NCC Group Launching Domain Assured To Provide Domain Abuse Monitoring
[news release] Global information assurance firm NCC Group is launching Domain Assured, a new service which monitors the abuse, health and reputation of internet domains.
The service is aimed at domain name registrars and new gTLD owners, and provides continual monitoring of the major domain abuse types such as spam, typosquatting, hosting of malicious code and phishing. These can all damage the reputation of an internet domain, resulting in lost revenues and trust as confidence from end users disappears.
Built on top of technology from NCC Group’s advanced research group, Domain Assured will use expert threat intelligence capabilities to deliver a complete, real-time picture of a domain’s threat landscape, enabling registrars and registries to take a proactive approach to seeking out abuse.
Rob Cotton, CEO at NCC Group said: “We are passionate about making the internet a safer place. Domain Assured will make a big impact in protecting organisations and their customers and ease the transition as the new gTLDs are rolled out.”
ICANN has decreed that registry operators have to adhere to a minimum level of technical analysis regarding threats to their TLDs. Domain Assured ensures this standard is met and exceeded by delivering a complete picture of a domain’s threat landscape.
The scalable cloud-based solution can monitor millions of domains while providing rapid notifications of abuse. It makes use of NCC Group’s own algorithms to predict issues before they arise. Abuse thresholds can be configured to filter out potential false positives through the user-friendly customer portal, which is available 24/7.
Domain Assured will be a tiered offering, with additional services available on top of the comprehensive monitoring. These add-ons include an additional proactive component, where any flagged issues are dealt with immediately by NCC Group’s security testing and website performance teams.
Rob continued: “Our global reach and size means we can provide this service on a massive scale. We have legal and technical teams in house dedicated to monitoring and solving each case of abuse.
“Domain abuse can damage the reputation of registries and registrars, as well as harming end users. Domain Assured uses our threat intelligence capabilities to ensure customers have a detailed dashboard of their domain environments.”
Domain Assured is the latest initiative from NCC Group in the domain space. Last year ICANN approved its escrow division as a gTLD escrow agent, while the Group has also acquired .trust from Deutsche Post, as part of its mission to create a secure and trusted internet environment through new gTLDs.
Sedo’s March GreatDomains Auction is Underway ! Gab.com Hits $200,002
Sedo, the leading online domain name marketplace and monetization provider, is hosting these days its monthly GreatDomains auction. The auction ends on March 27,2014.
The auction features 180 domain names, out of which 52 already received bids.The highest bid so far is for Gab.com at $200,002. NFC.com also managed to attract a lot of interest and received two bids, with the highest one of $10,099 .
Other interesting domain names included in the auction are :
Carnaval.com.br
Futebol.com.br
Opulence.com
Dentiste.fr
Aku.com
StreamingRadio.com
Shore.com
AktienFonds.de
Brasile.it
Kym.com
You can see the entire invenoty and place your bids here .
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Las Vegas Offers Special Sign Up Bonus
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Las Vegas organizers announced recently that a special sign up bonus is being offered. The bonus includes two nights at the Bellagio for $1,495 or three nights for $1,595.
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Las Vegas conference will be running from May 28th – June 1st, 2014.
You can read the announcement after the jump:
” T.R.A.F.F.I.C. has offered some of the lowest prices we have ever had but that is about to end. Right now when you sign up for T.R.A.F.F.I.C. it includes 2 nights at the Bellagio for $1495 or 3 nights for $1595.
An incredible deal at a 5 star hotel.
“Starting Friday April 4th, (a week from this Friday) the hotel part of the admission is going bye bye.
The price will be $1595 and it will no longer include the hotel rooms at the Bellagio.
That was a VERY special offering and it is now ending.
We won’t be doing that at the Fountainbleu either.
We did it to guarantee we would sell our entire room block and so mission accomplished. But we want to give you plenty of notice so there are no surprises. After you Buy your ticket you will want to register for your hotel rooms. A credit for each night will appear on your room bill.
This show that starts on May 28th with Cabanas opened on the 27th will be larger and more important than last year. With so much hype out there it is hard to get straight talk anywhere from anyone. Many are fully invested and objectivity is a hard commodity to find in our small world.
But there is always T.R.A.F.F.I.C. The place that stands for B.U.S.I.N.E.S.S. in the domain industry. We don’t need to re-invent ourselves. What we offer is unique and those that recognize that keep coming back. It’s that simple. We keep the noise out and the business in. T.R.A.F.F.I.C. MEANS B.U.S.I.N.E.S.S.
That simple recipe that has served us for a decade. Our only agenda is your business and how can T.R.A.F.F.I.C. help you make more money. And those on stage are there to help you and not simply to sell you something. They are contributors to YOUR success. They get rewarded for helping our attendees. That is why self promotion at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. is limited and not encouraged. The best way to do business these days is to have credibility. Once you lose that, game over.
We focus on domain investment and the future. We are a domain name investment show.
We don’t focus on registries or registrars but they are always welcome to participate and provide you valuable information for your business.
Their job is to focus on us, serve us and keep us in the loop.
Understand their role and respect the fact that the choices are overwhelming and there has to be a reason to do business.
A vision.
I have always been clear that if we take you away from your families it won’t be to waste your time.
You can party at home with your friends. Come to T.R.A.F.F.I.C. to focus on your futures and keep up to date with real events and trends.
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. welcomes all gTLD companies to come and make their case why YOU should invest with THEM. They will have stage time to explain their visions and talk intelligently to the #1 Domain investor group in the world. Those without answers need not apply. We don’t play games and we don’t play favorites. We open it up to all.
I know you are all hyped out, so I won’t add to it.
That’s my case for T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Las Vegas.
I am now starting on the agenda and that will be published in the weeks ahead. I’ll keep you up to date when I can. Check the schedule often starting in May as it will be changed and added to daily as we ramp up.
The bottom line is that domain names are taking center stage and are going to be part of the culture in a way we have never seen nor dreamed of. The T.R.A.F.F.I.C. show has been there from day one. There was a mission. Take domains names from obscurity and make them the center of the universe. And T.R.A.F.F.I.C. .continues to lead the way with a lot of help from a lot of friends”
Afnic to Hold Workshop on Domain Names on March 25,2014
Afnic, the company behind .FR domain extension, announced that it will be holding an informative workshop on domain names in conjunction with INPI.
You can read the announcement after the jump:
“As part of the Cap Digital Meetings organized in Paris, Afnic is organizing an informative workshop on domain names in conjunction with INPI.
The one-hour morning workshop on March 25 will be facilitated by Isabel Toutaud, Afnic Legal Affairs Director, and Caroline Bigot, Head of Promotion of Industrial Property at the INPI. The purpose of the workshop is to allow participants to:
- Understand what trademarks and patents represent
- Understand what a domain name involves, including the legal framework, registration, procedures for resolving existing dispute, etc.
- And understand the links between brands/patents and domain names
.London Just Added to the Root Zone
.London was just added to the root zone.The new gTLD is expected to have a huge succcess, especially after .Berlin has become quickly the second top-selling TLD .
Considering that London has twice the population of Berlin and that the new gTLD .Berlin has become quickly the second selling TLD in just one day, .London is expected to have a huge success.
A survey revealed that one in four businesses in London want to have a .London domain name. Half of them want to register a .London domain name because they are porud to be a London business, 41% said that they want a .London domain name because it would help customers to find them more easily and 27% said that owning a .London domain would definitely help generate more sales.
