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The latest news in corporate domain name management, cyber security and online brand protection, including updates from ICANN's new gTLD program.

A Cautionary Tale of Reputation Damage: Striking the Right Balance with Brand Protection

By Dr. David Barnett, subject matter expert, brand monitoring;Lan Huang, subject matter expert, CSC Domain and Brand Abuse EnforcementAlexandra Midgley subject matter expert, CSC Social Media Enforcement Share this post In early March 2020, a well-known European fashion brand found

Coronavirus Online Threats Going Viral, Part 2: Marketplaces

By Dr. David Barnett,subject matter expert, brand monitoring Share this post In this second article about the online risks of coronavirus, we take a look at online marketplaces. In the midst of the coronavirus crisis and the partial or total

Spring Has Sprung! Spring Clean Your House of Digital Assets

By Ken Linscottproduct director, Domains and Security Share this post At the start of the year, many responsible for managing domain name portfolios may be considering spring cleaning! Traditionally, such a task consists of a review to check that all

Coronavirus Online Threats Going Viral, Part 1: Domain Names

Dr. David Barnettsubject matter expert – brand monitoring Share this post As news of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to emerge, CSC has undertaken the first in a series of studies looking at how the development of the

Beyond the Firewall: DNS Defenses to Manage Online Threats

The domain name system (DNS) forms the underlying infrastructure for how the internet works, serving as a directory to point users to the right web content. When DNS goes down, websites, email, voice-over IP, and remote employee login goes down

Coronavirus Update: We are all in this together

By Mark Calandra, SVP and general manager, CSC Digital Brand Services During these extraordinary times, our thoughts and well wishes are with those affected by COVID-19, and with all of the generous healthcare workers on the front lines of caring

Anheuser-Busch InBev Brewery Endorses CSC

Protecting and securing online assets of major global brands is what we do at CSC. And with 650 brands and more than six centuries of brewing history, Anheuser-Busch InBev Brewery (AB InBev) uses CSC for domain name system (DNS) and

On-demand Webinar: Brand Protection Using Smart Technology and Expert Analysis

Over 70% of luxury and apparel brands consider the online sale of counterfeits to be the biggest risk to their brand. In addition to traditional marketplaces, social media adds marketing routes for counterfeiters. So how do you stay ahead? Find

ICANN 67: Insights from the Virtual Meeting

Join us as we take a look back on the ICANN 67 Virtual Meeting. We’ll share highlights of important industry policy developments that will affect your online domain name, brand protection, and cyber security strategies in 2020 and beyond. Expert

The Life Cycle of Digital Certificates Reduces Again

By Ken Linscott, product director, Domains and Security Share this post Recently, there were news articles about a large software provider who experienced a global outage due to an expired digital certificate—and this is not the first time this kind