Protection: The Most Abused TLDs
Brand Protection: Most Abused TLDs
With the launch of various new TLDs over the last few years, it has become a near-impossible task for Brand owners to protect their brand across new TLDS. Brand owners are...
.xxx Sunrise B block expiring in 2021
ICM Registry, which was acquired by MMX in 2018, launched the highly successful dotXXX Sunrise B blocking service for .xxx in 2011. These blocks will expire in 2021.
As a successor to this popular blocking product, MMX is offering AdultBlock/AdultBlock+ service a service,...
Which brand sucks? Australian brands affected by a global domain squatter
WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) has recently ruled in favour of Sanofi, a global pharmaceuticals manufacturer involved in producing COVID vaccines, in an important UDRP case.
The 3 member UDRP panel ruled that sanofi.sucks a domain name registered by a third...
The importance of centralised domain management
This blog looks at the important of centralised domain management and the benefits of a coordinated organisational approach. We often come across companies that discover they have domain names they are not aware of but are registered to their company. Or we hear and read...
ADULT Block – is it worth it?
Several years ago the ICM Registry launched XXX, .SEX, .ADULT and .PORN. In order to protect TM owners, they also introduced a special blocking phase called Sunrise B, which prevented 3rd party registrations.
In 2021, Sunrise B expires and is being replaced by AdultBlock and...
Strategies to consider as part of your domain registration policy
When launching a new brand name or campaign, as a business it sometimes can be difficult to determine which TLDs are important for that specific brand or campaign. Here are a few recommendations we believe every business should consider when registering domains in order to...