OpenDNS provides an extra layer of online safety for free. Though the service is technically a DNS resolution service, but it offers extra protection from phishing scams and bad websites. There is no software to download and it’s completely free. Users only need to change the networking configuration on their routers to begin using the [...] Continue reading →

Dell, along with its Alienware subsidiary, has filed a civil suit filed in Florida alleging that several Registrars and individuals have profited from domain tasting and typo-squatting domain names that contain their trademarks. The suit alleges that the companies engaged in domain tasting, registering more than 1,100 typo-squatted domain names and filled the pages with [...] Continue reading →

According to a new security report, users have a 1-in-4 chance of landing on a typo-squatting site after they type in a popular URL incorrectly. These sites are generally created to generate advertising revenue for the squatter. [...] Continue reading →

ICANN has tapped Peter Thrush, a New Zealand lawyer, to head the organization after Vint Cerf, one of the founding fathers of the Internet, leaves. Thrush’s law background, specifically contract law, made him a perfect candidate to move the organization towards the future. [...] Continue reading →

ICANN announced that they plan to speed up the development of internationalized domain names. Currently, testing of the system is going on. Officials said the next step would be to develop new top-level domains in the characters of the local language. The immediate goal is to get those ccTLDs in areas of the greatest need. [...] Continue reading →

ICANN is considering a proposal that would get rid of the public whois database because of privacy concerns, specifically in the Canadian and European privacy laws. Trademark holders, copyright holders, and lobbyists are opposing a move to a private whois as they argue a public whois is necessary for to track infringement cases and cybersquatters. [...] Continue reading →

Cybersquatting in Asia has been increasing as the cost of domain names has decreased. Studies show that the cost of China’s .cn extension has dropped so much that it’s actually encouraging the growth of cybersquatting. Some Registrars offer .cn names for as little as $3 a year. [...] Continue reading →