By Connie Hon, domain product manager Share this post In our June 2020 Dot Brand Insights Report, we look into the increase in .BRAND domains being used by brand owners to communicate important messaging to their customers, investors, and employees
Which Industries and Regions Fare Better in their Domain Security Posture?
By Sue Watts, head of Marketing Share this post In our 2020 Domain Security Report: Forbes Global 2000, what surprises us most is the weaker than expected security posture of banks that manage personal identity information and large amounts of
Domain Security Report: 83% of Global 2000 Organizations are at Risk of Domain Name Hijacking
By Sue Watts, head of Marketing Share this post Cyber criminals are always taking advantage of what security experts are now referring to as critically important security blind spots to launch domain name and domain name system (DNS) hijacking as
Holiday Shopping Starts Now! How Will 11.11, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday eCommerce Domains Trend? Part 1
By David Barnett, Brand Monitoring subject matter expert Share this post The month of November marks the start of a busy shopping period in both the offline and online worlds, not only because of the proximity of the festive time
5 Ways Using a .BRAND Sets You Apart
If you’re reading this, you already use or are contemplating a tool that can set you apart from the competition—a .BRAND domain. Adopting a .BRAND is a unique engine for growth. Use it to: Establish a go-to-market strategy Attract and
Mitigate Security Threats Through Digital Certificate Policy Enforcement
Share this post Managing digital certificates can be challenging. On average, companies spend 225 hours manually managing 50 certificates a year[1]. About 74% of enterprises have seen system outages due to unplanned certificate expiration[2], and over 50% have a lost
Confused about domain locks? Understand the intricacies and security effectiveness.
By Ken Linscott Share this post At the beginning of 2019, CSC joined the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the UK National Cyber Security Centre, and other leading security organizations—including Cisco® Talos, FireEye®, and Akamai—in
Don’t forget to register!
On June 25, 2019, all brand holders owning a reserved domain name will have their rights lapsed, leaving the domain available for registration by someone else. For five years, Nominet reserved current domains under .CO.UK, .ORG.UK, .ME.UK, .NET.UK, .PLC.UK, and
Cyber Monday Shopping Surge: SSLs and Online Sales
The holiday season from November to December corresponds with the largest shopping season of the year. Starting on Black Friday—November 25, 2016—and gaining momentum on Cyber Monday—November 28—the biggest online shopping day in the U.S.—the opportunity for cyber crime will
CSC’s New gTLD Utilization Report – September 2016
The September edition of CSC® Digital Brand Services’ New gTLD Utilization Report shows 14,098 generic top level domains have broken through to make the Alexa Top 1M list, up 19% since our last report. As always, we continue to share