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Sat 5th September 2015
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100% of Websites in These Two Top-Level Domains Are ‘Shady’ - That’s the discovering of a brand new report from enterprise safety agency. “What makes the zip TLD interesting is that it really only has one live domain as of today: nic.zip, which is Google’s pre-registration page”, Chris Larsen wrote in a post. And Blue Coat found that more than 95% of websites in the 10 newest TLDs are suspicious. The opposite eight, together with.nation, .kim, .cricket, .science, .work, .celebration, .gq (Equatorial Guinea) and.hyperlink, weren’t a lot ... read more ...
 
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Security Firm Calls Out Top 10 Most Suspicious New gTLDs - The report discovered that 100 % of the web sites in Blue Coat's database with the top-level domains of.zip and.assessment have been suspicious. The other eight, including.country, .kim, .cricket, .science, .work, .party, .gq (Equatorial Guinea) and.link, were not much safer, with 96.98 percent to 99.97 percent of the websites they hosted deemed untrustworthy."As the number of TLDs has increased, so have the opportunities for attackers", warns Blue Coat. "To be able to construct a greater safety ... read more ...
 
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‘Shadiest’ New Internet Addresses - New research by security firm Blue Coat offers us an interesting a petty mixed picture of how the new domains possibilities are being used and, sure enough, some of them are being abused on an industrial scale to game search engines and worse. For example, in case of the domain.kim, the researchers discovered websites serving up pages that mimic popular video and image sites and prompt unprotected visitors to unwittingly download malware. “Generally, if you look closer, most of these appear ... read more ...
 
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Google’s ‘.zip’ domain not dangerous: Study -

Google does a flattering good pursuit of operative out what you’re looking for, though a some-more specific we are a improved your formula will be.

Using operators does only that, so for instance enclosing a word in selection outlines — “like this” — searches for that specific phrase, adding a reduction pointer excludes that word (salsa recipe — tomatoes) and regulating OR gives Google a choice, eg. World Cup plcae 2014 or 2022.

Via: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

 
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Google Does Not Run Shady Domain, Study Authors Say - Clicking on a Web address ending in .zip will not endanger users, the authors of a study that put .zip at the top of a list of "shady Web neighbourhoods" said on Friday.Google, which owns the top-level domain (TLD) .zip challenged the study after it was published on Tuesday..zip is one of more than 1,000 new TLDs that have cropped up since a liberalisation of Web addresses in the past two years, adding to the familiar .com, .org and .gov.The study published by enterprise security company Blue ... read more ...
Fri 4th September 2015
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Blue Coat Puts Google’s .Zip TLD On Bad Neighbor List - The Security analyst blog Blue Coat defended why one of Google's new domain names, .zip, made it to the top of its "shady Web neighborhoods" list after Google and others questioned the move. Google's .zip top-level domain name is one of more than 1,000 new TLDs that surfaced since ICANN freed a multitude of Web addresses, adding to .com and .org. "What makes the .zip TLD interesting is that it really only has one live domain as of today: nic.zip, which is Google's pre-registration page," wrote ... read more ...
 
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Domain Name Marketplace Launched New gTLD Service - Sep 4, 2015 - (Newswire) The domain name marketplace Undeveloped.com today announces rolling out a new gTLD service to more registries. After a successful pilot with the .Amsterdam extension Undeveloped now aims to provide its premium gTLD domain services to the next batch of registries. "We create organic channels to attract the right buyer by setting unique, branded parking pages and the tech they need to transact, negotiate and come to terms ... read more ...
Thu 3rd September 2015
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GoDaddy Ranks # 1 In .in Domain Name Market Share - GoDaddy, the world’s largest technology provider dedicated to small businesses, today announced that it is now number one in .IN domain name market share, according to the National Internet Exchange of India (NiXi) .IN is India’s Country Code Top Level domain (ccTLD) on the Internet, and the leading domain name in India, enabling brands, companies and individuals to establish a distinct Indian identity online. ... read more ...
 
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Almost all .science malicious, .cricket rigged, boffins find - Almost every one of the hundreds of thousands of websites in 10 top level domains including all under .review and .zip are malicious, according to research. More than 95 percent of the hundreds of thousands websites in each of ten top level domains (TLDs) including .country, cricket, .science, and .party are flogging spam, malware, or adware. The shocking findings published by security firm Blue Coat ... read more ...
 
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A warning about the “shadiest neighborhoods” on the web - If you wish to keep out of hassle on the internet, you had higher keep away from web sites ending in .zip and .evaluation in addition to a number of others which are bastions of . That’s the discovering of a brand new report from enterprise safety agency . It got here up with the 10 top-level domains (TLDs), the top a part of an internet handle, that have been most related to suspicious web sites. The report discovered that 100 % of the web sites in Blue Coat’s database with the top-level ... read more ...
 
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Challenges for .brands – Launching Your .brand - This is the sixth in a series of blog posts discussing the strategic and operational challenges faced by .brand TLD owners and the processes involved in getting them ready for use. Previously I discussed how to transition your agreed strategy into an implementation plan, which you can read here. One of the consistent themes of this blog series is that despite similarities across .brand TLDs, no two brands will settle on the exact same strategy and process for moving their TLD to launch. As ... read more ...
Wed 2nd September 2015
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Security Firm Calls Out Top 10 Most Suspicious New gTLDs: Report - A number of top-level domains are used almost entirely to support botnets, spam campaigns and phishing, researchers have revealed. On Wednesday, a team from enterprise security firm Blue Coat unveiled the result of months of research into today's top-level domains (TLDs). Domains are no longer limited to .com, .org and country of origin; instead, website operators can choose from a wide selection including .link, .edu, .mil, .review and .work, among ... read more ...
 
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Security Firm Calls Out Top 10 Most Suspicious New gTLDs: Report - While new TLDs are gaining in registered websites and visits, some are being used in ways they were not intended for. Among the 10 new gTLDs with the most suspicious sites, over 95 percent are rated as suspicious, a report by enterprise security firm Blue Coat finds. The report is not without its own flaws, however. As The Domains points out, the new gTLD that tops the list, .zip, hasn’t even been launched yet. In addition, another domain in the top 10 isn’t a new gTLD at all, it’s a ... read more ...
 
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A warning about the "shadiest neighborhoods" on the web - This is one of the domains that a new report found was most associated with suspicious websites.(Photo: .Science)If you want to stay out of trouble on the web, you had better avoid websites ending in .zip and .review as well as several others that are bastions of suspicious activity.That is the finding of a new report from enterprise security firm Blue Coat. It came up with the 10 top-level domains (TLDs), the end part of a web address, that were most associated with suspicious websites.The report ... read more ...
 
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Looking for .FOREX or .BROKER Domain to Distinguish Your Brand? Coming Soon - Since Google announced that they were creating Alphabet as its holding company and choosing the URL of ABC.XYZ, it has provided a shot in the arm for new top level domain (TLD) names. At the top of all TLDs is .COM, with other country specific TLDs such as .CO, .IO, .ME and .TV also gaining traction. But, even with other TLDs available, .COMs remain the Park Place and Boardwalk of internet real estate, with all the others relegated to the likes of Baltic Avenue. Sector Specific ... read more ...
 
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The shadiest characters in the world of top-level domains - CNET A number of top-level domains are used almost entirely to support botnets, spam campaigns and phishing, researchers have revealed.On Wednesday, a team from enterprise security firm Blue Coat unveiled the result of months of research into today's top-level domains (TLDs). Domains are no longer limited to .com, .org and country of origin; instead, website operators ... read more ...
Tue 1st September 2015
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TLD Podcast #19: Leo Santa Cruz-Abner Mares & more - Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares take center stage on this week’s podcast. Diego and I recap what turned out to be a tremendous fight, and speculate where both Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares go from here. We also talk Shane Mosley-Ricardo Mayorga, and preview this weekend’s Premier Boxing Champions action. Here’s a more detailed breakdown of this week’s podcast: Leo Santa Cruz-Abner Mares was a fight both boxing fans and pundits had been clamouring for since Santa Cruz joined Mares at ... read more ...
 
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ICM Registry steps up awareness campaign as new adult string launches - Trevor Little ICM Registry’s ‘.sex’ string has opened for sunrise, with the company stepping up its outreach to trademark counsel and the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) predicting an uptick in trademark submissions. Earlier this year, with the launch of the ‘.adult’ and ‘.porn’ TLDs imminent, we reported on ICM Registry’s plans to ... read more ...
 
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London Makes Top 10 for Safe Web ‘Hoods - Top-level domains (TLDs), aka internet neighborhoods, are similar to real-world addresses in the sense that some are shadier than others. A new look at which addresses offer the most rarified air found that the safest TLD out there is the military-related .mil suffix. And the .London suffix, set up in 2014, is the ninth safest web neighborhood in the world, ranked alongside Japan, Gibraltar and Kuwait in the top 10. The report, from Blue Coat, found that in contrast, some TLDs are used for the sole ... read more ...
 
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Hit the dot - Hit the dotThe introduction of new gTLDs has brought with it novel questions about how to decide whether a domain name is identical or confusingly similar to another’s trademark. Nathalie Dreyfus of Dreyfus reportsThe new gTLD .paris has been available to everyone since 2 December 2014, making it the first gTLD in France to be specifically dedicated to a city. While it has become difficult to stand out on the web with now classic domain names such as .fr or .com, .paris represents a great ... read more ...
 
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BlueCoat Study: Top 10 Shady Sites in New gTLD’s Is Flawed as Unlaunched .Zip … - Blue Coat Systems, Inc, an enterprise security company, issued a report today of the 10 new gTLD’s that have the most “Shady Sites” (pdf) concluding that “more than 95% of websites in 10 new Top Level Domains (TLDs) are suspicious” The report is already getting a lot of coverage in the mainstream media but there is a huge issue with the report that hasn’t been covered. The new gTLD topping the list is .Zip which hasn’t even launched yet. .Zip which is delegated to the root is owned ... read more ...
 
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BlueCoat Publishes Report 95% of Websites in 10 New gTLD’s Are “Suspicious … - Blue Coat Systems, Inc, an enterprise security company, issued a report today of the 10 new gTLD’s that have the most “Shady Sites” (pdf) concluding that “more than 95% of websites in 10 new Top Level Domains (TLDs) are suspicious” The report is already getting a lot of coverage in the mainstream media but there is a huge issue with the report that hasn’t been covered. The new gTLD topping the list is .Zip which hasn’t even launched yet. .Zip which is delegated to the root is owned ... read more ...
 
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Brand management in the internet age: new options, new concerns - Starting in 2012, the Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) began to revolutionize the internet with the release of a vast number of new top-level domain spaces. While most attorneys, and indeed the general public, are familiar with many of the commonly-used TLD spaces (e.g., .com, .net, .edu,), with the launch of well over one thousand new spaces (available in the near future), simply registering your client’s business name in one or two extensions may not prove ... read more ...
Mon 31st August 2015
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Breaking: T-Mobile Flatly Refuses to Block the Pirate Bay - It’s funny: access providers are all about the music, until it comes time to protect it.  Which brings us to Austria, a fresh battleground for serious access-level blocking of pirate domains, and potentially serious piracy control.  Like, the Pirate Bay, which has proven virtually impossible to contain, especially as its ‘top-level domain,’ or TLD, is always morphing. Organizations like the RIAA in the US have been mostly ineffective in the battle against piracy hubs, ... read more ...
 
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Online Reviews Provide Insights into gTLD Customers’ Needs - There is a high degree of uncertainty when launching a product, and new gTLDs are no exception. However, registries that have introduced them — or will introduce them in the second round of new gTLDs — can improve their odds. A key move: go to established domain name forums and check out their specialized sections for new gTLDs. What users say there can help companies refine tactics and strategy. In a recent study, Simon Li, Kamrun Nahar, and Benjamin C.M. Fung of Concordia University ... read more ...