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ICANN now accepting new gTLD applications; are cybersquatters still a real risk?

13

Jan

2012

Today marks the opening of a revolutionary registration program at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The new generic top-level domain (gTLD) registration programme is open to those who can afford the $185,000 (?120,000) evaluation fee. ICANN is growing the Domain Name System (DNS) system by seeking registrations of any word, including […]

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From “.com” to “.anything”

13

Dec

2011

You may already know about the recent launch of the .xxx domain that is designed for websites with adult content. That is just the tip of the iceberg. ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the organization that coordinates the Internet’s addressing system, has announced a major evolution in the naming possibilities for generic top-level domains […]

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New your.brand domain names to increase phishing?

22

Jun

2011

ICANN has just approved a new batch of individualized TLD’s (Top Level Domains), so now you can register your.brand, whatever yourbrand is, instead of the usual yourbrand.com, .net, etc., if you can prove to ICANN you deserve it. The problem? Users tricked by similar looking domain names have long been a boon for phishing exploits, […]

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