DNS
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Dan.com Shuts Down: Domain Industry Faces New Challenges Amidst Market Changes
Introduction: The Fall of Dan.com Dan.com, once hailed as a revolutionary platform for domain trading, is set to shut down. As part of GoDaddy’s acquisition strategy, Dan.com users…
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Why Most People Haven’t Heard of the DNS Root Server System
At the ICANN 81 meeting in Istanbul on November 10, 2024, a presentation was given to shed light on the DNS Root Server System (RSS) and its operators. Although intended for the IC…
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Vision.io Partners with Afternic to Create a Unified Domain Marketplace
Vision.io has announced an exciting partnership with Afternic, taking a major step toward realizing its vision: “All Domains, One Marketplace.” This collaboration integrates tradit…
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Russia Tests Exit from Global DNS in December 2024
In early December 2024, the Russian government conducted exercises to simulate disconnecting from the global Domain Name System (DNS). According to the Interfax news agency, these …
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Global Domain Activity Trends Seen in Q3 2024-WhoisXML API
Our research team analyzed close to 22 million domains registered between 1 July and 30 September 2024 from the Newly Registered Domains (NRD2) Data Feed. We found that the nu…
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2024 Online Holiday Retail Threat Report
BforeAI researchers analyzed approximately 6000 retail industry domains registered in the last 90 days to uncover significant trends in the threat landscape. The retail industry tr…
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ICANN Releases Six-Month Report on DNS Abuse Mitigation Enforcement Efforts
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has published its first six-month report, titled “ICANN’s Enforcement of DNS Abuse Mitigation Requirements,” detaili…
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The Slow Transition from IPv4 to IPv6 – A Journey Without End?
RA Florian Hitzelberger | October 31, 2024 Imagine a scenario where the Internet is running out of IPv4 addresses, and yet, few seem to care. Researcher Geoff Huston has delved int…
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DNS as a sustainable alternative to blockchain and NFTs: insights from .ART CEO
Founder and CEO of .ART, a digital domain for artworks, stressed that while blockchain and NFTs can protect digital assets, they come at a high environmental cost. In contrast, the…
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ICANN Announces Enhancements to .US Domain Registration and Security Initiatives
Recently, ICANN has announced several important updates aimed at improving the registration process for .US domains and enhancing the overall security of the Domain Name System (DN…
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ICANN and Verisign Renew Root Zone Maintenance Agreement for Another Eight Years
Verisign and ICANN have renewed their agreement under which Verisign manages the DNS root, according to the company. Verisign stated that the Root Zone Maintainer Agreement (RZMA) …