.NZ’s Domain Name Commission has published its monthly update for October with news on its Domain Name Abuse Forum in November and that it is currently seeking submissions as part of their Framework Policy Review 2018. The Domain Name Abuse Forum next month has Justice Minister Andrew Little opening the event. Numbers are restricted to…
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NamesCon 2019 Is Coming With A Halloween Flash Sale Next week
Anyone thinking of going to NamesCon 2019 in January at the New Tropicana Las Vegas and who hasn’t yet got a ticket might want to think about taking advantage of the autumn pricing available until the end of November, or even their Halloween Flash Sale next week from 29 October to 1 November. Autumn (or…
Neustar Acquires Verisign’s Security Services Customer Contracts
Neustar and Verisign have announced that Neustar will be acquiring Verisign’s Security Services customer contracts. The acquisition consists of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection, Managed DNS, DNS Firewall and fee-based Recursive DNS services customer contracts. This acquisition will strategically grow Neustar’s leading Digital Defense and Performance solutions by expanding its enterprise customer footprint in…
Marby Appoints Swinehart and Jeffrey As ICANN Deputies While NTIA Takes Swipe At Atallah’s Donuts Hiring
Göran Marby, ICANN’s President & CEO has appointed 2 deputies following the recent resignation of Akram Atallah. The new deputies are both long term ICANN staffers – John Jeffrey, General Counsel and Secretary, and Theresa Swinehart, Senior Vice President, Multistakeholder Strategy and Strategic Initiatives. In a post on the ICANN blog, Marby writes “each member…
DENIC Hives Off Non-Core Activities to New Subsidiary
From 1 November DENIC is hiving off its non-core activities, including DNS Anycast Services, Data Escrow Services and Direct Services Newly Grouped, to a newly formed subsidiary called DENIC Services GmbH & Co. KG that will be located in Darmstadt, about 30km south of Frankfurt where Denic eG is located. The fully owned subsidiary of…