Domain name hijacking is becoming a more potent threat to online businesses, it has been suggested.
Writing for CIO.com, Meridith Levinson explained that fraudsters and hackers are increasingly targeting websites, putting sensitive information at risk.
The way confidential information is shared is being compromised, she suggested.
Ms. Levinson explained that some organizations’ email can …
Some generic top level domain name applicants may face a lengthy wait to discover whether they have been successful, it has been claimed.
According to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), applications that have encountered no problems should pass evaluation by November 30, 2012.
The applied-for string can then begin …
Businesses and organizations planning to apply for a generic top level domain name (gTLD) need to bear two deadlines in mind.
The 90-day application period for new gTLDs closes on April 12th 2012, after which the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will welcome no new entries.
However, parties working towards submitting …
Businesses and organizations which have applied for generic top level domain names (gTLDs) will learn more about their chances of success on May 1st 2012.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will post all gTLD character strings that have been applied for on this date.
In addition, the body will …
Evaluation panels are to spend five months considering the merits of generic top level domain name (gTLD) applications this summer, it has been announced.
According to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), string and applicant reviews will be undertaken during the Initial Evaluation period, which will last from June …
The application system for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) is going “without a hitch”, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has said following the opening of the application window just over a week ago.
ICANN said it has approved 25 “successful registrants” since it began accepting the applications.
Businesses and …
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICAAN) must take new steps to protect trademarks and other intellectual property, it has been claimed.
According to the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA), the organization must react quickly to problems it sees developing as applications come in for new generic top level …
A group of New Zealand expatriates have applied for a .kiwi generic top level domain name (gTLD), it has been reported.
Dot Kiwi Ltd has applied to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the gTLD and paid the required $185,000 fee.
The company – which is registered in New …
Following a lengthy wait, businesses and organizations are now able to apply for their own generic top level domain name (gTLDs).
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has launched a 90-day application period for gTLDs, which will run until April 12th 2012.
Companies and non-profit organizations have the opportunity to request a …
The new generic top level domain name (gTLD) regime will not open the door for more cybersquatting, it has been claimed.
Defending the new domain name system, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) said numerous safeguards are being put in place.
The United Nations, the International Monetary Fund and 26 …