Common Domain Name Security Risks
14 December 2022 Domain name security is an essential part of protecting your brand and reputation, and ensuring the long-term success and profitability of your business. By implementing strong security [...]
Brandshelter – ISO 27001 certified
25 August 2022 In the domain name industry, corporate domain name Registrars often piggyback on their data centres' ISO certification to claim that they meet compliance requirements, but the domain [...]
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 [...]
Portal Security: The Basics
Domain password security - the basics Hackers use basic hacks and social engineering techniques to obtain, or figure out, passwords that do not follow best practice configurations. It is crucial [...]
Domain Name Security Basics
Domain Name Security Basics With the rise of cyber-attacks over the years, we have seen major brands such as Toll and more recently Nine Entertainment hit by damaging cyberattacks resulting [...]
Registry Lock is critical for important domains
This article looks at the importance of Registry Lock with the growing number of DNS Hijacking attacks. With DNS attacks up 34% according to the last IDC annual report it [...]
Don’t abandon your subdomain either
Subdomain Hijacking In our last blog we wrote about the risks of culling or abandoning domain names, but what about subdomains? Arguably, abandoned subdomains pose as much a risk [...]
The Risks of Culling Domain Names
Culling domain names needs to be discussed. It is not an activity that should be taken lightly and requires a lot of due diligence and careful planning. This blog discusses [...]
Strategies to mitigate cyber security incidents
This guidance is based on the Australian Government best practice guide to mitigating cyber security incidents, performing vulnerability assessments and penetration testing Commonwealth organisations. Prior to implementing any of the [...]
Australia: Cybercrime reported every 10 minutes
An average of 164 cybercrime reports are made by Australians every day — about one report every 10 minutes — according to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC). The agency [...]
.bank/.insurance Updated Security Requirements
fTLD LLC, the Registry that manages domains such as .bank and .insurance, periodically reviews the Registrant Security Requirements to ensure they are in-line with best practices for the financial services [...]
basic domain name security best practices
This article looks at some of the basic domain name security best practices. Domain name security should be one of the top priorities for any organisation with an online presence. [...]