🟡 Large‑scale configuration vulnerabilities
The results of the September study Defaults Exposed have been published: out of 116.6 million domains checked, 74.2 % failed basic security checks across 34 parameters (email, encryption, etc.). 🔗 https://www.beaconjournal.com/
🟡 ICANN and .name
ICANN has approved Verisign’s request to stop registering third‑level domains in the .name zone. The decision will affect approximately 22,000 registrations created since 2001. Experts, including Neil Fraser, warn of serious security risks: after the second levels are freed up (for example, fraser.name), attackers may intercept emails and password resets linked to the old addresses. 🔗https://www.infoq.com/
🟡 Termination of the contract .xihuan
The Chinese company Qihoo 360 has submitted a request to ICANN to terminate the registry contract for the .xihuan. This is part of the ongoing consolidation of the gTLD market, where unclaimed or unprofitable zones are being closed. 🔗https://dn.com/
🟡 Cartoon and copyright
The Court of Intellectual Property (Russia) confirmed a fine of 160.000 rubles in favor of the copyright holders of the “Smeshariki” cartoons for posting goods featuring the characters without a license. The case highlights that website administrators are responsible for the content they host, even if they are not the direct manufacturers of the goods. 🔗https://pravo.ru/
🟡 We’re reminding of important in the new gTLD round
Private auctions between applicants are now prohibited; unresolved conflicts will be submitted to an auction under the auspices of ICANN. 🔗 https://webhosting.today/
🟡 .AU – Why this matters and why there’s so much confusion
The auDA (manages the national domain of Australia .AU) has submitted a draft amendment to the rules for registering names. It was the result of the annual work of the Policy Advisory Panel and contains provisions that can greatly complicate the lives of domain investors, and in the long run, negatively affect the statistics of the domain zone itself. 🔗https://www.pathfindermarketing.com.au/