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Our #DomainName, #gTLD, and #InternetPolicy experts help promote & protect #Brands on the expanding Internet. Visit us to learn more!

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Is your company impacted by #onlinescams? If so, join FairWinds Partners this May to learn how a #domainnamedispute can help protect your company fairwindspartners.com/webina…
Are you a target of #intellectualproperty infringement online? Read our latest blog post to protect yourself! fairwindspartners.com/protec…
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Looking for help protecting your brand on the #internet? Join FairWinds Partners on January 25, 2022 for a 30-minute webinar to get ahead of the #domainname curve! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Looks like the #domainname industry is steadily maturing based on ICANN's latest budget. Read to find out more domainincite.com/27281-icann…

ICANN budget: mild optimism amid maturing industry - Domain Incite

ICANN thinks the domain industry, including the new gTLD industry, is maturing and will continue to grow, in its just-published draft budget for fiscal 2023. The Org is predicting growing transacti...

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Recent actions by the Russian government have sparked concern by those within #ICANN. Read below to learn more domainincite.com/27172-icann…

ICANN boss warns over existential “threat” from Russia - Domain Incite

The Cthulian threat of an intergovernmental takeover of ICANN has reared its head again, but this time a resurgent, interventionist Russia is behind it and ICANN's CEO is worried. Speaking at ICANN...

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2021 has been another year of rampant #cybercrime that undercuts #consumertrust making #domainsecurity crucial. Read below for key findings from the 2021 Domain Security Report! circleid.com/posts/20211005-…

Key Findings from the 2021 Domain Security Report

With cybercrime on the rise, companies in 2021 have experienced increased ransomware attacks, business email compromise (BEC), phishing attacks, supply chain attacks, and online brand and trademark...

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Want to learn more about #internet presence or #domainnames? This #whitepaper will arm you with the knowledge needed to hold meaningful conversations regarding domain names blog.fairwindspartners.com/d…

Grow and Protect Your Internet Presence | FairWinds

Organizations inevitably grow to the point where they need to scale up their domain name presence.

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With #DNS abuse on the rise, ICANN's recent audit reveals eyeopening results! There is a lot of work to do. Read below to learn more. domainincite.com/26969-most-…

Most registrars fail ICANN abuse audit - Domain Incite

The large majority of accredited registrars failed an abuse-related audit at the first pass, according to ICANN. (UPDATE October 14, 2021: ICANN disagrees with this characterization.) The audit of...

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It's confirmed that #domainname registrations jumped in Q2 2021, but the total is less than one year ago. Read more to learn about the trends. domainnamewire.com/2021/09/0…

Registered domains jump in Q2 but still down from last year - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

Uplift in Q2 can’t mask year-over-year decline. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) published its Q2 2021 Domain Name Industry Brief (pdf) this afternoon. The report calculates the total base of registered...

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Looking to get ahead of the domain name curve? Join FairWinds' for a webinar on August 5 at 2PM EST to optimize your internet presence! Sign up here: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…
Looking to get ahead of the domain name curve? Join FairWinds' for a webinar on August 4 at 1PM EST to optimize your internet presence! Sign up here: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…
Looking to get ahead of the domain name curve? Join FairWinds' for a webinar on August 3 at 12PM EST to optimize your internet presence! Sign up here: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…
Looking to get ahead of the domain name curve? Join FairWinds' for a webinar on June 30 at 1:30PM EST to optimize your internet presence! Sign up here: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…
Over the weekend @WIPO launched a Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) for .CN and .中国 (China). This addition expands our ability to reclaim infringing domains for clients. natlawreview.com/article/wip…
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Mobile food ordering and delivery service, @Grubhub has been exposed for the practice of registering the domain names of restaurants that utilize their service. Is this corporate #cybersquatting ? newfoodeconomy.org/grubhub-d…
2019 is the year personalized domain names take over the traditional dot com ending. Read more to find out how companies are using brand related domains to market their company. #personalizeddomains wired.co.uk/article/domain-n…

Forget dot com, 2019 will finally be the year of weird domain names

More tailor-made domain name endings are on the rise

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What happens when domain hijackers get ahold of domains held by large companies? They cause the two most disruptive and widely-received spam email campaigns in recent history. Read here about how it happened and the effect it had: krebsonsecurity.com/2019/01/…

Bomb Threat, Sextortion Spammers Abused Weakness at GoDaddy.com

Two of the most disruptive and widely-received spam email campaigns over the past few months -- including an ongoing sextortion email scam and a bomb threat hoax that shut down dozens of schools,...

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A number of federal domain names expiring this month will be among the extensive side effects of the #GovernmentShutdown . Take a look at these domains which will expire in January and February should funding not be approved. techcrunch.com/2019/01/17/fe…

These federal websites domains will expire soon during the government shutdown

We like to think of ourselves as nerds here at TechCrunch, which is why we're bringing you this. During the government shutdown, security experts noticed

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If you missed our annual #CyberMonday blog about the impact of typosquatting on 50 top internet retail brands, check it out now! blog.fairwindspartners.com/b…

Cyber Monday 2018: Analyzing the DNS to Uncover Threats to Businesses and Consumers | FairWinds

Our annual Cyber Monday report reviews the impact of typosquatting on 50 top internet retail brands and their audiences. Come read about it and see what the most notable insights are.

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This year, Europol took down over 30,000 domains selling fake products and goods as well as arresting those responsible. Read here on what they seized and how the operation is devised. europol.europa.eu/newsroom/n…

Operation takes down over 33 600 internet domains selling counterfeits goods | Europol

Countries from the EU and beyond worked together to seize domains selling fake products. Twelve suspects arrested and accounts worth over EUR 1 million seized. The Operation IOS (In Our Sites), now...

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