[DNS] domain name news - 7 June

From: David Goldstein <david> Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 10:23:27 +1000 · This archive was generated by hypermail 2.3.0 : Sat Sep 09 2017 - 22:00:11 UTC

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Officials Say Threats From Net Governance May Be Vague But Are Real
http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2012/06/officials-say-threats-from-net.php

Big Reveal confirmed for London
http://domainincite.com/9258-big-reveal-confirmed-for-london

GAC gets its way in new Applicant Guidebook
http://domainincite.com/9222-gac-gets-its-way-in-new-applicant-guidebook

Donuts Raises $100M-Plus To Deliver ?Dot-Anything-You-Want? Domain Names
http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2012/06/05/donuts-raises-100m-plus-to-deliver-dot-anything-you-want-domain-names/

Australians fall behind domain rush
http://www.theage.com.au/business/australians-fall-behind-domain-rush-20120604-1zs3v.html

World IPv6 Launch Unites Industry Leaders to Redefine the Global Internet
http://www.internetsociety.org/news/world-ipv6-launch-unites-industry-leaders-redefine-global-internet

Internet co-creator Vint Cerf welcomes IPv6 elbow room (Q&A)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57447207-92/internet-co-creator-vint-cerf-welcomes-ipv6-elbow-room-q-a/

World IPv6 Day Today As Launch Unites Industry Leaders to Redefine Global Internet
http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/06/06/world-ipv6-day/

Cerf: IPv6 'launch' was 20 years in the making
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/060612-cerf-ipv6-259934.html

Tardy iPv6 takeup risks e-commerce in Australia
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/telecommunications/tardy-ipv6-takeup-risks-e-commerce-in-australia/story-fn4iyzsr-1226386332448

au: The push for IPv6: a CSIRO case study
http://www.zdnet.com.au/the-push-for-ipv6-a-csiro-case-study-339339151.htm

Australia behind Azerbaijan going into World IPv6 Day, ISOC president says
http://www.cio.com.au/article/426537/australia_behind_azerbaijan_going_into_world_ipv6_day_isoc_president_says/

Internet address system set for major upgrade
http://www.news.com.au/technology/internet-address-system-set-for-major-upgrade/story-e6frfro0-1226382251935

New protocol expands web
http://www.theage.com.au/business/new-protocol-expands-web-20120605-1zu95.html

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Officials Say Threats From Net Governance May Be Vague But Are Real
While U.S. officials continue to raise red flags about possible efforts by other countries to regulate the Internet, they had a difficult time Tuesday identifying what those actual threats may be.
http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2012/06/officials-say-threats-from-net.php

The United Nations Could Seize the Internet, U.S. Officials Warn
Several emerging countries are rallying behind a campaign to have the International Telecommunications Union, the U.N.'s global standards body for telecommunications, declare the Internet a global telecommunications system, U.S. officials testified on Thursday before the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2012/06/the-united-nations-could-seize-the-internet-us-officials-warn.php

Government control of Net is always a bad idea
Whether it's the California Public Utilities Commission or the United Nations, traditional governments are ill-suited to regulate the Internet.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57446383-38/government-control-of-net-is-always-a-bad-idea/

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New gTLD Program: Updated Applicant Guidebook Available
ICANN has issued today a new version of the gTLD Applicant Guidebook. The Applicant Guidebook describes the requirements and procedures for submitting applications for new gTLDs, as well as the criteria and procedures for evaluation.
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-4-04jun12-en.htm

ICANN Board Conflicts of Interest Review - Independent Expert Report
As part of ICANN's ongoing focus on improving how the ICANN Board addresses conflicts of interest, as well as enhancing ICANN's ethical culture, ICANN is posting the work of the team of international ethic experts in this regard.
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-8-04jun12-en.htm

RAA Negotiations - Update
In advance of the Prague Meeting, ICANN is posting a group of documents on the status of negotiation of amendments to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA).
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-7-04jun12-en.htm

GNSO Website Re-Design
By now I?m sure many of you have noticed the newly designed GNSO web site. The new site went ?LIVE? on 24 May. In addition to overall cosmetic and design changes, a key feature of the new site is an updated navigation structure to make it easier for users to find relevant content specific to their interests.
http://blog.icann.org/2012/06/gnso-website-re-design/

Request for Community Input on Formulation of 2013-2016 Strategic Plan
Purpose (Brief): As part of the strategic planning process each year, ICANN seeks public comment to inform the development of the next version of its Strategic Plan.
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-04jun12-en.htm

Interisle Consulting Group's WHOIS Proxy/Privacy Reveal & Relay Feasibility Survey
Purpose (Brief): This survey, conducted by the Interisle Consulting Group in Boston, MA, USA, is intended to help the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council determine the feasibility of conducting an extensive analytical study ("full study") into communication Relay and identity Reveal requests sent for gTLD domain names registered using Proxy and Privacy services.
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-04jun12-en.htm

Request for Community Input on Formulation of 2013-2016 Strategic Plan
As part of the strategic planning process each year, ICANN seeks public comment to inform the development of the next version of its Strategic Plan.
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-04jun12-en.htm

Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part C Policy Development Process Initial Report
Purpose (Brief): The Generic Names Supporting Organization's (GNSO) Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part C Working Group has published its Initial Report and is looking for community input on its proposed recommendations for changes to the existing IRTP.
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-04jun12-en.htm

ICANN Board Conflicts of Interest Review - Independent Expert Report
Purpose (Brief): To receive public comment on the Report prepared by the team of independent international experts as part of their review of ICANN's conflicts of interest and ethical frameworks.
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-05jun12-en.htm

Preliminary GNSO Issue Report on the Protection of International Organization Names in New gTLDs
Purpose (Brief): ICANN staff is seeking community input on the Preliminary GNSO Issue Report on the Protection of International Organization Names in new gTLDs.
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-5-04jun12-en.htm

Roadmap to Implement SAC 051
As requested by the ICANN Board, ICANN is publishing the updated Roadmap for the coordination of the technical and policy discussions necessary to implement the recommendations outlined in SAC 051.
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-6-04jun12-en.htm

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Net growth of registered domains in Azerbaijan still makes 1,200 names in 2012
This year net increase of registered domains in Azerbaijan made up 1,196 domain names.
http://abc.az/eng/news_04_06_2012_65393.html

.eu 2011 annual report available
General Manager of the .eu registry EURid, Marc Van Wesemael, shares his views about the upcoming introduction of more gTLDs in the .eu 2011 annual report.
http://www.eurid.eu/en/content/eu-2011-annual-report-available

.nz will Second Level Domains anbieten
Die neuseel?ndische Domain Name Commission (DNC) hat angek?ndigt, ?ber eine Lockerung der Vergaberegelungen nachzudenken.
http://www.domain-recht.de/domain-registrierung/laender-endungen-cctld/cctlds-nz-will-second-level-domains-anbieten-62726.html

Domain name .rw soon to be held by Rwanda
If there?s one thing that?s giving intense headaches to Rwanda, a country that?s determined to become the regional ICT hub by 2020, is the fact that its ccTLD name (.rw) is still in the hands of an individual ? a foreign citizen to put it right. ?It?s shameful that our country?s ccTLD is managed by a custodian,? says Justin Rugondihene, Director of Internet, Media and Postal Affairs at RURA.
http://focus.rw/wp/2012/06/domain-name-rw-soon-to-be-held-by-rwanda/
http://allafrica.com/stories/201206051106.html

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The Latest Domain Name Gold Rush
Registering a common business name as a domain name that ends in .com will often start in the thousands of dollars. That?s because almost all the combinations that hold commercial potential have already been registered, and if the owners are making money from them they?ll be reluctant to sell, and know they can command high prices if they do.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-04/the-latest-domain-name-gold-rush

Big Reveal confirmed for London
ICANN will reveal details of the over 1,900 new TLD applications it has received during a press conference starting at noon UTC next Wednesday.
http://domainincite.com/9258-big-reveal-confirmed-for-london

GAC gets its way in new Applicant Guidebook
ICANN?s Governmental Advisory Committee is the beneficiary of the biggest changes in the new version of the new gTLD program Applicant Guidebook.
http://domainincite.com/9222-gac-gets-its-way-in-new-applicant-guidebook

Donuts Raises $100M-Plus To Deliver ?Dot-Anything-You-Want? Domain Names
Donuts has raised more than $100 million in a mammoth Series A round, not to make crispy, dunk-able diet killers, but to become a registry for gTLDs, a new type of unique, online identifier, VentureWire has learned.
http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2012/06/05/donuts-raises-100m-plus-to-deliver-dot-anything-you-want-domain-names/

Donuts Raises More Than $100M to Operate New Web Domains
A group of investors has bet more than $100 million on Donuts, a startup that?s aiming to make a lot of dough from the expansion of Web domain names beyond .net, .org and .com.
http://go.bloomberg.com/tech-deals/2012-06-05-donuts-raises-more-than-100m-to-operate-new-web-domains/

Donuts applies for 307 (yes, 307) gTLDs
The company, which was set up as a portfolio gTLD player by domain industry veterans Paul Stahura, Richard Tindal, Jonathon Nevett and Daniel Schindler, is applying for 307 gTLDs.
http://domainincite.com/9227-donuts-applies-for-307-yes-307-gtlds

Doh! Nuts! Donuts Applies For 307 gTLDs!
The biggest portfolio of new gTLD applications to date has been announced by Donuts, with more than $100 million to finance applications their ambitious plans for 307 gTLDs, using capital from multi-billion dollar private equity and venture funds.
http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=17898
http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/06/06/doh-nuts-donuts-applies-for-307-gtlds/

Revolt brewing over digital archery
ARI Registry Services is attempting to spearhead an uprising against ICANN?s little-loved digital archery new gTLD application batching system.
http://domainincite.com/9239-revolt-brewing-over-digital-archery

Now NetNames complains about digital archery
Another big domain name registrar has come out in opposition to ICANN?s ?digital archery? system for batching new TLD applications.
http://domainincite.com/9235-now-netnames-complains-about-digital-archery

Dot Registry applying for four US-only gTLDs
Dot Registry LLC, a new company to the domain name industry, has applied to ICANN for four company-themed gTLDs, saying it has the backing of US secretaries of state.
http://domainincite.com/9216-dot-registry-applying-for-four-us-only-gtlds

How Many of the New gTLDs Will Fail? by Jennie-Marie Larsen
I was just asked the question: How many of the new TLDs will fail? This poor listener might have hoped for one sentence as response, but that subject is too interesting to be brief. In this scenario you can't look to historical data to measure or predict the success rate of the new TLDs because past new TLDs have been largely managed by big businesses who have strong revenue streams from other business lines that they could use to support a slacking TLD.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120605_how_many_of_the_new_gtlds_will_fail/

Australians fall behind domain rush
Australian companies and organisations have failed to take advantage of new TLDs, with foreign bodies likely to snap up the most lucrative names in the first round of global allocation.
http://www.theage.com.au/business/australians-fall-behind-domain-rush-20120604-1zs3v.html
http://www.smh.com.au/business/australians-fall-behind-domain-rush-20120604-1zs3v.html
http://www.watoday.com.au/business/australians-fall-behind-domain-rush-20120604-1zs3v.html
http://www.businessday.com.au/business/australians-fall-behind-domain-rush-20120604-1zs3v.html
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/australians-fall-behind-domain-rush-20120604-1zs3v.html

Wow: new TLD battle already hits UDRP
Here?s an interesting UDRP case that attacks an applicant for the .med top domain name.
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/04/wow-new-tld-battle-already-hits-udrp/

Dot Registry applying for four US-only gTLDs
Dot Registry LLC, a new company to the domain name industry, has applied to ICANN for four company-themed gTLDs, saying it has the backing of US secretaries of state.
http://domainincite.com/9216-dot-registry-applying-for-four-us-only-gtlds

Sedari partners with Digital Archery Experts to deliver a batch one bullseye [news release]
Sedari has partnered with Digital Archery Experts, LLC (DAE) to offer its clients a digital archery service for applicants in the ICANN 2012 round for new TLDs. ICANN has the administrative capacity to process 500 applications at a time but has received over 2000 applicants and requires a system of prioritisation. Under new rules ICANN decided upon a uniquely complex system called digital archery, whereby a split-second variance between a chosen and an actual time will determine priority. DAE offers a technology solution to applicants designed to hit a desired timestamp target within milliseconds.
http://www.sedari.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Digital-Archery-Press-Release-Sedari-2012-06-04.pdf
http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/06/05/sedari-digital-archery/

16 gTLD applicants partner with AFNIC
16 French gTLD applicants have selected Afnic registry solutions to run their TLD
http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/6034/show/16-gtld-applicants-partner-with-afnic.html

Afnic working with 16 gTLD applicants in France
Sixteen French new TLD applicants have selected .fr manager Afnic to provide the back-end registry for their applications, according to the company.
http://domainincite.com/9209-afnic-working-with-16-gtld-applicants-in-france

Third .app gTLD applicant revealed
A Ukrainian software developer has become the third company to publicly reveal that it has applied for the .app TLD.
http://domainincite.com/9212-third-app-gtld-applicant-revealed

International Environmental Leaders Call for Community Protection of Dot Eco Domain
More than 50 major environmental groups have called on ICANN to protect the .ECO domain, representing a ground swell of public interest and support. Their letters are included with Big Room's community-priority .ECO application to ICANN... "This is one of the highest-level global mobilizations of the environmental community in history. Over 190 countries, more than 1,000 entities and over 10 million individual members are represented."
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120606_leaders_call_for_community_protection_of_dot_eco_domain/

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Google Issues New Warning for State-Sponsored Attacks
Starting Tuesday, look out for an unusual warning atop your Gmail inbox, Google home page or Chrome browser. It will not mince words: ?Warning: We believe state-sponsored attackers may be attempting to compromise your account or computer.?
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/google-issues-new-warning-for-state-sponsored-attacks/

Google starts warning users of state-sponsored computer attacks
Google unveiled a service that automatically displays a warning to users who may be the target of state-sponsored phishing or malware attacks.
http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/06/google-state-sponsored-attack-warnings/

Expert Issues a Cyberwar Warning
When Eugene Kaspersky, the founder of Europe?s largest antivirus company, discovered the Flame virus that is afflicting computers in Iran and the Middle East, he recognized it as a technologically sophisticated virus that only a government could create.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/technology/cyberweapon-warning-from-kaspersky-a-computer-security-expert.html

Nations must talk to halt "cyber terrorism": Kaspersky
Eugene Kaspersky, whose lab discovered the Flame virus that has attacked computers in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East, said on Wednesday only a global effort could stop a new era of "cyber terrorism".
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/06/06/cyberwar-flame-kaspersky-idINDEE85508I20120606

Mutually Assured Cyberdestruction?
It took years after the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima for the nation to develop a common national understanding of when and how to use a weapon of such magnitude. Not until after the Cuban Missile Crisis, 50 years ago this October, did a consensus emerge that the weapon was too terrible ever to employ again, save as a deterrent and a weapon of last resort.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/sunday-review/mutually-assured-cyberdestruction.html

Cyber search engine Shodan exposes industrial control systems to new risks
It began as a hobby for a ?teenage computer programmer named John Matherly, who wondered how much he could learn about devices linked to the Internet.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/cyber-search-engine-exposes-vulnerabilities/2012/06/03/gJQAIK9KCV_story.html

Flame malware network based on shadowy domains, fake names
The espionage malware has already been updated on some infected machines -- after command-and-control domains were shut down last week, researchers say.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57446652-83/flame-malware-network-based-on-shadowy-domains-fake-names/

A Massive Web of Fake Identities and Websites Controlled Flame Malware
The attackers behind the complex Flame cyberespionage toolkit, believed to be a state-sponsored operation, used an extensive list of fake identities to register at least 86 domains, which they used as part of their command-and-control center, according to researchers at Russia-based antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/06/flame-command-and-control/

United Nations views Flame as cybersecurity opportunity
The United Nations has seized on the appearance of the Flame worm, which targeted computers in the Middle East, to argue that it should have more authority to deal with cybersecurity threats on the Internet.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57446906-83/united-nations-views-flame-as-cybersecurity-opportunity/
http://www.zdnet.com.au/un-sees-flame-as-cybersecurity-opportunity-339339097.htm

Facebook joins Google, ISPs in notifying DNSChanger victims [IDG]
Facebook has started notifying victims of the DNSChanger malware who visit the social networking site that their computers will be cut off from the Internet on July 9, if they don't clean them until that time.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227779/Facebook_joins_Google_ISPs_in_notifying_DNSChanger_victims
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/060512-facebook-joins-google-isps-in-259893.html

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An interesting UDRP decision against a criticism site
So-called gripe sites, which are critical of a company or person, are handled differently by various UDRP panels. A recent case brought by Saudi Arabia?s Dar Al-Arkan Real Estate Development Company is a case in point.
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/06/an-interesting-udrp-decision-against-a-criticism-site/

au: Veneziano Coffee Pty Ltd. v. Rick Caspersen - Case No. DAU2012-0009
1. The Parties: The Complainant is Veneziano Coffee Pty Ltd of Victoria, Australia, represented by Magnum IP Legal Services, Australia. The Respondent is Rick Caspersen of Queensland, Australia. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar: The disputed domain name <veneziano.com.au> is registered with Crazy Domains Pty Ltd. ... 7. Decision: or all the foregoing reasons, in accordance with Paragraphs 4(i) of the Policy and 15 of the Rules, the Panel orders that the disputed domain name, <veneziano.com.au>, be transferred to the Complainant.
http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2012-0009

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World IPv6 Launch Unites Industry Leaders to Redefine the Global Internet
To ensure the Internet can continue to grow and connect billions more people and devices around the world, thousands of companies and millions of websites have now permanently enabled the next generation of Internet Protocol (IPv6) for their products and services.
http://www.internetsociety.org/news/world-ipv6-launch-unites-industry-leaders-redefine-global-internet

Internet Society, Number Resource Organization, and Regional Internet Registries Reinforce Importance of IPv6 Deployment for the Future of the Internet
Thousands of companies and millions of websites around the world are permanently deploying the next generation Internet Protocol, IPv6, ensuring the Internet remains open and accessible for the future. World IPv6 Launch, organized by the Internet Society, begins today and is supported by the Number Resource Organization (NRO) and the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) who have long played a vital role in raising awareness about supporting the global deployment of IPv6.
http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-number-resource-organization-and-regional-internet-registries-reinforce

Internet co-creator Vint Cerf welcomes IPv6 elbow room (Q&A)
Google's Internet evangelist, responsible for the address shortage on today's Internet, is anxious for IPv6 improvements. Also: his views on U.N. regulation, censorship, bandwidth caps, and .google.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57447207-92/internet-co-creator-vint-cerf-welcomes-ipv6-elbow-room-q-a/

World IPv6 Day Today As Launch Unites Industry Leaders to Redefine Global Internet
Today is the launch of World IPv6 Day, a day organised by the Internet Society to encourage deployment of IPv6 throughout the world. The day has the support of leading websites, ISPs, and home router equipment manufacturers.
http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=17896
http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/06/06/world-ipv6-day/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/world-ipv6-day-today-as-launch-unites-industry-leaders-to-redefine-global-internet.html

Next Generation Internet Protocol takes off
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is formally launched worldwide today, coexisting alongside Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4). Deploying IPv6 is a key action under the Digital Agenda for Europe. This is because unless the existing Internet infrastructure is upgraded to IPv6, the Internet would slow down as a result of its own success, which would in turn lead to fewer possibilities to drive innovation in the field of new Internet services and applications.
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/414

World IPv6 Launch gets 27 percent of pageviews on IPv6
Today, 3,000 websites have made themselves reachable over IPv6 in order to participate in World IPv6 Launch.
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/06/world-ipv6-launch-gets-27-percent-of-page-views-on-ipv6/

IPv6: Trillions of new net addresses now possible
A new standard which will enable the creation of trillions of new internet addresses has been enabled.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18338948

Cerf: IPv6 'launch' was 20 years in the making
The official World IPv6 Launch event, which began at 8 p.m. EDT yesterday, passed with little if any attention from the typical Internet user. For some in the Internet engineering community, however, the day marked the culmination of two decades' worth of work.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/060612-cerf-ipv6-259934.html
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/telecommunications/cerf-ipv6-launch-was-20-years-in-the-making
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/426895/cerf_ipv6_launch_20_years_making/

Many 'name' sites sitting out today's World IPv6 Launch
The Internet's biggest players -- including Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Bing -- are turning on IPv6 today as part of the World IPv6 Launch Day challenge coordinated by the Internet Society. But which websites are not ready to support the next-gen Internet Protocol?
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/060612-ipv6-launch-nonparticipants-259897.html

Biz moving to IPv6 but lower costs, support needed
Organizations such as Cisco Systems, Equinix and Singapore Internet Exchange are all gearing up for migration to IPv6 in time for the World IPv6 Launch day slated on Jun. 6,which involved everything from redesigning their backend infrastructure to assessing their systems' readiness. However, one industry player noted that the costs and effort in doing so is one key reason why more companies are not making the transition.
http://www.zdnetasia.com/biz-moving-to-ipv6-but-lower-costs-support-needed-62305035.htm

Why we need IPv6 now and what it means for network security
... Todays? Internet is undergoing a similar debate. Originally, the Internet standard communications protocol (?IPv4?, or ?Internet Protocol Version 4?) was conceived in the 70s and 80s. It?s intent was to interconnect research universities and government facilities. It was never intended to be today?s global business network. 
http://www.forbes.com/sites/firewall/2012/06/05/why-we-need-ipv6-now-and-what-it-means-for-network-security/

Ovum analyst sees more IPv6 demand this year
Customer demand, not IP address exhaustion, should spur IPv6 adoption this year, according to analyst firm Ovum.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/426675/ovum_analyst_sees_more_ipv6_demand_year/

Rehearsals over, IPv6 hits Broadway June 6
IPv6 will go fully live on June 6. That's the date when 50-plus access networks and more than 2,500 websites -- including Google, YouTube, Facebook and Yahoo -- will turn on support for the long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol and leave it on for good.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/060412-ipv6-launch-259770.html

Internet powers flip the IPv6 switch (FAQ)
The time for testing is over as Facebook, Cisco, Comcast, and others will soon permanently enable next-generation Internet technology with vastly more elbow room. What's it all mean?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57445316-92/internet-powers-flip-the-ipv6-switch-faq/

The Security Paradox Of IPv6; Shoring Up The Holes
The capabilities IPv6 provides will enhance online security ? but the shift to the new Internet address scheme may also present risks if not properly managed.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/06/04/the-security-paradox-of-ipv6-shoring-up-the-holes/

IPv6: The Time To Consider Making The Switch Is Now
Perhaps it?s not actually the longest story ever, but discussions about the cut-over from IPv4 to IPv6 have been going on for quite some time. So far, the adoption of IPv6 has been very slow, with only a small percentage of Internet traffic using the new protocol.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/06/04/ipv6-the-time-to-consider-making-the-switch-is-now/

The End Of IPv4 Is Near
Most of you have probably heard or read that the Internet is running out of IP addresses ? in particular, the IP version 4 addresses on which the Internet was built.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/06/05/the-end-of-ipv4-is-near/

Best Practices for Implementing IPv6 and Avoiding Traffic Exposures by Rick Howard
There has been a lot of discussion lately about the potential for IPv6 to create security issues. While there are definitely some security risks of IPv6 deployment, a carefully considered implementation plan can help mitigate against security risks. As we approach World IPv6 Launch tomorrow, I thought it prudent to share the below described incident that iDefense recently observed.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120605_best_practices_implementing_ipv6_and_avoiding_traffic_exposures/

nz: OPINION: How govt compares to private sector in IPv6 readiness
To mark World IPv6 launch day, Donald Clark, consultant to the IPv6 Taskforce, compares the level of readiness between Wellington and Auckland organisations in the following opinion piece.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/opinion-government-vs-private-sector-in-ipv6-readiness

nz: Taking the rocky road to IPv6
The IPv6 Taskforce partnered with Computerworld to run an event for Auckland businesses in the lead up to World IPv6 launch day on June 6. Trade Me head of infrastructure Matt van Deventer and Beca CIO Robin Johansen shared their experiences of migrating to IPv6 to the audience of around 60 IT managers.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/taking-the-rocky-road-to-ipv6

Tardy iPv6 takeup risks e-commerce in Australia
AUSTRALIA risks missing out on lucrative digital commerce if it doesn't accelerate adoption of the new iPv6 internet addressing system, one of the world's biggest internet advocate groups warns.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/telecommunications/tardy-ipv6-takeup-risks-e-commerce-in-australia/story-fn4iyzsr-1226386332448

au: The push for IPv6: a CSIRO case study
Australia's national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), is blazing the IPv6 trail.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/the-push-for-ipv6-a-csiro-case-study-339339151.htm

Australia behind Azerbaijan going into World IPv6 Day, ISOC president says
Australia lags far behind major Asian nations in IPv6 adoption heading into this year?s World IPv6 Day on Wednesday, Internet Society of Australia president Narelle Clark told Computerworld. However, Internet Industry Association Director John Lindsay said he doesn?t see an immediate crisis for the country.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/426537/australia_behind_azerbaijan_going_into_world_ipv6_day_isoc_president_says/
http://www.cio.com.au/article/426537/australia_behind_azerbaijan_going_into_world_ipv6_day_isoc_president_says/

Internet address system set for major upgrade
THE internet is set for a major upgrade in the coming week. But if all goes well, users won't even know it's happening.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/technology/internet-address-system-set-for-major-upgrade/story-fn7bfu22-1226382251935
http://www.news.com.au/technology/internet-address-system-set-for-major-upgrade/story-e6frfro0-1226382251935

New protocol expands web
TODAY marks the start of a new phase in the internet and opens the way for trillions more devices to connect to the web.
http://www.theage.com.au/business/new-protocol-expands-web-20120605-1zu95.html
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/new-protocol-expands-web-20120605-1zu95.html
http://www.businessday.com.au/business/new-protocol-expands-web-20120605-1zu95.html
http://www.watoday.com.au/business/new-protocol-expands-web-20120605-1zu95.html
http://www.smh.com.au/business/new-protocol-expands-web-20120605-1zu95.html

Taking the rocky road to IPv6
The IPv6 Taskforce partnered with Computerworld to run an event for Auckland businesses in the lead up to World IPv6 launch day on June 6.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/taking-the-rocky-road-to-ipv6

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Personalized e-mail feature in Thunderbird 13 lets users register a domain name
... The biggest change in Thunderbird 13 is a new feature that allows the user to register a new domain name during the setup process in order to obtain a personalized e-mail address. The feature is made available when the user is configuring an account in Thunderbird.
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/06/personalized-e-mail-feature-in-thunderbird-13-lets-users-register-a-domain-name/

More details about changes to Go Daddy?s 60 day lock
Last Friday I wrote about how Go Daddy had put into place a way to remove the dreaded 60 day transfer lock activated when you make a change to the registrant name on a domain name at the registrar.
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/04/more-details-about-changes-to-go-daddys-60-day-lock/

PETA.xxx Site Launches, Features Sexy Photos And Animal Abuse (EXPLICIT IMAGES)
PETA knows how to raise eyebrows: The animal rights group's memorable campaigns have included everything from celebrities posing nude in protest of animal fur clothing to scantily clad women having an erotic moment with their vegetables to support veganism.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/05/peta-porn-site-launches-petaxxx-photos_n_1571941.html

Five Generic Domain Names and Their Journey Through Time
Remember the go-go days of the 1990s, when dot-com domain names based on ordinary nouns and verbs were snapped up by hopeful companies? Here's a look at five very generic domain names, and where they've been.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/256863/five_generic_domain_names_and_their_journey_through_time.html

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BCE, Ontario Teachers to Buy Web Host Q9 Networks for $1.06 Billion
A consortium of buyers led by telecommunications provider BCE will acquire web hosting provider Q9 Networks from private equity firm ABRY Partners for $1.06 billion.
http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/bce-ontario-teachers-to-buy-web-host-q9-networks-for-1-06-billion

European Commission seeks views on definition of content 'host'
The European Commission has opened a consultation asking for views on what kinds of online service providers should be considered as 'hosts' of content.
http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/june/european-commission-seeks-views-on-definition-of-content-host/

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DomainAdvisors Rings Up One of the Four Biggest Domain Sales Reported This Year to Top This Week's Chart
DomainAdvisors.com has rung up a lot of big domain sales over the past couple of years. Unfortunately most have been subject to non-disclosure agreements, however this week they were able to share a big one they just closed - in fact it ranks among the four biggest sales reported so far in 2012. They did it with a nice two-letter .com - FO.com - at a cool $245,000.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2012/20120606.htm

Go Daddy sold 35,094 aftermarket domains last month
The Go Daddy Auctions Domain Market Report for May is out. Last month the company sold 35,094 domain names through its aftermarket platform. That?s down slightly from 36,103 in April.
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/05/go-daddy-sold-35094-aftermarket-domains-last-month/

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INTERNET USE
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How the internet killed porn by Louis Theroux
... For years the porn industry was dominated by an anarchic anything-goes attitude to sex. Directors competed to see who could stage the more outrageous stunts, pushing the performers to the limit of what their bodies could take. The scenes could be hard to watch, as I discovered for myself when I visited sets for a book I was writing in 2004. The sex acts seemed to owe more to reality shows where people eat live worms and pig vomit than anything conventionally erotic.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2012/jun/05/how-internet-killed-porn

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SOCIAL NETWORKING
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Andrew Keen: 'Social media is killing our species'
Andrew Keen took on the unruly Internet with his provocative 2007 book, "Cult of Amateur -- How Today's Internet is Killing Our Culture." He advanced a thesis that mainstream media, copyrights, and the public trust are being compromised by the profusion of content on blogs, YouTube, and other venues. He described the situation as "ignorance meets egoism meets bad taste meets mob rule."
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57446961-93/andrew-keen-social-media-is-killing-our-species/

Facebook Explores Giving Kids Access
Facebook Inc. is developing technology that would allow children younger than 13 years old to use the social-networking site under parental supervision, a step that could help the company tap a new pool of users for revenue but also inflame privacy concerns.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303506404577444711741019238.html

Facebook Is Said to Explore Giving Access to Children Under 13
Facebook Inc. is exploring ways to let children under 13 onto its social network, a person with knowledge of the matter said, a move that would expand its user base while inviting more scrutiny over privacy and security.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-04/facebook-is-said-to-explore-giving-access-to-children-under-13.html

Why Facebook needs kids
When kids fib about their ages to sneak on to Facebook, it damages the quality of data on the social network. Establishing a kid-focused account type, something Facebook is reportedly considering, could be just the answer.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57447018-93/why-facebook-needs-kids/

at: Mastering privacy settings with Facebook Check
Most people would say that sharing information on Facebook is as easy as ABC; however, protecting your privacy is a tough job. The Austrian Safer Internet Centre has an answer for this ? the Facebook Check.
http://www.saferinternet.org/web/guest/blog?p_p_id=homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_action=detail&_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_articleId=369754

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Third millennium parents learn new kind of homework - National Broadband Network will open global opportunities for Aussie students [news release]
A new report released today suggests that Australian parents need to better prepare their children for a fiercely competitive internet-enabled future. The Learning in the Third Millennium Report, commissioned by NBN Co revealed that while the majority of parents surveyed (96 per cent) understand the importance of using the internet for educational purposes in preparation for their children's future, few of them feel equipped to support their children. The survey also revealed that almost half (45 per cent) of Aussie parents believe their children have problems using the internet for homework which they are unable to help resolve.
http://www.nbnco.com.au/news-and-events/news/third-millenium-learning.html

ca: Laws won't stop cyberbullying, students tell Senate committee
A federal law designed to crack down on cyberbullies would have little effect on preventing online harassment, or stop teens from bullying each other online, students told a Senate committee Monday.
http://www.canada.com/life/Laws+stop+cyberbullying+students+tell+Senate+committee/6728695/story.html

au: The law on sexting leaves our teens dangerously exposed
IT'S a trend that has caught parents, schools and police by surprise: who would have thought that, given mobile phones and computers with cameras, teenagers would take raunchy pictures of themselves and send them to each other?
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/the-law-on-sexting-leaves-our-teens-dangerously-exposed-20120603-1zq0q.html

au: Learning to avoid cyberbullies
A group of young Melbourne people are reaching out to their peers to ensure they don't fall through the cracks in learning about cyber safety.
http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/learning-to-avoid-cyberbullies-20120605-1ztez.html
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/learning-to-avoid-cyberbullies-20120605-1ztez.html

nz: Murderer 'sounded too good to be true'
... NetSafe chief technology officer Sean Lyons said people were advised to do online background checking on people they might be interested in getting involved with. When meeting someone for the first time, it was advisable to meet during the day and even take someone with you, he said.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10811073

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ONLINE TV & MUSIC
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More than 25% of Australia are IP pirates, IPAF says
More than a quarter of Australians illegally stream or download protected intellectual property and 37 per cent have stolen content now or in the past, the Intellectual Property Awareness Foundation said in a new study. They do it because it?s free, said 78 per cent of Australians surveyed.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/426521/more_than_25_australia_ip_pirates_ipaf_says/

One in 10 Aussies have stopped online piracy
A new survey from the Intellectual Property Awareness Foundation (IPAF) has found that 10 per cent of Australians are ceasing their TV and movie copyright infringements.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/one-in-10-aussies-have-stopped-online-piracy-339339022.htm

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Ericsson says 4G mobile networks to cover half the world by 2017
Half the world will have access to 4G mobile networks by 2017 providing the high-speed Internet access needed to download videos and play games on smartphones, Ericsson said in a report on the telecoms market on Tuesday.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/06/05/ericsson-4g-idINDEE8540DI20120605

More mobile devices than people 'within five years'
The number of devices connected to mobile phone networks will overtake the number of people on Earth within five years, according to the technology group Ericsson.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jun/06/more-mobile-devices-people-five-years

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SPAM
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Spam Is Still a Big Problem, and Here's Why
If you want to get your malicious software loaded onto 1,000 U.S. computers, it will cost you about $100 (or a dime each) on the black market. Getting your malware on 1,000 machines in Asian countries will cost you only $5.
http://mashable.com/2012/06/05/spam-is-still-a-problem/

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SECURITY
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Google Issues New Warning for State-Sponsored Attacks
Starting Tuesday, look out for an unusual warning atop your Gmail inbox, Google home page or Chrome browser. It will not mince words: ?Warning: We believe state-sponsored attackers may be attempting to compromise your account or computer.?
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/google-issues-new-warning-for-state-sponsored-attacks/