IPv6 Deployment Grows by 3000% in 5 Years

IPv6 deployment is increasing around the world, with over 9 million domain names and 23% of all networks advertising IPv6 connectivity. IPv6 deployment of increased  by 3,000% since the beginning of World IPv6 Launch 5 years ago, according to the ISOC State of IPv6 Deployment 2017. shows IPv6 deployment is increasing around the world, with …

.Africa Founder Sophia Bekele Named Industry Trailblazer & Internet Governance Pioneer, by CIO

“Inspired to set up DotConnectAfrica, as its name aimes, to Connect Africa through a Single Pan-African domain name“ The CIO East Africa, an influential IT, Business and Leadership News Magazine talked to Sophia Bekele about her journey, taking stock of a decade of professional activities and achievements to date, in the ICT and DNS Industry, …

ccTLDs that have adopted the UDRP

The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) is certainly the most frequently used tool to combat cybersquatting — but, it is not always an option. Many countries have adopted their own domain name dispute policies — or none at all — in lieu of the UDRP.  Since the launch of the WIPO ccTLD Program …

China’s new cybersec. law rattles tech giants

China’s new cybersecurity law takes effect today, and experts are rattled about what it all means. The law has been largely touted by Beijing as a milestone in data privacy regulations, but critics say authorities haven’t provided enough information about how the wide-reaching law will be implemented. That’s a big concern, as failure to comply …

SSAC security group warns Emoji domain names cause trouble

Emoji domain names have received some press over that last year thanks, in part, to .ws allowing registrations of emoji domain names. Now, the ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) has published a report (pdf) warning against the use of these domain names. The brief report notes that emoji in domain names are not …

Report Urges Security providers to consider offering DDoS protection as a service

A new report by Corero Network Security suggests that offering DDoS protection as a service is a viable business idea. Out of its respondents, 82 percent see a “clear business opportunity” in providing DDoS protection as a service to its customers. Also, 93 percent see providing DDoS mitigation in relation to other types of security …

Apple eyes 5G Roll out to enhance iPhone internet speed

“Apple Inc. seeks to assess cellular link performance in direct path and multi-path environments between base station transmitters and receivers using this spectrum,” reads the application, according to BI. “These assessments will provide engineering data relevant to the operation of devices on wireless carriers’ future 5G networks.” A report from Business Insider states that Apple …

Mobile Ransomware rose over 3.5 times in 2017

Mobile ransomware has risen over three-fold (3.5 times) during the first few months of the year, according to Kaspersky Lab’s Malware Report for Q1, 2017. The number of mobile ransomware files detected reached 218,625 during the quarter, compared to 61,832 in the previous quarter, with the Congur family accounting for more than 86%. Ransomware targeting …

Google’s new cloud-based service shows increasing need of IoTs

Google has launched a new cloud-based service called IoT Core that enables its enterprise customers to manage their IoT devices, as well as collect and analyze the data those devices produce. IoT Core has access to all its data processing, analytics, and machine learning capabilities of Google’s cloud and supports devices equipped with Intel, ARM, …