The Impact of Enterprise-Class Domain Registrar Utilization on Overall Security Ratings
Most cyber-attacks, including ransomware attacks and business email compromise (BEC), begin with phishing. In the early stages of a ransomware attack, phishing serves as the launch pad. Although losses due to ransomware are now in the billions1 annually, most ransomware protection and response measures do not adequately address phishing risks.
Established research shows that phishing attacks most commonly occur from a maliciously registered, confusingly similar domain name, a compromised or hijacked legitimate domain name, or email spoofing. Engaging with an enterprise-class domain registrar can help to defend against these risks.
The selection of your domain registrar is an indicator of the overall security posture of an organization.
Research done by SecurityScorecard shows that an organization’s choice in domain registrar is highly correlated to its cybersecurity rating. Organizations that selected enterprise-class registrars (ECRs) for domain management versus consumer-grade domain registrars (CGRs) had a
total score that was on average at least one-half to one letter grade higher.
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Most cyber-attacks, including ransomware attacks and business email compromise (BEC), begin with phishing. In the early stages of a ransomware attack, phishing serves as the launch pad. Although losses due to ransomware are now in the billions1 annually, most ransomware protection and response measures do not adequately address phishing risks.
Established research shows that phishing attacks most commonly occur from a maliciously registered, confusingly similar domain name, a compromised or hijacked legitimate domain name, or email spoofing. Engaging with an enterprise-class domain registrar can help to defend against these risks.
The selection of your domain registrar is an indicator of the overall security posture of an organization.
Research done by SecurityScorecard shows that an organization’s choice in domain registrar is highly correlated to its cybersecurity rating. Organizations that selected enterprise-class registrars (ECRs) for domain management versus consumer-grade domain registrars (CGRs) had a
total score that was on average at least one-half to one letter grade higher.
read more > PDF Attached
