In 2018, ICANN, which is in charge of allocating domain names and IP addresses, confirmed DENIC eG as the data escrow agent for registrars on behalf of the ICANN organization, alongside provider Iron Mountain, which has since been taken over by NCC Group. Five years later, on July 17, following a new call for tenders, ICANN has confirmed DENIC Services as its sole accredited escrow agent for the next five years. A fine recognition for this European player and subsidiary of DENIC eG, which no... Read More
Category: Domain names
ICANN77: Concrete progress and the search for a future leader
Last month, the 77th Summit of ICANN, the Internet’s regulatory body, was held in Washington DC. This second summit of 2023 was once again rich in meetings and exchanges, with 90 sessions held over four days. Here is a look back at the highlights of this event. Successful outcomes While ICANN summits have often left a mixed impression due to the multitude of subjects debated and processes made more cumbersome by the consensual approach sought by the organisation, we can welcom... Read More
Phishing, slamming and other fraudulent e-mails: stay alert during the summer holidays!
Every year, the summer 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, slamming is a well-known variant that consists in encouraging domain names owners to renew their annuity wit... Read More
.MY : Relaxation of registration rules for .MY domain names
Due to the strict allocation criteria, connecting a .MY domain name for a company not located in Malaysia was difficult. MYNIC, the Malaysian registry, wanted to make significant changes for 2023 in order to globalize its .MY domain names. The registry has therefore decided to remove local presence restrictions on .MY. This change means that anyone can register a .MY domain name on a “first-come, first-served” basis. It means that it’s now possible to register a .MY domain ... Read More
The .COUNTRY registry increases its prices as of September 27, 2023
The .COUNTRY registry will significantly increase the price for new registrations under this extension from September 27, 2023, 16:00:00 UTC. All registrations, transfers and renewals of a .COUNTRY domain name registered after September 27, 2023 will be subject to a price increase of 100 times the current price. This very significant price increase, which has not been explained by the registry, will only apply to domain names registered after this date. Domain names registered before... Read More
ICANN76, Sally Costerton, the new interim president of ICANN, makes her mark
Candidate in March 2020 and then in March 2021, the city of Cancun finally had to wait until March 2023 and the end of the COVID pandemic to see a new edition of an ICANN summit in person. 2023, a very important year for the organisation. It will indeed celebrate its 25 years of existence while it is going through a risky period with an interim presidency after the resignation of its former President on 22 December 2022. Two women at the head of ICANN Sally Costerton from the UK, who h... Read More
Afnic Registrar Day is back
On January 10, the new edition of Registrar Day was held, organized by AFNIC, the registry of the .FR extension, this event is mainly intended for registrars. While the event was usually held in December, this new edition, which was both accessible in person and remotely, and which took place after the pandemic period, was held at the beginning of this year, a way to place ourselves “in a new dynamic,” according to Pierre Bonis, AFNIC’s Director General. The Registra... Read More
The .FR counts today 4 million domain names
Managed by AFNIC (acronym for Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération – French Association for Cooperative Internet Naming, the French Network Information Center), the favorite extension of the French people has reached 4 million registered domain names! Every week, between 12,000 and 16,000 new .FR domain names are registered. The .FR has become a reference domain, with a market share in France of nearly 40%, which has been growing for several years, particular... Read More
ICANN75, a dense summit before the ITU plenipotentiary meeting
Barely three months after the ICANN74 summit in The Hague, the one in Kuala Lumpur, 75th edition, has just been held. A second summit in hybrid mode, a mix of face-to-face and remote that claims almost 2000 participants from 112 countries, 60% of which were present on the spot. As if to better exist, two weeks before the particularly important appointment of a new secretary general at the head of the International Telecommunication Union, the technical counterpart of ICANN, ICANN proposed a ... Read More
Opening date of Turkish extensions moved forward to September 14, 2022
In an article of August 16, we announced the activation of TRABIS on September, the 29th. This opening date has been updated to September, the 14th. The system of paperless allocation on the following extensions: .COM.TR, .NET.TR, .ORG.TR is now activated! In anticipation, do not hesitate to protect your domain names before this future opening by contacting your consultants and account managers. Image source : smuldur via Pixabay ... Read More
