Phishing attacks are becoming more and more frequent and aggressive – learn from us how you can prevent your company’s email addresses from becoming the starting point of such attacks. On 22.03. at the ICEBREAKER we will discuss the following topic: Domain names and DMARC – Current trends and challenges in IT security. The Rethink! IT Security is the leading IT security summit for CISOs and IT security decision makers from the German-speaking region. Learn about curr... Read More
Category: Cybersecurity
Nameshield renews its ISO 27001 certification on all its registrar activity
First French registrar certified ISO 27001 since 2017, for its activities of domain names portfolio, DNS and TLS/SSL certificates management, Nameshield is proud to announce the renewal of its ISO 27001 certification in February 2023. What is the ISO 27001 certification? ISO 27001 is an international standard that describes the requirements for the implementation of an Information Security Management System, intended to select the security measures to be implemented in order to ensure t... Read More
New document: 5 minutes to understand Phishing as a Service (PhaaS)
Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) is a fast-growing phenomenon in the cyberthreats world, getting armed with tools that make it more and more prosperous. It has opened up the online fraud market to the masses, to the point that phishing attempts have become a daily plague. Find in this new “5 minutes to understand” document, available for download on the Nameshield’s website, how phishing is now sold in ready-to-use kit and how to protect against it. Download ... Read More
Phishing, slamming and other fraudulent e-mails: stay alert during the end-of-year holidays
Every year, the end of year holidays announce the upsurge of fraudulent e-mails mass campaigns. Indeed, cybercriminals try to profit from these periods when the vigilance is sometimes lowering, to launch phishing e-mails. What are phishing and slamming? Phishing is used by cybercriminals to obtain personal information in order to commit an identity theft. In the world of phishing (for 73% of companies this is the main entry vector for attacks in 2021), the slammi... Read More
Nameshield will be present at the FIC North America – On November the 1st and 2nd 2022 in Montreal
The International Cybersecurity Forum, has become in its 15 years of existence, the largest cybersecurity and digital trust event in Europe, with 19,000 participants, 550 private and public sponsors, 520 speakers and 60 countries represented. With the support of the Canadian and French authorities, the event is crossing the Atlantic and will take place in Montreal, Canada, on November the 1st and 2nd, for its first North American edition. The FIC North America aims to bring together the c... Read More
ALERT: TLS/SSL certificates – Phishing vigilance
Important: information relating to the situation in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. In response to the evolving geopolitical situation in Ukraine, many SSL certification authorities are suspending the issuance and reissuance of all types of certificates affiliated with Russia and Belarus. This includes suspending issuance and reissuance of certificates to TLDs related to Russia and Belarus, including .ru, .su, .by, .рф, as well as to organizations with addresses in Russia or Belarus. We ... Read More
BIMI and VMC: display your logo with emails
BIMI (Brand Indicators for Message Identification) allows you to authenticate your emails and reinforce the trust of your customers by displaying your logo in their inbox. VMC (Verified Mark Certificate) is a certificate associated with BIMI, which ensures the authenticity of the logo displayed. What is BIMI? BIMI is an industry initiative aimed at standardizing the use and display of brand logos in email clients. By placing a brand or company logo next to an email, it is more easil... Read More
New document : 5 minutes to understand DNS cache poisoning
The DNS (Domain Name System) is a key service of the Internet. It is a giant, hierarchical and distributed directory that associates IP addresses with domain names that are easier to identify, remember and transmit. It is the cornerstone of the Internet, whose infrastructure has flaws by its very conception, making it an ideal target for attacks. On one hand, the DNS service is based on the authoritative DNS, which holds the information, and on the other hand, the resolver DNS, which ca... Read More
What is Extended Validation (EV) and how important is it?
SSL certificates ensure the encryption and integrity of data exchanged between a browser and a web server. There are different levels of certificates, Extended Validation (EV), Organizational Validation (OV) and Domain Validation (DV), which vary depending on the degree of authentication. The Extended Validation type SSL certificate provides the highest level of SSL authentication. It is obtained through a comprehensive and globally standardized identity verification process established by ... Read More
New document : 5 minutes to understand SSL / TLS certificates
An SSL (Secure Socket Layer) or TLS (Transport Layer Security) certificate is a digital certificate that authenticates a server (most often a web server) and encrypts the data exchanged with it. The data is thus exchanged in confidence between two actors whose identity is known. The data exchanged cannot be spied on or altered by a third party: confidentiality and integrity. Download this document “5 minutes to understand: SSL / TLS certificates” on Nameshield’s website. ... Read More
