*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Looking To The Future With Domain Choice < <http://www.donuts.co/blog/looking-to-the-future-with-domain-choice/> http://www.donuts.co/blog/looking-to-the-future-with-domain-choice/> Google reads coffee.club as coffee club! < <http://blog.europeandomaincentre.com/google-reads-coffee-club-as-coffee-club/> http://blog.europeandomaincentre.com/google-reads-coffee-club-as-coffee-club/> 5 Marketing Benefits Of .melbourne And .sydney Domain Names < <http://www.bandt.com.au/marketing/5-marketing-benefits-of-melbourne-and-sydney-domain-names> http://www.bandt.com.au/marketing/5-marketing-benefits-of-melbourne-and-sydney-domain-names> Longitudinal Typosquatting Study Finds Most Trademark Owners Do Little To Protect Their Domains < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/01/19/typosquatting-study-little-to-protect-domains/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/01/19/typosquatting-study-little-to-protect-domains/> Nirvana LLC obtains transfer of two '.au' domain names - smells like bad-faith use [subscription] < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/Daily/Detail.aspx?g=7ea8bf82-4816-41e5-95ab-8591ecb80e1d> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/Daily/Detail.aspx?g=7ea8bf82-4816-41e5-95ab-8591ecb80e1d> Domain Pulse Conference Heads To Berlin in February < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/01/21/domain-pulse-berlin-february/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/01/21/domain-pulse-berlin-february/> Melbourne IT calls for more hardware as service problems continue < <http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/it-pro/business-it/melbourne-it-calls-for-more-hardware-as-service-problems-continue-20150120-12upon.html> http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/it-pro/business-it/melbourne-it-calls-for-more-hardware-as-service-problems-continue-20150120-12upon.html> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** IANA Transition Planning Proceeding in Fine Internet Style by Alissa Cooper Hundreds of individuals from across the Internet community have spent countless hours over the last several months crafting plans for the transition of the stewardship of the IANA functions from NTIA to the global multistakeholder community. The fruits of that labor have become highly evident within the past weeks, as two out of three components of the transition plan obtained the consensus of their communities while the third continued its intensive progress. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150120_iana_transition_planning_proceeding_in_fine_internet_style/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150120_iana_transition_planning_proceeding_in_fine_internet_style/> ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** GNSO Policy & Implementation Working Group Publishes Initial Recommendations Report for Public Comment Purpose (Brief): Mainly as a result of discussions stemming from implementation related issues of the new gTLD program, there has been an increased focus on which topics call for policy and which call for implementation work, including which processes should be used, at what time and how issues which are the subject of diverging opinions during the implementation process should be acted upon. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-19-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-19-en> 2015: Onward and Forward Time flies. In the blink of an eye, 2014 has come and gone. As a result of the Memorandum of Understanding between ICANN and Korea Internet Security Agency (KISA) in 2013, I joined the ICANN APAC team in January 2014. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/2015-onward-and-forward> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/2015-onward-and-forward> Webinar Invitation ? IANA Stewardship Transition: ICANN Workshop and Webinar for Civil Society and the Noncommercial Sector ICANN is hosting an information session to brief and discuss the ongoing evolution of Internet governance. This session will be tailored to provide an update on the U.S. Government?s announcement to transition its oversight of the IANA functions contract to the global multistakeholder community, and the parallel process of Enhancing ICANN?s Accountability in light of this changing historical relationship. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-21-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-21-en> Identifier Systems SSR Activities Reporting As part of our continuing commitment to transparency and accountability, the Identifier Systems SSR department is pleased to publish our activities report for the second half of 2014 (2H 2014). < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/identifier-systems-ssr-activities-reporting-en> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/identifier-systems-ssr-activities-reporting-en> Letter from Shaun Kruger, Chairperson | KwaZulu-Natal Gay and Lesbian Tourism Association (KZNGALTA), to ICANN Board Governance Committee New gTLD application for .GAY < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/kruger-to-icann-bgc-redacted-18jan15-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/kruger-to-icann-bgc-redacted-18jan15-en.pdf> Letter from Stephen Coote, Director | Gay Business Association, to ICANN Board Governance Committee New gTLD application for .GAY < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/coote-to-bcg-18jan15-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/coote-to-bcg-18jan15-en.pdf> Davos 2015: Banks eye tech with sense of d?j? vu [registration] ... But the tech sector could easily repeat that mistake in the current revolution, Achleitner observes. Indeed, Fadi Chehad?, the man who runs ICANN, thinks that tech is already going down that track, given the degree to which it has been ignoring issues such as privacy concerns. And what makes the parallels particularly pertinent, he told the panel, is that tech is dependent on a community of highly skilled engineers who are beavering away doing digital things nobody else understands (just like those highly paid banking geeks back in 2006, with their collateralised debt obligations). There is, as an economist might say, extreme information asymmetry, coupled with a sense of messianic arrogance and a tendency to live in a social bubble. < <http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c036f0b2-a183-11e4-bd03-00144feab7de.html> http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c036f0b2-a183-11e4-bd03-00144feab7de.html> ICANN audit claims two more registrar scalps Two tiny registrars ? WebZero and Black Ice Domains ? have had their registrar accreditations terminated for a failure to respond to a routine ICANN audit. < <http://domainincite.com/17901-icann-audit-claims-two-more-registrar-scalps> http://domainincite.com/17901-icann-audit-claims-two-more-registrar-scalps> ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** uk: Cable tells Cameron to stop shouting at EU ... The UK is pushing for proposals that businesses would not need a physical address in a country to register for a website with that domain name, to enable start-ups to benefit from a single, online company law process allowing firms to be formed within 24 hours, without the need to replicate the process in other member states. < <http://www.euractiv.com/sections/uk-europe/cable-tells-cameron-stop-shouting-eu-311431> http://www.euractiv.com/sections/uk-europe/cable-tells-cameron-stop-shouting-eu-311431> za: Over 1,000,000 domains registered in SA The number of South African domain names registered with the ZA Central Registry (ZACR) has reached a milestone, with over one million domains on record from 21 January 2015. < <http://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/117246-over-1000000-domains-registered-in-sa.html> http://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/117246-over-1000000-domains-registered-in-sa.html> ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** Looking To The Future With Domain Choice In 2015 the .COM domain will celebrate its 30th anniversary, and what a 30 years it?s been: 100-million plus registrations that fueled the rise of the Internet and what it?s become. There?s little doubt .COM is a monolith of the industry as measured by volume. < <http://www.donuts.co/blog/looking-to-the-future-with-domain-choice/> http://www.donuts.co/blog/looking-to-the-future-with-domain-choice/> Google reads coffee.club as coffee club! The relatively new website coffee.club revealed something very interesting about how Google reads the new extensions, when it comes to ranking in Google Search. < <http://blog.europeandomaincentre.com/google-reads-coffee-club-as-coffee-club/> http://blog.europeandomaincentre.com/google-reads-coffee-club-as-coffee-club/> 5 Marketing Benefits Of .melbourne And .sydney Domain Names In today?s world of e-commerce, SEO and digital marketing, businesses understand the value of a recognisable and ?searchable? online presence, says TLD specialists, Ari Registry Services. < <http://www.bandt.com.au/marketing/5-marketing-benefits-of-melbourne-and-sydney-domain-names> http://www.bandt.com.au/marketing/5-marketing-benefits-of-melbourne-and-sydney-domain-names> Pssst?Rightside released its name collision domain names While you were partying in Las Vegas at NamesCon last week, Rightside released its name collision domain names to the public. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/01/20/pssst-rightside-released-its-name-collision-domain-names/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/01/20/pssst-rightside-released-its-name-collision-domain-names/> Architelos gets patent for NameSentry The U.S. Patent and Trademark office granted U.S. patent number 8,938,801 to Architelos today for ?Managing domain name abuse?. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/01/20/architelos-gets-patent-for-namesentry/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/01/20/architelos-gets-patent-for-namesentry/> This week in new TLDs: Belgium geos, .RIP and a unique landrush I usually don?t write about landrush phases, but .Space has a landrush this week that is rather unique. It starts today, lasts just one week, and most registrars have it priced at or near the cost of the domain name when it hits general availability. 101Domain, for example, is charging only $10.99 for a .space domain in landrush, the same price as it will ask next week when it hits general availability. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/01/19/this-week-in-new-tlds-belgium-geos-rip-and-a-unique-landrush/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/01/19/this-week-in-new-tlds-belgium-geos-rip-and-a-unique-landrush/> Which 2-character domain names can be registered? A domain name that consists of only two characters: why is it that you sometimes can register them and another time you can?t? Who?s the one to decide? And what about extensions: why not choose a short .vl extension instead of the longer .vlaanderen? < <http://www.dnsbelgium.be/en/news/which-2-character-domain-names-can-be-registered> http://www.dnsbelgium.be/en/news/which-2-character-domain-names-can-be-registered> ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** SoShabby GoDaddy flings patch at domain hijack hole Domain goliaths GoDaddy has rushed to plug a vulnerability that allowed attackers to hijack registered sites. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/21/godaddy_rushes_to_plug_domain_hijack_hole/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/21/godaddy_rushes_to_plug_domain_hijack_hole/> GoDaddy fixes domain hijack hole 24 hours after report goes public GoDaddy has patched a security vulnerability that could potentially allow attackers to hijack registered domains. < <http://www.fiercecio.com/story/godaddy-fixes-domain-hijack-hole-24-hours-after-report-goes-public/2015-01-21> http://www.fiercecio.com/story/godaddy-fixes-domain-hijack-hole-24-hours-after-report-goes-public/2015-01-21> New ?threat landscape? report on internet infrastructure recommends enhanced security The underlying infrastructure behind the internet should be re-evaluated to address growing security threats to systems, according to a new report from ENISA. < <http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2015/january/new-threat-landscape-report-on-internet-infrastructure-recommends-enhanced-security/> http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2015/january/new-threat-landscape-report-on-internet-infrastructure-recommends-enhanced-security/> Gap between perception and reality of cyberthreats widened in 2015 [CSO] There is a widening gap between what security executives believe to be true and the reality of cyberthreats, according to the Cisco 2015 Annual Security Report released today. < <http://www.networkworld.com/article/2872107/malware-cybercrime/gap-between-perception-and-reality-of-cyberthreats-widened-in-2015.html> http://www.networkworld.com/article/2872107/malware-cybercrime/gap-between-perception-and-reality-of-cyberthreats-widened-in-2015.html> Could your organisation be unknowingly open to the dangers of the Darknet? IT managers and security teams face a never ending battle to make themselves aware of everything that users are accessing from their corporate environments. Making this problem even more difficult is anonymous web browsing technology such as The Onion Router (Tor). < <http://www.information-age.com/technology/security/123458886/could-your-organisation-be-unknowingly-open-dangers-darknet> http://www.information-age.com/technology/security/123458886/could-your-organisation-be-unknowingly-open-dangers-darknet> Cyberwar games: Finally something that might help keep us secure After a week of PR-heavy cybersecurity initiatives, the planned cyberwar games might actually help teach us how to be safer. < <http://www.networkworld.com/article/2872331/security0/cyberwar-games-finally-something-that-might-help-keep-us-secure.html> http://www.networkworld.com/article/2872331/security0/cyberwar-games-finally-something-that-might-help-keep-us-secure.html> ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** Longitudinal Typosquatting Study Finds Most Trademark Owners Do Little To Protect Their Domains Trademark owners do little to protect their brand from typosquatters is one of the key findings of the first content-based, longitudinal studies of typosquatting undertaken by a Belgian and American university team. < <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23403> http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23403> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/01/19/typosquatting-study-little-to-protect-domains/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/01/19/typosquatting-study-little-to-protect-domains/> < <http://www.domainnews.com/longitudinal-typosquatting-study-trademark-owners-do-little.html> http://www.domainnews.com/longitudinal-typosquatting-study-trademark-owners-do-little.html> How Hollywood Plans to Seize Pirate Site Domain Names Hoping to put a dent in ever-growing piracy rates, the MPAA will try to convince domain names registries to stop doing business with pirate sites. In addition, Hollywood's anti-piracy group plans civil action to force registries to seize domain names of illicit torrent and streaming sites. < <http://torrentfreak.com/how-hollywood-plans-to-seize-pirate-site-domain-names-150120/> http://torrentfreak.com/how-hollywood-plans-to-seize-pirate-site-domain-names-150120/> uk: Cambridge business loses name battle with Aldi A Cambridge business has been forced to transfer a domain name it registered to discount supermarket group Aldi after it was ruled an ?abusive? registration. < <http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Cambridge-business-forced-transfer-domain/story-25893470-detail/story.html> http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Cambridge-business-forced-transfer-domain/story-25893470-detail/story.html> MomAndMe.com spared in UDRP. Should have been RDNH? A single member World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ruled against Mahindra & Mahindra Limited of India in its UDRP against the owner of MomAndMe.com. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/01/20/momandme-com-spared-in-udrp-should-have-been-rdnh/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/01/20/momandme-com-spared-in-udrp-should-have-been-rdnh/> Aldi wins domain name battle over aldionlineshoping.co.uk with Nechells trader A Birmingham businessman has lost a David v Goliath battle after cut-price supermarket giant Aldi accused him of cashing in on its name. < <http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/aldi-wins-domain-name-battle-8473872> http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/aldi-wins-domain-name-battle-8473872> Nirvana LLC obtains transfer of two '.au' domain names - smells like bad-faith use [subscription] In a recent domain name dispute under the ?.au? Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (auDRP) before the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), an American company has obtained the transfer of two ?.au? domain names incorporating its trademark. < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/Daily/Detail.aspx?g=7ea8bf82-4816-41e5-95ab-8591ecb80e1d> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/Daily/Detail.aspx?g=7ea8bf82-4816-41e5-95ab-8591ecb80e1d> ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** 2015 gets off to a flying start for IPv6 deployment The new year has begun very auspiciously for IPv6 deployment as our latest measurements update indicates. Network operators have had a busy holiday season upgrading their network footprints to support IPv6. < <http://www.worldipv6launch.org/2015-gets-off-to-a-flying-start-for-ipv6-deployment/> http://www.worldipv6launch.org/2015-gets-off-to-a-flying-start-for-ipv6-deployment/> Want an Internet of Stuff? Not so 4K-ing fast ... yet ? Akamai Akamai?s quarterly State of the Internet report paints a pretty grim picture for 4K adoption. As well as charting IPv6 uptake, an important step forward to catering for the billions of new connected objects that account for the Internet of Things (IoT), the report finds that internet speeds in many countries still lag behind the minimum requirements for streaming 4K. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/19/akamai_says_4k_speeds_are_a_long_way_off_but_ipv6_growing/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/19/akamai_says_4k_speeds_are_a_long_way_off_but_ipv6_growing/> I?m Not Running IPv6 so I Don?t Have to Worry (IPv6 Security Myth #1) by Chris Grundemann Now that IPv6 is being actively deployed around the world, security is more and more a growing concern. Unfortunately, there are still a large number of myths that plague the IPv6 security world. These are things that people state as fact but simply aren't true. While traveling the world, talking to the people who've already deployed IPv6, I've identified what I believe are the ten most common IPv6 security myths. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150118_im_not_running_ipv6_so_i_dont_have_to_worry_ipv6_security_myth_1/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150118_im_not_running_ipv6_so_i_dont_have_to_worry_ipv6_security_myth_1/> ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Domain Pulse Conference Heads To Berlin in February It's January and that means many things. But for the German-speaking domain name community, it's not just peak skiing season, it means that the annual Domain Pulse conference, the largest annual domain name conference in Europe, is just around the corner! < <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23414> http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23414> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/01/21/domain-pulse-berlin-february/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/01/21/domain-pulse-berlin-february/> < <http://www.domainnews.com/domain-pulse-berlin-february.html> http://www.domainnews.com/domain-pulse-berlin-february.html> Acquisition of European domain services businesses for up to ?14.9m NCC Group plc, the international, independent provider of Escrow, Assurance and Domain Services, has acquired the Belgium and Luxembourg based Open Registry group of companies ("Open Registry Group" or "OR") for a maximum consideration of ?14.9m (?19.5m) in cash. < <https://www.nccgroup.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2015/01/acquisition-of-european-domain-services-businesses-for-up-to-149m/> https://www.nccgroup.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2015/01/acquisition-of-european-domain-services-businesses-for-up-to-149m/> The wild story about how the domain name CM.com was just registered Verisign just allowed the reserved domain name CM.com to be registered. Here?s why. In 2013, the longtime registrant of CM.com lost his domain name. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/01/21/the-wild-story-about-how-the-domain-name-cm-com-was-just-registered/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/01/21/the-wild-story-about-how-the-domain-name-cm-com-was-just-registered/> Melbourne IT calls for more hardware as service problems continue Australia?s largest web registry and services company has had to ship new hardware to resolve its latest issue. < <http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/business-it/melbourne-it-calls-for-more-hardware-as-service-problems-continue-20150120-12upon.html> http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/business-it/melbourne-it-calls-for-more-hardware-as-service-problems-continue-20150120-12upon.html> < <http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/it-pro/business-it/melbourne-it-calls-for-more-hardware-as-service-problems-continue-20150120-12upon.html> http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/it-pro/business-it/melbourne-it-calls-for-more-hardware-as-service-problems-continue-20150120-12upon.html> NCC buys European group for ?14.9m Online security and assurance provider NCC Group has bought a Belgium and Luxembourg based firm for up to ?14.9m. < <http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/ncc-buys-european-group-149m-8479254> http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/ncc-buys-european-group-149m-8479254> NCC buys Open Registry for up to $22.6m ? a gTLD registry now owns part of the TMCH NCC Group has acquired registry back-end provider Open Registry in a deal that could be worth as much as ?14.9 million ($22.6 million). < <http://domainincite.com/17903-ncc-buys-open-registry-for-up-to-22-6m-a-gtld-registry-now-owns-part-of-the-tmch> http://domainincite.com/17903-ncc-buys-open-registry-for-up-to-22-6m-a-gtld-registry-now-owns-part-of-the-tmch> A Review of last week?s NamesCon conference You really missed out if you didn?t make it to Las Vegas last week for NamesCon. About 900 tickets were sold, making it the largest domain name investing conference ever. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/01/19/namescon-conference-review/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/01/19/namescon-conference-review/> Mike McLaughlin ? DNW Podcast #016 How is domain name registrar GoDaddy handling the influx of new TLDs? What is it doing to improve its domain name aftermarket and what?s the latest on Afternic? How does GoDaddy handle a growing number of search results for domain names? < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/01/19/godaddy-domain-mike-mclaughlin-podcast/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/01/19/godaddy-domain-mike-mclaughlin-podcast/> ********************** - WEBHOSTING ********************** Apache retains perch atop global web server market Microsoft Internet Information Server's (IIS') tilt for the title of the planet's most-prevalent web server has ended, with Apache well and truly back of top of Netcraft's survey. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/19/apache_retains_perch_atop_global_web_server_market/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/19/apache_retains_perch_atop_global_web_server_market/> ********************** SOCIAL MEDIA ********************** Facebook report says it adds more than $200 billion to global economy, $7b to Australia With 1.35 billion users of its Internet social network, Facebook would rank as the world's second-most populous nation if it were a country. < <http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-report-says-it-adds-more-than-200-billion-to-global-economy-7b-to-australia-20150121-12ug3v.html> http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-report-says-it-adds-more-than-200-billion-to-global-economy-7b-to-australia-20150121-12ug3v.html> ********************************* CHILD PROTECTION & ONLINE SAFETY ********************************* au: Sexting laws unclear to teenagers as courts see increase in underage sex cases: legal community The law in Australia is struggling to keep up with teenagers having underage sex and using mobiles to send explicit photos to each other. < <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-19/courts-see-increase-in-sexting-and-underage-sex-cases/6026048> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-19/courts-see-increase-in-sexting-and-underage-sex-cases/6026048> ********************** ONLINE TV, MUSIC & PIRACY ********************** Sacrificing culture for cheap downloads Australian creators have been severely affected both financially and creatively by the widespread use of digital distribution models. For my research, I conducted interviews with a variety of creators in late 2014 about their attitudes to copyright and digital distribution. (The quoted material in this article is taken from those interviews.) < <http://theconversation.com/online-infringement-hurts-interviews-with-australian-creators-35894> http://theconversation.com/online-infringement-hurts-interviews-with-australian-creators-35894> < <http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2015/1/22/technology/sacrificing-culture-cheap-downloads> http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2015/1/22/technology/sacrificing-culture-cheap-downloads> Netflix ready for Aust, NZ market battle [AAP] US internet television network Netflix says it is ready to fight for Australian and New Zealand viewers in what it describes as highly competitive markets. < <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/564353/netflix-ready-aust-nz-market-battle/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/564353/netflix-ready-aust-nz-market-battle/> ********************** DIGITAL DIVIDE ********************** Google Hopes to Take the Web Directly to Billions Lacking Access Google has never shied from novelty or spending big to find ways to connect more people to the Internet. Over the last two years, its ideas have included fleets of little satellites, solar-powered drones that would fly around the world and balloons that float high into the stratosphere, beaming the Internet to those below. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/22/business/google-hopes-to-take-the-web-directly-to-billions-lacking-access.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/22/business/google-hopes-to-take-the-web-directly-to-billions-lacking-access.html> ********************** ONLINE CRIME & LEGAL ********************** '123456' & 'Password' Are The 2 Most Common Passwords, Again "123456" and "password" continue to be the two most common passwords found on the Internet, thus reining SplashData's annual "Worst Password List" for the fourth year in a row. New entrants to the top 25 this year show that bad password creators are fans of sports, superheroes, dragons, and not-safe-for-work numeral combinations. < <http://www.darkreading.com/123456-and-password-are-the-2-most-common-passwords-again/d/d-id/1318666> http://www.darkreading.com/123456-and-password-are-the-2-most-common-passwords-again/d/d-id/1318666> ?123456? Again: The Most Popular Passwords Aren?t Changing This is not a reprinted mistake: The most commonly used password in 2014 was ?123456,? a security company says. < <http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/01/20/123456-again-the-most-popular-passwords-arent-changing/> http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/01/20/123456-again-the-most-popular-passwords-arent-changing/> Email scam targets Aussie businesses Corrupted emails appearing to be genuine are fleecing some Australian businesses of thousand of dollars. < <http://www.theage.com.au/national/email-charging-scam-targets-aussie-businesses-netting-thousands-of-dollars-20150121-12v4xz.html> http://www.theage.com.au/national/email-charging-scam-targets-aussie-businesses-netting-thousands-of-dollars-20150121-12v4xz.html> ********************** PRIVACY & SURVEILLANCE ********************** au: ICAC says proposed data retention laws will help stop corruption, but expert worried by lack of detail Proposed new data retention laws could help crack down on corruption as well as crime, according to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in New South Wales. < <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-22/icac-says-data-laws-will-fight-crime/6032506> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-22/icac-says-data-laws-will-fight-crime/6032506> ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** Competing telcos must pay levy to bring broadband to the bush, says Malcolm Turnbull Companies such as TPG Telecom, which compete directly with the national broadband network, will have to pay a levy to help build the ?network in remote areas, Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull said. < <http://www.afr.com/p/technology/competing_telcos_must_malcolm_levy_lZ5oZGEGbRcApxlOcmpuSM> http://www.afr.com/p/technology/competing_telcos_must_malcolm_levy_lZ5oZGEGbRcApxlOcmpuSM> ------ David Goldstein email: <mailto:david at goldsteinreport.com> david at goldsteinreport.com web: <http://goldsteinreport.com/> http://goldsteinreport.com/ / <http://davidgoldstein.tel/> http://davidgoldstein.tel/ Twitter: <https://twitter.com/goldsteinreport> https://twitter.com/goldsteinreport phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9663 3430 - office/home "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. 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