Cyberattacks in Hong Kong are expected to rise, according to security experts who have identified at least seven state-linked hacker groups in mainland China that have been targeting organisations in the city since 2014. Bryce Boland, the chief technology officer for Asia-Pacific at cybersecurity company FireEye, said on Thursday that cyberattacks by the hacker …
Nearly four years ago, The Boston Globe tried to get in on an Internet land rush when the number of domains — the .com, .org, or .edu in online addresses — were expanded. Now, the Globe’s parent company has decided to stick to more familiar territory. Last week, Boston Globe Media Partners LLC sold …
It can be difficult to keep up with the policies and legislation that impact your business as an Internet infrastructure provider or service provider, so we’ve asked the i2Coalition to give us a run-down of the top issues for hosting providers to be aware of as we enter 2016. i2Coalition breaks it down into 7 …
Seven domains linked to The Pirate Bay have been suspended. The problems, which are related to ICANN’s verification system including ThePirateBay.com. The website of anti-censorship tool Pirate Browser is also affected. Taken for granted by hundreds of millions of Internet users on a daily basis, domain names are part of the crucial glue holding the …
First National Bank plans to change its online domain name from a dot-com to a dot-bank. The Hutchinson-based bank made the announcement this week about the switch, which will be done in phases beginning early next year. “There are a couple of reasons behind this change,” said Kris Doswell, vice president of marketing for First …
IID, the source for clear cyberthreat intelligence, today announced its predictions for 2017 and beyond. the firm predicts that by the end of 2017, botnet operators seeking new frontiers will execute a full-scale invasion of compromised Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as wearables and connected home products. A botnet is a collective of …
The CEO of DCA Trust has written a cautionary letter to the ICANN following an unsolicited letter by the Africa Union Commissioner of Infrastructure, Elham Ibrahim to the independent geographic names evaluation panel on 29th August 2015 following the July 2015 ruling where DCA Trust successfully fought and won against ICANN for the .africa handling. …
Europe’s highest court on Tuesday struck down an international agreement that allowed companies to move digital information like people’s web search histories and social media updates between the European Union and the United States. The decision left the international operations of companies like Google and Facebook in a sort of legal limbo even as their …
Public feedback on highly anticipated proposal sought by 8 September The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) today released for public comment the proposal [IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal [PDF, 2.2 MB]] for the transition of the stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions from the U. S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and …
Bangladesh has lost the rights of using dot bangla (.bangla) domain, the Internationalized Domain Name (IDM), as they failed the make it into effect in three years after obtaining the permission in 2012. This is according to Ashraful Islam Will this be the eventuality of other government owned domains? The list published by the Internet …