Four vital methods to improve travel website performance
Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:24:26 -0700

DNS infrastructure is an often overlooked performance element, yet it represents the virtual doorway to your website and applications. The Domain Name System ( DNS ) maps hostnames to IP addresses, just as phonebooks map people's names to their phone ...

Google: Don't Give Private 'Trolls&#39 ; Web Censorship Power
Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:50:45 -0700

By Nate Anderson Some representatives were critical of the ideas found in COICA, and of the existing domain name seizures that have been underway for a year at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Rep. Zoe Lofgren wondered whether there was any ...

Neustar Launches Site Protect for DDo S Protection
Tue, 05 Apr 2011 01:10:54 -0700

Combined with Neustar Ultra DNS, Site Protect arms customers with strong protection bundles that provide security for both domain name system ( DNS ) and Web traffic. When a DDo S attack hits, Site Protect is activated via a simple DNS change in the Ultra DNS ...

Domain Name Disputes - An Overview of wipo udrp
Fri, 01 Apr 2011 07:50:37 -0700

It is a 28% increase on the figures last year and it is thought to be down to the ease of filing of disputes due to the new online system . The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ...

Go Daddy ires greens with video of CEO slaying elephant
Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:25:03 -0700

Bob Parsons, the owner of the largest internet domain name registrar, Go Daddy, wanted to call his company Big Daddy, but the domain name was taken. It seems an illuminating snapshot of Parsons' self-image. Parsons has infuriated women's groups with his ...

Octane360 Domain Monetization Review (One Year Later)
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:18:03 -0700

Register your domain names with Searchen Networks Inc., Check domain name availability. Search for domain names. Domain Name Wire is the Domain Name Industry's News Source. An update to my review of geo domain monetization solution. ...

Security In DNS Left Out On Purpose, Says Creator
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:14:13 -0700

When you type in Forbes.com (instead of a string of hard-to-remembe r numbers) you can thank Paul Mockapetris, one of the creators of the Domain Name System ( DNS ). DNS is fundamental to the Internet, instantly translating the common name to the machine ...

10 Great Error Messages
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 06:30:26 -0700

When researchers uncovered serious security flaws in the Domain Name System , many organizations and industry leaders jumped into remediation mode. The results: DNS Security Extensions, or DNSSEC. This Forrester Research report investigates the steps ...

Google Shoring Up SSL Certificates After Comodo Attack
Mon, 04 Apr 2011 05:19:03 -0700

Google's second SSL-securing project, the DANE Working Group at the IETF, is intended to allow domain operators to publish information about SSL certificates used on their hosts. "It should be possible, using dane dns records, to specify particular ...

Verisign Enhances Verisign Managed DNS Cloud-Based Hosting Solution
Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:51:37 -0700

By Shamila Janakiraman Verisign, Inc. announced that it has enhanced its Verisign Managed DNS , a cloud-based hosting solution that improves the availability of Internet and network applications by offering complete DNS resolution for customers. ...

An Attack Sheds Light on Internet Security Holes
Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:20:51 -0700

An initiative preferred by security experts would overhaul the system more radically. It would give Web sites similar control while securing their certificates within a new encrypted version of the domain name system , the central directory of the Web, ...

Infoblox Among First 200 Enterprises to Support DNS Security Extensions for .COM
Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:01:50 -0700

(Business wire)--Infoblox Inc., the DNS , DHCP and IPAM (DDI) market leader with the largest installed base of DNSSEC and IPv6-ready DDI appliances, today announced it is among the earliest adopters of the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) ...

New developments in BACnet
Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:02:15 -0700

... aimed at defining the use cases that would be served by replacing BACnet Network Layer technology with IP, and some Application Layer functionality with other IT mechanisms (such as domain name system , or DNS , instead of BACnet dynamic binding). ...

Neustar introduces cloud-based DDo S attack defence technology
Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:11:13 -0700

Combined with Neustar Ultra DNS, the firm claims that Site Protect gives customers strong protection that provides security for both DNS ( domain name system ) and general web traffic. When a DDo S attack hits, Site Protect is activated via a simple DNS ...

Clinton Argues for 'Consumptio n Tax' on E-Commerce
Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:47:53 -0700

Clinton spoke Wednesday night at the 40th public meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the body that oveersees the Domain Name System ( DNS ) at the heart of the Internet. Clinton signed the Internet Freedom Tax Act ...

IID Survey Reveals New Insights into DNSSEC Adoption
Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:59:35 -0700

It is designed to protect Internet users from getting misdirected to unintended Internet destinations by ensuring domain name system ( DNS ) entries remain unchanged in transit. The Internet's root servers at the top of the DNS hierarchy added DNSSEC ...

Sedo Domain Parking Revenue Down, Sales Up
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:15:24 -0700

Register your domain names with Searchen Networks Inc., Check domain name availability. Search for domain names. Domain Name Wire is the Domain Name Industry's News Source. Domain parking and brokerage company reports mixed results. ...

.XXX Domains Approved
Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:36:42 -0700

As the technical coordinator of the Internet's Domain Name System ICANN is often called upon to debate and resolve issues related to domains. According to the recent press reports covering this latest decision they blew it. ...

Cisco makes Nexus 7000 speak LISP
Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:29:24 -0700

"LISP makes the Internet ready for the next wave of cloud applications by addressing the Internet's scaling problem," said Paul Mockapetris, inventor of the Internet Domain Name System ( DNS ) in quotes provided by Cisco. " DNS has demonstrated that ...

The fundamentals of preparing for desktop virtualisation
Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:24:02 -0700

Are they getting DNS Adomain name services A, which provides name resolution? That is critical," said Robinson. "Look at how the file servers are configured. If the company has roaming profiles, how many group policies are in the system? ...