Thief !!!

[JoeBiz]

Can I get some opinions on the best way to protect your domains from theft?? Any ideas that you could offer would be very much appreciated !!

Thanks !!!

8^X

 

[Alex P]

Don't use a free email service such as hot-mail to sign up with a domain register with, they are so unsecure that they can be simply stolen with a bit of SE.

For passwords its really common sense such as not writing your password down, not storing it on your computer etc if your really paranoid you can use on screen keyboards for typing your usename and password into your register to log in.

Im tempted to say get some good anti virus software and good firewall and such but I don't use that my self so that would be kind of hypocritical aha But if you do a lot of browsing and file exchanging then its a must.

Check this out though its your best bet I reckon:

http://fabulous.com/informationcenter/index.htm?formdata[qid]=115

 

[Michelle]

Some good tips here

http://www.namepros.com/featured-articles/584245-tips-to-avoid-domain-name-scams.html

http://www.namepros.com/short-domain-discussion/425450-warning-how-avoid-domain-scams-scammers.html

 

[NetOctave]

Most important - register your names with a reliable registrar who takes security seriously....
And, periodically (atleast once in 5 days) monitor your names for any change in whois particulars

 

[JoeBiz]

Thanks Alex ... I'm good on the email. I use my original ISP account.

I have decent anti-virus software and a firewall ... the passwords themselves have always been my weak point. I virtually never change them and often use the same one for many accounts. Although, I do use good passwords with good length, caps and numbers.

I read about someone that keeps all of their passwords on a Rolodex, but I'd go nuts if I had to retype my password everytime I moved from one site to another. I have dozens and dozens of accounts going back many years and am on the computer 12 hours a day.

My main concern is protecting my domains, so at a minimum I could change my registrar passwords frequently. What if I allow my browser to store the password so it is entered automatically. Common sense tells me that's risky but I'm not sure.

I saw an article on an encryption device but I have no clue how they rate.

Thanks for your input. I do appreciate it.
- Charles

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Some good tips here

http://www.namepros.com/featured-articles/584245-tips-to-avoid-domain-name-scams.html

http://www.namepros.com/short-domain-discussion/425450-warning-how-avoid-domain-scams-scammers.html

M&M is in the house !!! I'm off to check out her tips. Are you a regular m&m or a peanut m&m? Just curious. Be right back.

8^X

 

[Michelle]

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M&M is in the house !!! I'm off to check out her tips. Are you a regular m&m or a peanut m&m? Just curious. Be right back.

8^X

Hehe I can be whatever you want me to be... O wait thats a different section

 

[JoeBiz]

Most important - register your names with a reliable registrar who takes security seriously....
And, periodically (atleast once in 5 days) monitor your names for any change in whois particulars

I used to keep roughly half at GoDaddy and half at Moniker. Then I have a few names scattered over four or five other registrars. A few years ago I read that Moniker was the most secure registrar. I don't recall what, if any, extra security measures they take.

Is there any way to monitor your Whois data automatically in the same way that you can pay Equifax to alert you of any changes to your credit report?

8^X

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Hehe I can be whatever you want me to be... O wait thats a different section

Well NOW I can't concentrate !!!

 

[Alex P]

I keep my passwords saved in my firefox just because I am like you using the computer 12 hours a day and I literally have thousands of accounts everywhere, there's a risk in everything you do but for me that's worth it. Depending on what your doing online and how much your worth you can vary how much effort you put into your security. Ill ask my friend when hes online next if he can steal firefox stored passwords, I think he mentioned something the other month but it was only in passing. By the way what OS and Browser do you use?

 

[JoeBiz]

Some good tips here

http://www.namepros.com/featured-articles/584245-tips-to-avoid-domain-name-scams.html

http://www.namepros.com/short-domain-discussion/425450-warning-how-avoid-domain-scams-scammers.html

Good, solid information MM. Thanks! Personally I think that we should form a hit squad. Go on the offensive. I have most of the details worked out but prefer not to go into it here (:~ ].

Thanks !!!

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I keep my passwords saved in my firefox just because I am like you using the computer 12 hours a day and I literally have thousands of accounts everywhere, there's a risk in everything you do but for me that's worth it. Depending on what your doing online and how much your worth you can vary how much effort you put into your security. Ill ask my friend when hes online next if he can steal firefox stored passwords, I think he mentioned something the other month but it was only in passing. By the way what OS and Browser do you use?

That's what I do ... save them in my Firefox. My OS is XP Home.

8^X

 

[MattheP]

I read about someone that keeps all of their passwords on a Rolodex, but I'd go nuts if I had to retype my password everytime I moved from one site to another. I have dozens and dozens of accounts going back many years and am on the computer 12 hours a day.

You can store all your passwords within your browser. If you choose master password option, they will be encrypted and stored on your computer. Even if someone get access to your computer, it will be almost imposible for him to break 128-bit encrypting algorhytm of your browser. You have to enter master password only once per browsing session, and yes, you can use onscreen keyboard for maximum security (to prevent keylogging).

Alternatively, you can store all your passwords on USB (also encrypted) instead of your hard disk. Heres little plugin for that (for firefox, but there are similar programs for other browsers):
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4119/

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Is there any way to monitor your Whois data automatically in the same way that you can pay Equifax to alert you of any changes to your credit report?

DomainTools offers that as free service (free registration required). It monitors all whois changes which matches your criteria (your name or email under whois) and sends you a report if there is a change, in following format:

- Alert Date: xxx
- Domain name
- Created Modified Last Owner Current Owner

 

[Alex P]

If you have the spare money you should consider upgrading xp isnt what it used to be anymore.

You can store all your passwords within your browser. If you choose master password option, they will be encrypted and stored on your computer. Even if someone get access to your computer, it will be almost imposible for him to break 128-bit encrypting algorhytm of your browser. You have to enter master password only once per browsing session, and yes, you can use onscreen keyboard for maximum security (to prevent keylogging).

Alternatively, you can store all your passwords on USB (also encrypted) instead of your hard disk. Heres little plugin for that (for firefox, but there are similar programs for other browsers):
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4119/

:bingo:

 

[MattheP]

I used to keep roughly half at GoDaddy and half at Moniker.

There were couple domains stolen through godaddy lately (reported on this forum), and godaddy returned stolen domains to its original owner within 7 days. Good recomendation for a registrar if you are afraid of thiefs.

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If you have the spare money you should consider upgrading xp isnt what it used to be anymore.
:

If you follow basic OS security guidlains*, you should be fine with XP like with any other OS.

* = regular updates, antivir/malware, firewall (broadband internet users can use their broadband router [cable/adsl modem] as hardware firewall), not using your computer as root/administrator, be careful what are you dowlonading etc...

 

[Alex P]

If you follow basic OS security guidlains*, you should be fine with XP like with any other OS.

* = regular updates, antivir/malware, firewall (broadband internet users can use their broadband router [cable/adsl modem] as hardware firewall), not using your computer as root/administrator, be careful what are you dowlonading etc...

Its all depending on what level you want to go with, one can make small changes for that extra bit of security depending on how far you want to go.

 

[SpareDomains]

Use a legit operating system on your computer
Use good anti-virus software
Use an email for your whois that you don't use for any other account logins
strong passwords
Use an email behind your own domain and not a free one preferably behind an SSL login
Don't click links in emails from registrars as they could be spoofed, close the email and type it in or access from your bookmarks so you know you're on their actual site.
You could also use Fabulous which has 5 security questions you could set so even if someone gained your username/password they would have to guess 5 question answers correctly before moving anything out of your account
You can also have your GoDaddy account rep (300+) domains I believe to get one lock your domains down as nothing moves out of my account without a phone call from my rep to a number I have given them and I must also provide a secret code.

 

[WebIntellects - Rob]

I think that you need keep everything in secure place. And change all important passwords regularly.

 

[SiberForum]

I have backups and I have my PC encrypted.

 

[Kassey Lee]

Don't use a free email service such as hot-mail to sign up with a domain register with, they are so unsecure that they can be simply stolen with a bit of SE.

Excuse my ignorance. I use a Gmail account for whois/general correspondence but a different one with my Godaddy. Can you please explain how such setup is vulnerable to thief?

 

[Alex P]

Excuse my ignorance. I use a Gmail account for whois/general correspondence but a different one with my Godaddy. Can you please explain how such setup is vulnerable to thief?

It wont be because even if they did manage to get the whois email then they wouldn't know what the godaddy email is.

 

[afactor]

Weird,seems like my earlier post in this thread just vanished somehow?!
I wonder what happened?

 

[Tim Schoon]

I like to keep my expensive names with moniker, probably the safest registrar out there.