The European Commission has set a timetable for the .eu domain, hoping to find a non-profit organization to run the new top-level domain (TLD) by December. The commission is currently accepting applications. [...] Continue reading →

The recent massive denial-of-service attack on the root servers of the domain name system exposed vulnerabilities to the Internet’s core addressing system. The DNS servers are essential to the Internet as they convert domain names to their numerical IP addresses. While the attack only resulted in moderate damage, it exposes the vulnerabilities subject to possible [...] Continue reading →

After recent denial-of-service attacks, ICANN formed a new security committee to figure out how to improve the DNS system security. The chair of the new committee is Internet pioneer Stephen Crocker (he helped develop the original backbone network that was the start of the Internet), who reports that the recent DOS attacks will be discussed [...] Continue reading →

Though ICANN claims the recent denial-of-service attack had little effect on the domain name system, things could have been significantly worse. As it stands, it’s reported that more than half of the Internet’s root-level servers were affected by the attack. Reports show that ICANN is ill-prepared for future attacks that could lead to an Internet [...] Continue reading →

A denial-of-service attack on 13 domain name service root servers caused chaos, but had little effect on the domain name system itself. While the attack continued over a couple of days, the 13 servers under attack are used only as a last resort for domain address searches. The Internet Software Consortium reports that there were [...] Continue reading →

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission have issued a warning for domain resellers regarding misleading or deceptive conduct of business. The warning comes after Internet Name Group (ING) sent out misleading invoices for domain renewals that sought out payment for services that they were not providing. [...] Continue reading →

auDA’s New Names Advisory Panel recommended that seven new second-level domains be created for Australia’s states and territories. The names to be created are: act.au, nsw.au, nt.au, qld.au, sa.au, tas.au, vic.au, and wa.au. [...] Continue reading →