The Australian domain registry, auDA, has now confirmed their new licensing rules will go into effect on April 12, 2021. The registry has been working on this change for quite some time in preparation for the anticipated launch of their top-level domain (TLD), .AU.
Holiday Shoppers Beware: Tips for Global Brand Owners and Consumers to Safeguard Against Domain Security Threats
With the COVID-19 pandemic persisting, online shopping will be the preferred method for the 2020 holiday shopping season. While staying home to shop is the safest option right now, it means consumers are more vulnerable to online fraud, counterfeits, and cyber crime.
Creating a C-suite Council for Domain Security
By Sue Watts, Global Marketing Leader Share this post While companies are making significant investments to improve their security posture with the deployment of secure firewalls, endpoint management software, and monitoring solutions, many are still exposed to security blind spots
U.S. Election-Related Web Properties Prone to Fraud and Misinformation Due to Lack of Domain Security
By Vin D’angelo, Quinn Taggart, and Sue Watts Share this post The risks of fraud and disinformation in the U.S. election process have been hiding in plain sight. CSC’s new research finds that a large majority of web domains closely
How Will the New .AU Domain Licensing Rules Impact You?
By Connie Hon, domain product manager Share this post The .AU Domain Administration (auDA) will soon implement new .AU domain administration licensing rules either late this year or early next year. These rules apply to new registrations and around 3
New CSC Research Finds Significant Lack of Redundancy for Enterprise Domain Name Systems (DNS)
By Vincent D’Angelo, global director Share this post As outlined in CSC’s recent 2020 Domain Security Report: Forbes Global 2000 Companies, cyber criminals are disrupting organizations by attacking the protocol responsible for their online presence—their domain name system (DNS). When
The Countdown Has Started – Here Come One-year Digital Certificate Life Cycles
By Stephanie Mitchell, marketing managerKen Linscott, product director | Domains and Security Share this post Apple announced its decision to trust only one-year digital certificates[1] on its Safari browser in February 2020. This decision created a domino effect, with Mozilla®
Beware of Abandoned Domain Names in this Turbulent Time and as the Global Economy Changes
By Ken Linscott, product directorDomains and Security Share this post The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused worldwide disruption—for whole nations and their economies. Unfortunately, there will be some side effects for businesses. A number of brands will disappear from the
How Brexit Raises Risks for Non-Compliant .EU Domain Names
On June 3, 2020, EURid, the registry for .EU domains, published its timeline and action plan to withdraw and delete .EU domains registered to entities and individuals located in the U.K. If your domain portfolio is managed by CSC, you
Our Findings Show that More than Half of the Forbes Global 2000 Companies Still Use Retail-Grade Domain Registrars. What are the Risks?
By Sue Watts, head of Marketing Share this post As with every research report we write, our 2020 Domain Security Report: Forbes Global 2000 offers best practices to mitigate cyber security threats. What we see time and again is the