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Featured Blogs Did the DPRK Hack Sony?
My Twitter feed has exploded with lots of theorizing about whether or not North Korea really hacked Sony. Most commentators are saying "no", pointing to the rather flimsy public evidence. They may be right -- but they may not be. Worse yet, we may never know the truth. One thing is quite certain, though: the "leaks" to the press about the NSA having concluded it was North Korea were not unauthorized leaks; rather, they were an official statement released without a name attached. more »
Dec 19, 2014 - by Steven Bellovin - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Cyberattack, Security The Empire Strikes Back: "New" Verisign Hums a Familiar Tune
Losing your monopoly must be hard. True, few companies ever experience that particular breed of angst, but if Verisign's reply to even modest success in the new gTLD marketplace is any indication, it must be very hard to say goodbye. We understand why they're worried... The quality of newly registered .COM names is dropping and has been for years. And there is nothing Verisign can do about it. So welcome to the fire sale. more »
Dec 18, 2014 - by Paul Stahura - Comments: 10
Related Topics: Domain Names, Top-Level Domains Thirty-Three Million and Counting
Two weeks ago I blogged about ICANN's astonishingly lucrative domain auctions. At that time, they'd raised $26.7 million. Now, two auctions later, they're up to about $33 million. Yesterday's two auctions were for .MLS and .BABY. The former, for those who aren't deep into the real estate biz, stands for Multiple Listing Service, the system that lets you list a house with one broker, and all the other brokers can sell it. more »
Dec 17, 2014 - by John Levine - Comments: 2
Related Topics: ICANN, Top-Level Domains NETmundial Initiative Lacks Backing, and ICANN Should Not Lead
A fledgling attempt to create a new global Internet governance clearinghouse has run into trouble as leading business and civil organizations said they are not yet prepared to participate in the NETmundial Initiative (NMI) championed by ICANN President Fadi Chehade. In highlighting that there remain several unanswered questions, the Internet Society (ISOC), Internet Architecture Board (IAB), and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC-BASIS) raised serious concerns... more »
Dec 17, 2014 - by Steve DelBianco - Comments: 1
Related Topics: ICANN, Internet Governance The Real Facts About New gTLDs
Many with financial interests in new gTLDs, such as Donuts, have painted a rosy picture of how new gTLDs create greater availability of meaningful domain name options that the global masses have been waiting for. Their message seems to be: FINALLY, there is an alternative to .com in new domain extensions like .guru, .photography, .blackfriday and .tips. But, the reality is that we have always had options other than .com to choose from when registering a domain name. The challenge isn't choice, its relevance and credibility. more »
Dec 17, 2014 - by Jeannie McPherson - Comments: 11
Related Topics: Domain Names, Top-Level Domains Can Big Companies Stop Being Hacked?
The recent huge security breach at Sony caps a bad year for big companies, with breaches at Target, Apple, Home Depot, P.F.Changs, Neiman Marcus, and no doubt other companies who haven't admitted it yet. Is this the new normal? Is there any hope for our private data? I'm not sure, but here are three observations... This week Brian Krebs reported on several thousand Hypercom credit card terminals that all stopped working last Sunday. Had they all been hacked? more »
Dec 16, 2014 - by John Levine - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Cyberattack, Security Email Vendors: Time to Build in DMARC
DMARC is extremely useful, yet I've heard some vendors are putting their implementations on hold because of the IETF DMARC working group. You really shouldn't wait though -- it's been in wide use for nearly three years, enterprises are looking at DMARC for B2B traffic, and the working group charter is limited in it's scope for changes. Let's compare this to a similar situation in the past. more »
Dec 16, 2014 - by Steve Jones - Comments: 0
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