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Opening of the sunrise phase of the .FORUM

Launch of the .FORUM - new gTLDs
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The .FORUM is an interesting new extension to exploit and secure.

Here is the launching schedule:

  • Sunrise Phase: November 16, 2020 – December 16, 2020
  • General Availability: March 02, 2021, on a first come, first served basis!

For more information on the conditions of registration of your .FORUM, please contact your Nameshield consultant .

Launch of the new gTLD .CONTACT

Domain name - new gTLD - .CONTACT
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Launched by the Donuts registry, this .CONTACT extension is interesting, particularly for the contact pages of your websites.

This extension is also part of the TrueName program created by the Donuts registry: when registering a domain name in .CONTACT, Donuts will also protect the typographical alternatives of your brand by blocking them, thus preventing some phishing attempts through the registration by a third party of a typographically similar name (ex.: loulou.contact vs l0ulou.contact).

Reminder of the launch schedule

  • Sunrise [period reserved for trademark holders]: September 29, 2020 – November 28, 2020
  • Early Access Phase [open to all, prices are decreasing day by day]:

– Early Access Phase (EAP) Day 1: December 2/3

– Early Access Phase (EAP) Day 2: December 3/4

– Early Access Phase (EAP) Day 3: December 4/5

– Early Access Phase (EAP) Day 4: December 5/6

– Early Access Phase (EAP) Day 5-7: December 6/9

  • General Availability: from December 9, 2020

For any questions, your Nameshield consultant is at your disposal.

Discover the Cybervictime.net website, launched on the occasion of the Cybersecurity Month

Cybervictime.net website
Source : Cybervictime.net website

October is the month in Europe that celebrates cybersecurity. Every year, the aim of this operation is to make users aware of digital security issues, both on a personal and professional level.

Many players are mobilized on this occasion to alert on cyber risks and inform on existing protection measures.

It is in this context that the website cybervictime.net was launched!

This website is a digital manual of easy to implement solutions to protect your computer and your digital life.

You will find interesting tutorials about the security of:

  • your computer ;
  • your mobile phone;
  • your digital life and the protection of your personal data;
  • your online shopping.

New document available on the Nameshield’s website: “5 minutes to understand – The lifespan of a domain name”

5 minutes to understand - Domain names - Nameshield

You are not, strictly speaking, the owner of a domain name, you simply have a right to use it, which translates into an annual fee that can be renewed indefinitely or terminated in case of infringement. As soon as you no longer pay the annual fee required to maintain it, and therefore its renewal, the domain name will expire and fall back into the public domain.

However, this deletion is not automatic, because the day after its expiry period, the domain name will go through 3 successive phases before falling back into the public domain.

Find in this “5 minutes to understand” document, available for download on the Nameshield’s website, the different phases in the life of a domain name.

DOWNLOAD

.EU: Brexit and UK citizens, what will happen at the end of the transition period ending on 31/12/2020

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Last January, we indicated that we would keep you informed of the expected updates from Eurid regarding the conditions of registration of the .EU for UK citizens following the Brexit.

Eurid has indeed announced that from January 1st, 2021, it will NO LONGER allow the registration of any new domain name by UK holders.

The registry will also refuse the update of a domain name to a UK registrant.

Registrants who do not comply with these rules will be notified as of 21/12/2020.

The new eligibility conditions for a .EU domain name will be as follows:

TO BE:

  • a citizen of the European Union, independently of their place of residence; or
  • a physical person who is not a citizen of the European Union and who is a resident of a Member State; or
  • a company established in the European Union; or
  • an organization established in the European Union, without prejudice to the application of national law.

So be vigilant with your currently registered .EU in order to comply with these new rules that will come into force, as a reminder, in January 2021.

PLEASE NOTE:

  • Union citizens who are residing in the United Kingdom will remain eligible to hold a .EU domain name after the end of the transition period. They will have to update their registration data and prove their Union citizenship.
  • UK citizens residing in a Union Member State will remain eligible to hold a .EU domain name after the end of the transition period. UK citizens residing outside of the Union Member States, on the other hand, will no longer be eligible to hold a .EU domain name after the end of the transition period.