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State of the Net 2012: It’s SOPA, But Not Just SOPA

Posted on January 19, 2012 by imeister

It was my privilege to spend Tuesday in Washington, DC for the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee‘s State of the Net Conference 2012, which definitely reflected the degree to which PROTECT-IP and SOPA loom large over the American Internet policy … Continue reading →

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China restricts registration of .cn names

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Maxim Weinstein

The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) announced new rules a few days ago that are intended to "enhance the authenticity, accuracy, and integrality [sic] of the domain name registration information." These rules require applicants for .cn domain names to … Continue reading →

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ICANN improves system for reporting false whois data

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Maxim Weinstein

ICANN, which among other things oversees Internet domain registration, improved its system for reporting false whois data. ICANN requires accredited registrars—the companies that actually handle the registration of domain names—to obtain and publish accurate whois information for each registered domain … Continue reading →

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EstDomains no more

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Maxim Weinstein

Domain registrar EstDomains, which has been targeted by security researchers as being complicit in various malware, phishing, and illegal pharmaceutical schemes, has been deaccredited by ICANN, the organization that oversees Internet domain names. According to a letter sent by ICANN … Continue reading →

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No such thing as a guaranteed safe site

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Erica George

When I talk to friends about web-based badware, one of the most frequent things I hear is a version of “Oh, I don’t have to worry about that – I don’t go to any sketchy sites.” The security world has … Continue reading →

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