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Companies can now register .inc domain for business websites
A new top-level domain (TLD) is coming to the scene that is especially meant for businesses. Called “.inc”, the new TLD will be operated by Intercap Registry Inc. Today, the names of millions of compa...
Google’s .dev domain name for developers now available at standard prices
Google Registry has launched the .dev top-level domain (TLD) for developers and other tech geeks associated with development. The .dev was announced last month but it was available only for Early Acce...
ICANN demands full deployment of DNSSEC across all domains
In a new announcement, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has mentioned that there is an ongoing and significant risk to some of the main parts of DNS (Domain Name System) inf...
DNS Flag Day: Domain names with non-compliant DNS servers might become unavailable
From DNS Flag Day 2019, the DNS software and service providers are going to stop supporting certain accommodations for non-complaint DNS implementations from their software or services. These changes ...
Google secures DNS traffic with DNS-over-TLS support for its public DNS
Google is adding DNS-over-TLS support to its Public DNS (Domain Name System) protocol to provide security and privacy for DNS traffic between users and their resolvers. The DNS protocol is used to con...
Cinven acquires European web host One.com for undisclosed amount
Leading web hosting services provider, One.com, which has more than one million customers globally, is getting acquired by the private equity firm Cinven. Founded in 2002, One.com is based in Europe a...
Domain name registrations count totals 342.4M in Q3 2018: Verisign report
The global domain name registrations count has reached 342.4 million across all top-level domains (TLDs) in the third quarter of 2018, finds Verisign. The data reveals that around 2.6 million new doma...
Alphabet’s Jigsaw launches new app to protect users against DNS manipulation
Jigsaw, unit of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has launched a new Android app called Intra to protect users against DNS (domain name system) manipulation. DNS is the phonebook of internet, that hel...
Google Registry launches .page domain names with security baked in by default
In May this year, Google had launched the .APP domain extension, three years after acquiring the rights to manage it. The search engine giant is now unveiling .page top-level domain (TLD) as a part of...
Cloudflare to provide domain names at wholesale price, with no rise in renewal costs
Cloudflare is going to disrupt the domain name registration market with its new move. The content delivery network (CDN) provider has launched Cloudflare Registrar with a promise to provide domain nam...
Abry Partners buys majority stake in Donuts
The well-known private equity firm Abry Partners is acquiring the leading domain name registry Donuts for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2010, Donuts provides a broad variety of clear and meaningfu...
Abandoned domain names can cause serious cyberthreats to previous owners
An abandoned domain name can allow cybercriminals to gain access to email addresses of the company that previously owned it, finds cybersecurity expert Gabor Szathmari. When a domain name gets expired...
