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Request for Proposal Announcement - DNS Abuse Study

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-08-02-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-08-02-en>

 

Simply not credible: The extraordinary verdict against the body that hopes to run the internet

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/03/extraordinary_verdict_against_icann/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/03/extraordinary_verdict_against_icann/>

 

IRP panel crucifies ICANN for lack of transparency

< <http://domainincite.com/20841-irp-panel-crucifies-icann-for-lack-of-transparency> http://domainincite.com/20841-irp-panel-crucifies-icann-for-lack-of-transparency>

 

AusRegistry celebrates 30 years of .au in Edition 8 of Behind the Dot

< <https://www.ausregistry.com.au/ausregistry-celebrates-30-years-of-au-in-edition-8-of-behind-the-dot/> https://www.ausregistry.com.au/ausregistry-celebrates-30-years-of-au-in-edition-8-of-behind-the-dot/>

 

auDA Appoints Former Politician, Policeman, Government Head and Army Man As CEO

< <http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24791> http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24791>

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/08/01/auda-new-ceo/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/08/01/auda-new-ceo/>

 

auDA recruits new CEO

< <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/604356/auda-recruits-new-ceo/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/604356/auda-recruits-new-ceo/>

 

auDA appoints Cameron Boardman to top job

< <http://www.itwire.com/people-moves/74104-auda-appoints-cameron-boardman-to-top-job.html> http://www.itwire.com/people-moves/74104-auda-appoints-cameron-boardman-to-top-job.html>

 

auDA names former Liberal MP as new CEO

< <http://www.itnews.com.au/news/auda-names-former-liberal-mp-as-new-ceo-432239> http://www.itnews.com.au/news/auda-names-former-liberal-mp-as-new-ceo-432239>

 

auDA announces appointment of new CEO

< <https://www.auda.org.au/news/auda/> https://www.auda.org.au/news/auda/>

 

auDA appoints policy development veteran as new CEO

< <https://delimiter.com.au/2016/08/02/auda-appoints-policy-development-veteran-new-ceo/> https://delimiter.com.au/2016/08/02/auda-appoints-policy-development-veteran-new-ceo/>

 

Verisign Confirms It's The Mysterious Backer Of .WEB

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/08/01/verisign-confirms-mysterious-backer-dot-web/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/08/01/verisign-confirms-mysterious-backer-dot-web/>

 

Ombudsman trashes ICANN?s rejection of .gay ?community?

< <http://domainincite.com/20827-ombudsman-trashes-icanns-rejection-of-gay-community> http://domainincite.com/20827-ombudsman-trashes-icanns-rejection-of-gay-community>

 

TMCH Review Recommends Status Quo by Philip S. Corwin

< <http://www.internetcommerce.org/tmch-review-recommends-status-quo/> http://www.internetcommerce.org/tmch-review-recommends-status-quo/>

 

L?Oreal shows cards on former ?closed generic? gTLDs

< <http://domainincite.com/20836-loreal-shows-cards-on-former-closed-generic-gtlds> http://domainincite.com/20836-loreal-shows-cards-on-former-closed-generic-gtlds>

 

Fixing ?This Internet? Before It Breaks Again

< <https://threatpost.com/fixing-this-internet-before-it-breaks-again/119633/> https://threatpost.com/fixing-this-internet-before-it-breaks-again/119633/>

 

HgCapital agrees to sell NetNames to CSC

< <http://www.hgcapitaltrust.com/news-and-media/press-releases/pr-2016/pr-01-08-2016.aspx> http://www.hgcapitaltrust.com/news-and-media/press-releases/pr-2016/pr-01-08-2016.aspx>

 

 

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Joint Statement by the United States of America and the Republic of Singapore ... Enhancing Security and Defense Cooperation

7. The two leaders reaffirmed the strong bilateral defense partnership, underpinned by the 1990 Memorandum of Understanding and 2005 Strategic Framework Agreement, and most recently elevated by the 2015 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement. Singapore trains or stations approximately 1000 personnel each year in the United States.

< <https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/08/02/joint-statement-united-states-america-and-republic-singapore> https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/08/02/joint-statement-united-states-america-and-republic-singapore>

 

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Letter from Jacquelyn S. Conrad, Vice President and Associate General Counsel | VeriSign, Inc., to G?ran Marby

Notice of Price Increase for .Net Domain Name Registrations

< <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/conrad-to-marby-28jul16-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/conrad-to-marby-28jul16-en.pdf>

 

Request for Proposal Announcement - DNS Abuse Study

ICANN New gTLD Program has enabled hundreds of new gTLDs to enter into the DNS since the first delegations occurred in October 2013.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-08-02-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-08-02-en>

 

Coffee Beans and the Ethiopic Script by Sarmad Hussain and Yaovi Atohoun

Last month, we visited Addis Ababa to hold a workshop for the Ethiopic Script Generation Panel. Upon arriving, while being introduced to the rich history and culture of Ethiopia, we were told that coffee beans originated from Kaffa, which was a medieval kingdom in ancient Ethiopia.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/coffee-beans-and-the-ethiopic-script> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/coffee-beans-and-the-ethiopic-script>

 

Simply not credible: The extraordinary verdict against the body that hopes to run the internet

In an extraordinary judgment, the organization that hopes to take over running the top level of the internet later this year has been slammed by an independent review as at best incompetent and at worst deliberately mendacious.

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/03/extraordinary_verdict_against_icann/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/03/extraordinary_verdict_against_icann/>

 

IRP panel crucifies ICANN for lack of transparency

ICANN has lost another Independent Review Process decision, with the panel stating some potentially alarming opinions about how much power ICANN staff has over its board and ?independent? third-party contractors.

< <http://domainincite.com/20841-irp-panel-crucifies-icann-for-lack-of-transparency> http://domainincite.com/20841-irp-panel-crucifies-icann-for-lack-of-transparency>

 

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Get Ready, Short Domains Coming To .AT: nic.at CEO

Late this month sees the release of short .at domains - one and two character domains. In the leadup to their launch, Domain Pulse sat down with Richard Wein, nic.at's CEO and Commercial Manager to discuss why now and what has the interest been like, as well as to find out what the procedures are.

< <http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24798> http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24798>

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/08/04/short-domains-coming-nic-at-ceo/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/08/04/short-domains-coming-nic-at-ceo/>

 

AusRegistry celebrates 30 years of .au in Edition 8 of Behind the Dot

It is my pleasure to announce the eighth edition of Behind the Dot: State of the .au Domain ? an edition of particular significance as we celebrate 30 years of the .au namespace.

< <https://www.ausregistry.com.au/ausregistry-celebrates-30-years-of-au-in-edition-8-of-behind-the-dot/> https://www.ausregistry.com.au/ausregistry-celebrates-30-years-of-au-in-edition-8-of-behind-the-dot/>

 

One and two character domain names will be available soon under the Austrian ccTLD <.at>

While it has been possible to register one or two character domain names ("short domains") under several TLDs for quite some time (eg for the German <.de> TLD, following the 2009 <vw.de> judgment), the Austrian registry operator nic.at has hitherto not delegated short domains under the TLD <.at> (to date the minimum length of domain names under the <.at> TLD had been three characters).

< <http://www.schoenherr.eu/publications/publications-detail/one-and-two-character-domain-names-will-be-available-soon-under-the-austrian-cctld/> http://www.schoenherr.eu/publications/publications-detail/one-and-two-character-domain-names-will-be-available-soon-under-the-austrian-cctld/>

< <http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a5ca6743-b706-4944-92fa-6e264d839898> http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a5ca6743-b706-4944-92fa-6e264d839898>

< <http://www.mondaq.com/Austria/x/516030/> http://www.mondaq.com/Austria/x/516030/>

 

auDA Appoints Former Politician, Policeman, Government Head and Army Man As CEO

auDA has appointed Cameron Boardman as its new Chief Executive Officer, the .au policy and regulatory body announced Monday, with the new CEO expected to commence later this month.

< <http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24791> http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24791>

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/08/01/auda-new-ceo/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/08/01/auda-new-ceo/>

 

auDA recruits new CEO

auDA has appointed Cameron Boardman as the organisation?s new CEO.

< <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/604356/auda-recruits-new-ceo/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/604356/auda-recruits-new-ceo/>

 

auDA appoints Cameron Boardman to top job

Domain administrator, auDA, has appointed as its new chief executive a former Victorian parliamentarian and current Victorian Government senior public servant who led the policy development for the implementation of the .melbourne domain and was the architect of the government?s cybersecurity initiatives.

< <http://www.itwire.com/people-moves/74104-auda-appoints-cameron-boardman-to-top-job.html> http://www.itwire.com/people-moves/74104-auda-appoints-cameron-boardman-to-top-job.html>

 

auDA names former Liberal MP as new CEO

TLDadministration company auDA has named former state parliamentarian, one-time police officer and soldier Cameron Boardman as its new chief executive.

< <http://www.itnews.com.au/news/auda-names-former-liberal-mp-as-new-ceo-432239> http://www.itnews.com.au/news/auda-names-former-liberal-mp-as-new-ceo-432239>

 

auDA announces appointment of new CEO

The Chairman and Board of auDA is pleased to announce that Cameron Boardman has been appointed its new Chief Executive Officer.

< <https://www.auda.org.au/news/auda/> https://www.auda.org.au/news/auda/>

 

auDA appoints policy development veteran as new CEO

auDA ? the policy authority and industry self-regulatory body for the .au domain space ? has announced that policy development veteran Cameron Boardman has been appointed as its new CEO.

< <https://delimiter.com.au/2016/08/02/auda-appoints-policy-development-veteran-new-ceo/> https://delimiter.com.au/2016/08/02/auda-appoints-policy-development-veteran-new-ceo/>

 

Belarusian domain name administrator joins ccNSO

The technical administrator of .by and .??? domain name zones hoster.by is now a member of the ccNSO, hoster.by representatives told BelTA. ccNSO is part of ICANN and unites ccTLD managers from all over the world.

< <http://eng.belta.by/society/view/belarusian-domain-name-administrator-joins-ccnso-93293-2016/> http://eng.belta.by/society/view/belarusian-domain-name-administrator-joins-ccnso-93293-2016/>

 

Bahrain holds talks on domain name

Bahrain's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has held discussions with related government and private entities on the launch of the English (.bh) and the Arabic domain name project.

< <http://www.telecompaper.com/news/bahrain-holds-talks-on-domain-name--1155651> http://www.telecompaper.com/news/bahrain-holds-talks-on-domain-name--1155651>

 

China Focus: Cyber regulation to better protect users' interests

A series of cyber regulations officially took effect Monday, as China aims to better protect online users' interests and better guide the development of China's Internet industry.

< <http://www.china.org.cn/china/Off_the_Wire/2016-08/01/content_39001806.htm> http://www.china.org.cn/china/Off_the_Wire/2016-08/01/content_39001806.htm>

< <http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/01/c_135555710.htm> http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/01/c_135555710.htm>

 

Notification of DNSSEC Key Rollover for ?.CN? and ?.??/.???

According to The Policy and Practice Statement of .CN, .??(xn--fiqs8s) and .??(xn--fiqz9s), the KSK rollover of these CCTLDS have been started from May 28th, 2015. The old KSK (.CN Key ID: 32425, .xn--fiqs8s and .xn--fiqz9s Key ID: 20470) will be revoked from 10:00, July 7th (GMT+8), 2015.

< <http://www1.cnnic.cn/AU/MediaC/Announcement/201506/t20150617_52425.htm> http://www1.cnnic.cn/AU/MediaC/Announcement/201506/t20150617_52425.htm>

 

BRS Media?s dotFM Announces .FM Launched on CentralNic TLD Registry Platform

BRS Media, a diverse and growing media e-commerce firm that assists traditional and interactive media companies build and brand on the power of the Internet, today announced that dotFM, the .FM TLD Registry, has been successfully deployed on the CentralNic Registry Platform.

< <https://brsmedia.fm/brs-medias-dotfm-announces-fm-launched-on-centralnic-top-level-domain-registry-platform/> https://brsmedia.fm/brs-medias-dotfm-announces-fm-launched-on-centralnic-top-level-domain-registry-platform/>

 

CentralNic tunes into .FM

Last.fm is probably the best known user of the .FM TLD, but other users include country music superstar, CarrieUnderwood.fm,; the US National Public Radio's podcast channel Earbud.fm, and China's popular online radio aggregator application Qingting.fm

< <http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/128831> http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/128831>

 

Govt to offer free ?.bharat? domain name with ?.in? buy

To create an ecosystem for various modes of communication like e-mail and website addresses in Indian scripts, the government will provide complimentary '.bharat' domain name available for one year on purchase of '.in'.

< <http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/govt-to-offer-free-bharat-domain-name-with-in-buy/336421/> http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/govt-to-offer-free-bharat-domain-name-with-in-buy/336421/>

< <http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/current-affairs/govt-to-offer-free-bharat-domain-namein-buy_7179841.html> http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/current-affairs/govt-to-offer-free-bharat-domain-namein-buy_7179841.html>

 

Making the UK a hostile place for online crime

Recently, the Office for National Statistics published the latest Crime Survey of England and Wales and for the first time included cases of recorded crime committed online.

< <http://www.nominet.uk/making-uk-hostile-place-online-crime/> http://www.nominet.uk/making-uk-hostile-place-online-crime/>

 

vn: Domain name transfers await guidelines

The transferors and the transferees of domain names, still have to wait for guidelines on tax payments from the Ministry of Finance. This is despite a circular issued on the transfer of the right to use internet domain names assigned without auction, took effect from August 15, 2016, reports ICT news online.

< <http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/science-it/161346/domain-name-transfers-await-guidelines.html> http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/science-it/161346/domain-name-transfers-await-guidelines.html>

 

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Verisign Confirms It's The Mysterious Backer Of .WEB

Last week's auction to resolve who should be the successful operator of the .web new gTLD saw the suffix sell for a whopping $135 million to the mysterious Nu Dot Co. Now Verisign has confirmed what many largely believed. That the company "provided funds for Nu Dot Co's bid for the .web TLD." Unsurprisingly, they also said they "are pleased that the Nu Dot Co bid was successful."

< <http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24792> http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24792>

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/08/01/verisign-confirms-mysterious-backer-dot-web/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/08/01/verisign-confirms-mysterious-backer-dot-web/>

 

Verisign confirms it did fund $135 million .web bid

Verisign has just confirmed that it was behind the winning bid in last week?s .web gTLD auction.

< <http://domainincite.com/20833-verisign-confirms-it-did-fund-135-million-web-bid> http://domainincite.com/20833-verisign-confirms-it-did-fund-135-million-web-bid>

 

Ombudsman trashes ICANN?s rejection of .gay ?community?

ICANN?s outgoing Ombudsman fired a parting shot at his former employer last week with a scathing analysis of its rejection of .gay as a community gTLD.

< <http://domainincite.com/20827-ombudsman-trashes-icanns-rejection-of-gay-community> http://domainincite.com/20827-ombudsman-trashes-icanns-rejection-of-gay-community>

 

TMCH Review Recommends Status Quo by Philip S. Corwin

On July 25th ICANN announced the publication of the Draft Report of the Independent Review of the Trademark Clearinghouse. This study was coordinated for ICANN by the Analysis Group, in conjunction with researchers from the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford as well the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. The Report's Executive Summary provides a background on its origin and purpose... That section makes clear that, while public comments on the draft report will be accepted through September 3rd, this Report was triggered by GAC concerns expressed before the Applicant Guidebook for the new gTLD program was even completed, and is not the work product of a GNSO-created working group and therefore will not directly result in the establishment of any new ICANN policy.

< <http://www.internetcommerce.org/tmch-review-recommends-status-quo/> http://www.internetcommerce.org/tmch-review-recommends-status-quo/>

 

L?Oreal shows cards on former ?closed generic? gTLDs

Want to register a .beauty or .makeup domain name? L?Oreal will get to decide unilaterally whether ?you?re worth it?.

< <http://domainincite.com/20836-loreal-shows-cards-on-former-closed-generic-gtlds> http://domainincite.com/20836-loreal-shows-cards-on-former-closed-generic-gtlds>

 

ICANN delegates ?dot brands? to Ferrari, Fiat and NBA

ICANN has delegated new gTLDs including .ferrari, .fiat and .nba.

< <http://www.worldipreview.com/news/icann-delegates-brands-to-ferrari-calvin-klein-and-nba-11981> http://www.worldipreview.com/news/icann-delegates-brands-to-ferrari-calvin-klein-and-nba-11981>

 

August 2016 Update - ICANN gTLD Sunrise Periods Now Open

As first reported in our December 2013 newsletter, the first new gTLDs have launched their "Sunrise" registration periods.

< <http://www.natlawreview.com/article/august-2016-update-icann-gtld-sunrise-periods-now-open> http://www.natlawreview.com/article/august-2016-update-icann-gtld-sunrise-periods-now-open>

 

9th Circ. Nixes Del Monte Domain Name Suit

The Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that a European licensee of Del Monte could not appeal the rejection of its ?.delmonte? TLD to a U.S. federal court, finding the entire case moot and ordering a lower court to dismiss it.

< <http://www.law360.com/articles/823845/9th-circ-nixes-del-monte-domain-name-suit> http://www.law360.com/articles/823845/9th-circ-nixes-del-monte-domain-name-suit>

 

Minds + Machines' pure-play appeal yet to fully register

Now only walking one side of the Internet domain street and not competing with some of its customers, Minds + Machines is in a high growth business with some top-flight assets to its name.

< <http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/128906/minds-machines-pure-play-appeal-yet-to-fully-register-128906.html> http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/128906/minds-machines-pure-play-appeal-yet-to-fully-register-128906.html>

 

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Fixing ?This Internet? Before It Breaks Again

There is no guarantee that the internet will succeed. And if we aren?t careful we can really screw it up. It has happened before and we can do it again.

< <https://threatpost.com/fixing-this-internet-before-it-breaks-again/119633/> https://threatpost.com/fixing-this-internet-before-it-breaks-again/119633/>

 

Kaminsky Warns Black Hat Audience of Risks to the Internet

During his Black Hat keynote, Dan Kaminsky outlines a litany of risks to the continued functioning of the modern internet and identifies the keys for moving it forward.

< <http://www.eweek.com/security/kaminsky-warns-black-hat-audience-of-risks-to-the-internet.html> http://www.eweek.com/security/kaminsky-warns-black-hat-audience-of-risks-to-the-internet.html>

 

Radix doubles up on DNS

Radix is adding redundancy to its DNS. The company has contracted with Dyn to be its second DNS services provider, running concurrently with Radix?s back-end registry services provider CentralNic.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/02/radix-doubles-dns/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/02/radix-doubles-dns/>

 

Cybercrime infrastructure being ramped up in Brazil ahead of Olympics [IDG]

Over the past few months, cybercriminals have set up a large number of malicious domains and servers in Brazil in anticipation to the Rio 2016 Olympics.

< <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/604420/cybercrime-infrastructure-being-ramped-up-brazil-ahead-olympics/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/604420/cybercrime-infrastructure-being-ramped-up-brazil-ahead-olympics/>

< <http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/604420/cybercrime-infrastructure-being-ramped-up-brazil-ahead-olympics/> http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/604420/cybercrime-infrastructure-being-ramped-up-brazil-ahead-olympics/>

 

China?s ?White-Hat? Hackers Fear Dark Times After Community Founder Is Detained

China?s growing population of so-called ethical hackers, who have long existed in a legal gray area, fear a government crackdown after authorities took away the founder of its largest independent community.

< <http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/08/01/chinas-white-hat-hackers-fear-dark-times-after-community-founder-is-detained/> http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/08/01/chinas-white-hat-hackers-fear-dark-times-after-community-founder-is-detained/>

 

Russia cyber attack: Large hack 'hits government'

A "professional" cyber attack has hit Russian government bodies, the country's intelligence service says.

< <http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36933239> http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36933239>

 

U.S. weighs dangers, benefits of naming Russia in cyber hack

Wary of a global confrontation with Russia, U.S. President Barack Obama must carefully weigh how to respond to what security experts believe was Moscow's involvement in the hacking of Democratic Party organizations, U.S. officials said.

< <http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-russia-policy-idUKKCN10C3BI> http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-russia-policy-idUKKCN10C3BI>

< <http://in.reuters.com/article/usa-cyber-russia-policy-idINKCN10C3BO> http://in.reuters.com/article/usa-cyber-russia-policy-idINKCN10C3BO>

 

Google Domain Enables HSTS Protection

Google ensures HTTPS connections to its domains with support for HTTP Strict Transport Security, or HSTS.

< <https://threatpost.com/google-domain-enables-hsts-protection/119597/> https://threatpost.com/google-domain-enables-hsts-protection/119597/>

 

WPAD Leaks Could Mean Flood of URL Trouble

Another day, another way for cybercriminals to snoop out URL data ? and even compromise HTTPS protections. The culprit this time: WPAD, or the Web Proxy AutoDiscovery protocol.

< <https://securityintelligence.com/news/wpad-leaks-could-mean-flood-of-url-trouble/> https://securityintelligence.com/news/wpad-leaks-could-mean-flood-of-url-trouble/>

 

Best Of Black Hat Innovation Awards: And The Winners Are...

Three companies and leaders who think differently about security: Deep Instinct, most innovative startup; Vectra, most innovative emerging company; Paul Vixie, most innovative thought leader.

< <http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/best-of-black-hat-innovation-awards-and-the-winners-are/a/d-id/1326489> http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/best-of-black-hat-innovation-awards-and-the-winners-are/a/d-id/1326489>

 

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Lawsuit alleges EPE.com domain name stolen

European Performance Engineering, Inc. has filed a lawsuit alleging that a thief stole the domain name EPE.com from it.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/01/lawsuit-alleges-epe-com-domain-name-stolen/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/01/lawsuit-alleges-epe-com-domain-name-stolen/>

 

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HgCapital agrees to sell NetNames to CSC

HgCapital, the Manager of HgCapital Trust plc, has announced that it has agreed the sale of NetNames, a leading provider of global brand protection and internet domain name management services, to CSC, a US-based, leading provider of business administration services to corporations. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

< <http://www.hgcapitaltrust.com/news-and-media/press-releases/pr-2016/pr-01-08-2016.aspx> http://www.hgcapitaltrust.com/news-and-media/press-releases/pr-2016/pr-01-08-2016.aspx>

 

Domain name bods NetNames netted by CSC Global

Domain biz NetNames has been flogged to US biz services outfit CSC Global for an undisclosed sum.

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/02/netnames_bought_by_csc/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/02/netnames_bought_by_csc/>

 

Instra And BlueSnap Ace Domain Name Trading

Instra, based in Melbourne, Australia, provides an extensive domain name service to a global market. The company?s portfolio covers the gamut, from the dot.coms and the dot.DEs (Denmark) to high-risk sites such as gaming and triple-X adult websites, which other companies don?t want to touch.

< <http://www.pymnts.com/news/cross-border-commerce/2016/instra-bluesnap-domain-name-trading-service-melbourne/> http://www.pymnts.com/news/cross-border-commerce/2016/instra-bluesnap-domain-name-trading-service-melbourne/>

 

DDoS attack disrupts 123 Reg services despite DDoS protection

A DDoS attack has disrupted services at UK domain name registration and web hosting firm 123 Reg, including taking the company?s own website offline.

< <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450301787/DDoS-attack-disrupts-123-Reg-services-despite-DDoS-protection> http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450301787/DDoS-attack-disrupts-123-Reg-services-despite-DDoS-protection>

 

The Reincarnation of a Bulletproof Hoster

In April 2016, security firm Trend Micro published a damning report about a Web hosting provider referred to only as a ?cyber-attack facilitator in the Netherlands.? If the Trend analysis lacked any real punch that might have been because ? shortly after the report was published ? names were redacted so that it was no longer immediately clear who the bad hosting provider was. This post aims to shine a bit more light on the individuals apparently behind this mysterious rogue hosting firm ? a company called HostSailor[dot]com.

< <https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/08/the-reincarnation-of-a-bulletproof-hoster/> https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/08/the-reincarnation-of-a-bulletproof-hoster/>

 

GoDaddy Reports Continued Growth In Second Quarter 2016

GoDaddy Inc. ... reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016. GoDaddy also announced that Ray Winborne has joined the company as its new Chief Financial Officer and Scott Wagner has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer.

< <https://aboutus.godaddy.net/newsroom/news-releases/news-releases-details/2016/GoDaddy-Reports-Continued-Growth-In-Second-Quarter-2016/default.aspx> https://aboutus.godaddy.net/newsroom/news-releases/news-releases-details/2016/GoDaddy-Reports-Continued-Growth-In-Second-Quarter-2016/default.aspx>

 

GoDaddy Deepens Executive Team With CFO Hire Ray Winborne; Appoints Scott Wagner To President, Chief Operating Officer

GoDaddy Inc. ... announced that Ray Winborne has joined the company as its new Chief Financial Officer and Scott Wagner has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer.

< <https://aboutus.godaddy.net/newsroom/news-releases/news-releases-details/2016/GoDaddy-Deepens-Executive-Team-With-CFO-Hire-Ray-Winborne-Appoints-Scott-Wagner-To-President-Chief-Operating-Officer/default.aspx> https://aboutus.godaddy.net/newsroom/news-releases/news-releases-details/2016/GoDaddy-Deepens-Executive-Team-With-CFO-Hire-Ray-Winborne-Appoints-Scott-Wagner-To-President-Chief-Operating-Officer/default.aspx>

 

GoDaddy posts 15.6% revenue growth

GoDaddy released earnings this afternoon after the close of the market.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/03/godaddy-posts-15-6-revenue-growth/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/03/godaddy-posts-15-6-revenue-growth/>

 

U.K. Web Host Fasthosts Partners with ePages on Ecommerce Offering

Fasthosts Internet is the latest web host to partner with ePages to launch its upcoming eShop portfolio.

< <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/u-k-web-host-fasthosts-partners-with-epages-on-ecommerce-offering> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/u-k-web-host-fasthosts-partners-with-epages-on-ecommerce-offering>

 

190.com Appoints New CEO in Shenzhen

We?ve received word that 190.com has recently appointed a new CEO, one of dearest business partners Tang Jiaqiu (???). JQ assumed his new role as of August 1st.

< <http://allegravita.com/2016/08/03/190-com-appoints-ceo-shenzhen/> http://allegravita.com/2016/08/03/190-com-appoints-ceo-shenzhen/>

 

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All about China with Raymond Li and Simon Cousins ? DNW Podcast #95

How has peer-to-peer lending driven the Chinese domain name market craze? Can you trust domain name auction results in China? What?s real name verification all about?

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/01/china-raymond-li-simon-cousins-dnw-podcast-95/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/01/china-raymond-li-simon-cousins-dnw-podcast-95/>

 

Why Registry Service Providers Should be Accredited by ICANN by Kurt Pritz

The merits of a Registry Service Provider accreditation programs have been debated across the Domain Industry since the most recent round of Domain Name Registries were introduced starting in 2012. This post discusses the early reasoning in support of an accreditation program; changes in the policy considerations between 2012 and now; the effects of competition on the landscape; a suggestion for how such a program might be implemented; and why such a program should be introduced now.

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160803_why_registry_service_providers_should_be_accredited_by_icann/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160803_why_registry_service_providers_should_be_accredited_by_icann/>

 

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Uniregistry Had 22 Previously Unreported 6-Figure Domain Sales in 2015 - Here is the List

... Now that we have Uniregistry's most recent sales on the record, I turned to their huge list of previously unreported 2015 sales. We don't include sales from previous years in our weekly sales reports, but if any that come in are large enough we add them to the appropriate year's Top 100 Sales Chart in our Domain Sales Archive. 22 of Uniregistry's 2015 sales, all .coms and all in six figures, qualified for our 2015 Top 100 Chart and have now been added to that list.

< <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2016/dailyposts/20160801.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2016/dailyposts/20160801.htm>

 

 

 

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