’20 percent of new domain names are malicious’
Research by Akamai indicates that 20 percent of all domain names registered in the past six months (79 million) were created for malicious purposes. Akamai claims that its security software is able to identify malicious domain names within minutes.
Most cybercriminals depend on domain names. Or... Read more
48,000 websites with .eu domain names were taken off the web
48,000 .eu domain names have been taken from licence holders. The domains are in the names of British residents and companies without European status. Brexit revoked their right to a .eu domain name.
European domain names (e.g. techzine.eu) are issued by EURid. The organization grants and admini... Read more
Google helps with managing domain names
Google has introduced Google Cloud Domains. The tool is intended to help businesses manage domain names and everything that comes with them and simplify setting up a new domain.
Google shared details about Cloud Domains in a blog post. The service allows a user to walk through all the steps of s... Read more
British owners of .eu domain need a European address by July
British owners of over 74,000 suspended .eu domain names have been given an extension on their deadline to change their registration details to an address in Europe before they are taken away for good. The extension will ensure the exercise runs for an additional three months.
The update was pos... Read more
European Commission opens bidding for the .eu Registry
The EC has issued a call for tenders for .eu, one of the largest country-specific Top Level Domains in the world
The EC’s Directorate General for Communication Networks, Content and Technologies last week announced the tender process for a five-year contract to oversee its 3.6 million domain n... Read more