After 2 delays, ICANN is now set to change of the cryptographic key that helps protect the Domain Name System (DNS) – the Internet’s address book – on 11 October. During a 16 September meeting in Belgium, the ICANN Board passed a resolution, with a minority dissent, directing to proceed with plans to change or…
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IEDR Report Highlights Barriers to Irish SMEs Getting Online
IE Domain Registry’s SME Digital Health Index, published this week, found 2 of the biggest barriers to SMEs doing more online are a lack of time (with 24% reporting as a barrier) and a lack of the technical skills (11%) perceived as necessary to build a website, integrate e-commerce, or make use of productivity or…
Webinar: 5 Ways to Get an “A” in Cybersecurity – DomainTools Cybersecurity Report Card
The cybersecurity landscape is evolving at a rapid pace. As a result, security teams are working hard to stay on top of the learning curve and maintain a mature security posture. With this state of flux in mind, we conducted a global survey with more than 500 security professionals to better understand the current state…
.BARCELONA Cuts Price To Make TLD More Accessible
The Barcelona City Council has cut the price of .barcelona domain names in a bid for it “to be accessible to all the citizens of the metropolitan area.” The price reduction is ongoing and came into effect on 10 September. While it’s the registry fee that has been reduced, the fee charged to registrars, registrars…
Use of “7 Dirty Words” Now Allowed in .US
After intervention from the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Harvard University Cyberlaw Clinic, it’s now possible to register .us domain names with the “seven dirty words”. The change of course in policy by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), part of the Department of Commerce, and Neustar, the .us registry, came about following the…