Domain Name Management for starters
Domain Name Management (DNM) is an effective solution in keeping your business or organization up and running smoothly. It is one less thing to worry about, and instead focuses on reaching out to your target audience.
Domains
In simple words, a domain is a website address....
Domain Abuse: Typo Domains used in elaborate scam
Domain Name abuse is a key tool used by bad actors to scam brands, their staff, prospective employees, suppliers, customers etc… A complaint was recently filed through the Arizona District Court that provides insight into the elaborate nature of domain abuse and is a...
Best Practice Domain Name Management
What is Domain Name Management?
At its basic domain name management is a managed service, to ensure that all of your domain names are effectively administered, compliant and remain risk-free from issues and mistakes. This includes ensuring that:
All of your domain names are...
.TR (Turkey Domains) relaxing registration requirements
We are pleased to announce that soon registration of .com.tr, .net.tr, and .org.tr registrations will be much easier than in the past. Documents will no longer be required and these names will be available on a first come/first served basis. Because of the relaxed...
log4j vulnerability assessment
The Brandshelter Global IT/Engineering teams have been monitoring the ongoing situation with regard to Log4j since the disclosure of the ‘Log4shell’ exploit right after it was made public on 9 December 2021.
On December 10, 2021, NIST published a critical Common...
Domain name transfer scams
1 November 2021
Domain transfer scam attempts seem to be on the rise. This week several major Australian brands received .au domain password recovery emails from auDA, the administrator of Australia’s .au top-level domain.
Domain name passwords allow domain names to be...
Meta.com – Hiding in plain site but undiscoverable
by Ed Seaford, Managing Director of brandsec
Earlier last week, a member from the media contacted me if I knew any way to provide them with a list of Facebook’s domain names and update them on any new registrations.
I wasn’t surprised by the request. The Facebook (FB)...
Purchase order scams on the rise in October
Last month brandsec was engaged to assist several brands in enforcing against lookalike domain names that were used to impersonate them and their employees. The false domain names in question appeared legitimate, and the website was simply copied for authenticity. The common...
Registry Lock to Prevent Domain Hijacking
What is domain hijacking?
Domain name hijacking is when an unauthorized third party, often a hacker, gains control of a company’s domain name portal and seizes control over their DNS system, enabling them to make unauthorized changes and transfers.
What happens when a...
Report: Domain Security and Enterprise Risk Management
Dave Piscitello, Dr. Colin Strutt, and Lyman Chapin of the Interisle Consulting Group released a report (click here) on 28 June 2021 looking at the adverse and costly consequences of domain abuse for enterprise brands. They explore how domain names can be incorporated into an...
Another scam alert from auDA
auDA the administrator of Australia’s .au top level domain issued a scam alert today. We are seeing emails being sent out by someone posing as an auDA employee and asking for either copies of identification documents or verification of contact information. auDA does not...
A look at how cybercriminals exploit spoofed domains
Originally published by David Goldstein of Brandshelter
With cybercriminals seeking to take advantage any way possible, internet users need to be aware of what they are doing online all the time. One of the myriad ways cybercriminals seek to take advantage of internet users...