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A few months ago, NamePros started observing aggressive credential stuffing attacks. This marked a new chapter in security at NamePros. We have rather secure infrastructure, especially for a site of our size. However, we've been growing at a steady pace, which makes us a bigger target. The...

We discussed how to understand hackers in part 1 and phishing emails in part 2. Now we discuss managing your personal information. Managing your personal information is an important but often overlooked aspect of security. Unfortunately, many organizations use personal information to establish...

In part 1, we covered how to avoid domain theft by understanding a bit about how hackers operate. Next, let's discuss phishing emails. We're pretty lucky that phishing email senders aren't too smart. Most the phishing emails I see have poor English, look rather slipshod, and aren't actually...

When you own online assets, security is particularly important. Think about it: what would happen if every web account you own was suddenly under someone else's control? Most people don't realize just how catastrophic that would be until it's too late. Recently, the number of domainers...

It's long been suspected that registrars may be registering domain names as customers search for them. Whether or not this is true, there's really no reason to be handing potential competitors your list of wanted domain names. As a domainer, you're probably somewhat familiar with two useful...

With all the recent web-related security vulnerabilities in Mac and Linux, it's finally Microsoft's turn to take the blame. Make sure you protect your computer so you don't lose any domains! A patch for Windows 7 and higher released April 14, 2015 fixed a vulnerability known as as...

Previous: Part 1, Part 2 Though all of OpenNIC’s “open” TLDs are unique, .bit is particularly interesting. bit domains are actually not handled via traditional DNS. Instead, bit domains are embedded within the Namecoin system, which is completely decentralized. Perhaps the most enticing...

Previous: Part 1 The root nameservers only delegate authority: they don’t actually provide hostname to IP address lookups, with a few exceptions. For example, the root nameservers assign the com and net TLDs to Verisign’s nameservers. Verisign’s servers do the same thing, but with...

ICANN doesn’t get much love these days; that’s hardly a secret. We’d be much better off without such a greedy organization milking the domain industry at every turn. But how do you change something that is such an integral part of the Internet? The entire problem isn’t immediately apparent...