Every year, organizations and individuals around the world fall victim to a preventable and costly cyberattack – domain name hijacking. This attack occurs when a malicious actor takes control of a domain name and gains access or control of the services and resources the domain name refers to, such as websites, email, and customer or user personal information.
Worse, the compromise of a domain name also compromises all of its existing subdomains. For example, if the top-level domain (TLD) .ZZ is compromised, all second-level domains in .ZZ are at risk of being compromised (e.g. companyname.ZZ), as well as all associated third-level domains (e.g., specific website pages, etc.).
... Recovering from a domain name hijacking can be lengthy and costly, both from a reputational as well as financial standpoint. As such, it is vitally important for businesses and individuals to understand that domain names are critical assets – they represent your presence on the Internet, both as an outward representation, i.e., your brand, as well as an entry point to all the services and resources you provide over the Internet.
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Worse, the compromise of a domain name also compromises all of its existing subdomains. For example, if the top-level domain (TLD) .ZZ is compromised, all second-level domains in .ZZ are at risk of being compromised (e.g. companyname.ZZ), as well as all associated third-level domains (e.g., specific website pages, etc.).
... Recovering from a domain name hijacking can be lengthy and costly, both from a reputational as well as financial standpoint. As such, it is vitally important for businesses and individuals to understand that domain names are critical assets – they represent your presence on the Internet, both as an outward representation, i.e., your brand, as well as an entry point to all the services and resources you provide over the Internet.
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