[news release] In response to its continual pursuit to provide secure, high-quality and trustworthy services to accredited registrars and the general public, EURid has been granted its ISO/IEC 27001 recertification following an audit by BSI, the British Standards Institution. ISO/IEC 27001 provides requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continuously improving an Information Security Management [...] Continue reading →

For those who know me well, you know I’ve been a VR fanatic for a long time now. It all started when I read the book Snowcrash by Neal Stephenson, it opened my mind to the idea of a world where you can put on a pair of VR goggles and experience something completely different. As [...] Continue reading →

Today: Anyone else been seeing a huge increase in ad rev? / AYO.com STOLEN / Are misspelled words still valuable? / And more. Here are the new discussions and domain name news that caught my eye today: PraiseGod.co.uk – What kind of value does a religious domain like this one have? Domain name source with “Starting with” ? [...] Continue reading →

China's state news media has reported Lu Wei, the gatekeeper of China's internet, is stepping down. "Lu Wei, China's Internet Czar, Will Step Down From Post" — Jane Perlez and Paul Mozur reporting today in the New York Times: "The outspoken gatekeeper of China's internet, who led a global push for the country's growing state [...] Continue reading →

Reports suggest China is reviewing a controversial cyber security law to allow authorities to shut down the internet and block all communications online during a so-called "emerging social security events" occur. William Ide from VOA: "The new draft law, which is being reviewed by China's parliament, the National People's Congress, does not clearly state what [...] Continue reading →

"These vulnerabilities are as bad as it gets," says Google's Information Security Engineer, Tavis Ormandy, in reference to multiple critical vulnerabilities discovered affecting Symantec, a popular vendor in the enterprise security market. A consumer version is also sold under the Norton brand. Ormandy writes: "They don’t require any user interaction, they affect the default configuration, [...] Continue reading →

A look at the final prices of the auction list posted on June 28, 2016. Osicom.com 20 years old. I don’t usually like words with com in there on the dot com but sounds techy and has age $155 Fussy.com Nice short brand. I have a pretty good bid in but I always get beat [...] Continue reading →