The global outbreak of COVID-19 has given cybercriminals the opportunity to take advantage of the situation to sell counterfeit products. Protecting the organization’s intellectual property and consumers’ trust is now more important than ever. The Brand Protection Congress is a high-class brand protection event which aims to allow brand owners to discuss the industry challenges they are facing and their potential solutions. This 7th edition will take place in Nice, at the Hotel Le Negr... Read More
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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
You still have until September, the 20th to register your .AU domain name identical to your .COM.AU!
The priority allocation period for .AU direct closes on 20 September 2022. If you hold a domain name in any other .au namespace (eg. com.au, org.au, id.au etc.), created prior to 24 March 2022, you are able to apply for Priority Status to register its exact match in .au direct until this date. Domains on priority hold will be released on Monday 3 October 2022. To be eligible to register a domain name in .au direct (forexample.au), the registrant must have an Australian presence as def... Read More
Upcoming liberalization of Turkish extensions
We announced recently that the administration of extensions in Turkey was changing and was entrusted to TRABIS and that the liberalization of .com.tr, .net.tr and .org.tr was imminent. The starting date of the system called TRABIS (.tr Network Information System), which covers the management and operation of the system and database of domain names in Turkey, was announced at the meeting organized by BTK on 22/07/2022. It is confirmed, TRABIS will be launched on September, the 29th 2022... Read More
[New gTLD] Launch of .KIDS
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Managed by DotKids Foundation, a non-profit organization, the new extension .KIDS will be launched on August, the 11th in Sunrise period. Dedicated to children, parents, educators, communities and groups related to child protection, .KIDS is an extension dedicated to all subjects related to children. The mission of DotKids is: • to create a dedicated Internet space for kids, supporting and advocating for a better cyberspace favorable to the positive development of kids; • to ser... Read More
ICANN74 between lessons of the pandemic and awareness of the richness of the Internet
Between ICANN66 in Montreal, Canada and ICANN74 in The Hague, Netherlands, thirty-two months and seven summits will have passed exclusively online. In 2020, the prospect of a return to face-to-face meetings was already being discussed under the heading of ‘hybrid mode’, a mixture of face-to-face and remote meetings. The question remained as to when this could be implemented. A more favorable health context was needed, with all the questions posed by covid variants and its repeat... Read More
The .SEXY registry increases drastically its prices
The registry that owns .SEXY will drastically increase the price of new registrations under this extension from April, the 30th 2022, 18:00 (Europe/Paris). All registrations, transfers and renewals of a .SEXY domain name registered after April 30th 2022 will be charged 3850 € HT per year. This very important price increase, which has not been explained by the registry, will only apply to domain names registered after this deadline. Domain names registered before April, the 30th can ... Read More
ICANN73 or the difficult equation of preserving a weakened global model
In recent years, ICANN, the regulator of a “universal resolution” of the Internet for all Internet users, has been confronted with new difficulties that are weakening the body and its model. Its mode of operation has had to be adapted to an unprecedented global pandemic and its model of a global Internet is now being questioned by the growing desire of states to emancipate themselves from it, with the tragic conflict in Ukraine pushing the Urals a little further away from the Ro... 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
Opening of .TZ registrations
Since March 1st 2022, the Tanzanian registry allows the registration of .TZ. A first phase of 3 months (until 31/05/2022) will allow the registration to the holders of .CO.TZ registered before 01/03/2022. From 01/06/2022, it will be possible to register .TZ domain names equivalent to domain names recently registered in .CO.TZ (.co.tz registered after 01/03/2022). A general opening is planned for July 1, 2022. The Nameshield team is at your disposal for any questions. ... Read More
