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********************************************************** Don't forget to check out http://www.auda.org.au/domain-news/ for today's edition of the complete domain news, already online! Headlines from today's edition of the news include: The internet at sort-of-40. How did we get here? The Guardian wants your input | The End of Domain Tasting : AGP Deletes Decrease 99.7% | Three Registrars Lose Accreditation | DotEco Bids Heat Up - Catfight Anyone? | Why Can't We Make the Internet Secure? by John Levine | Agencies struggling over control of cybersecurity overblown, say DHS officials | Sedo’s Q2 Domain Market Study Shows Market Continues to Grow And see my website - http://GoldsteinReport.com/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** eco: Rivals bid to snatch green domain http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8189586.stm Why .Eco Is a Bad Idea http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/blogs/recycling-design-technology/eco-domain-name-460809 Comcast redirects bad URLs to pages with advertising [IDG] http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/comcast-redirects-bad-urls-pages-advertising-547 Russians launched Twitter attack to hit Georgian blogger Cyxymu http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6742464.ece DDoS Attacks On Twitter, Facebook Result Of Massive Attack On One Person http://www.darkreading.com/security/client/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=219100459 Symantec: Phishing activity up in July http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10304859-83.html ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** GNSO Fast Flux Hosting Working Group Publishes Final Report The Fast Flux Hosting Working Group has just submitted its final report to the GNSO Council. In May 2008, the GNSO Council launched a Policy Development Process (PDP) that tasked a Working Group to answer a number of questions related to fast flux hosting. Fast flux hosting is a technique that utilizes short Time To Live settings and frequent updates of DNS records to increase a domain’s resiliency. It has legitimate uses, but is widely known as a tactic cybercriminals use to enhance their phishing and pharming gains. The questions the Working Group addressed included: http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-07aug09-en.htm Four ICANN Board members dissent in vote on NCSG charter by Milton Mueller On July 30 a majority of the ICANN Board took a fateful step away from open public participation in domain name policy making. In a decision that seriously impairs ICANN’s claim to be a multi-stakeholder, bottom up institution, the Board voted 10-4 to impose upon civil society groups a charter that they did not support and which is designed to weaken and fragment their participation. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2009/8/6/4280447.html Identity and privacy at risk on new internet Boil it all down and last week's Black Hat conference in Las Vegas discussed just two things - identity and privacy in cyberspace. Both are at risk as the internet enters a period of massive expansion. ... Many things will need only temporary addresses. This will create a headache for the people who have to ensure that they are taken out of circulation at the right time and that, despite the huge number of available URLs, that they can be reused and still keep their uniqueness. The organisation that has to do this and so protect the owners' right to their unique addresses is Icann. http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/08/07/237232/identity-and-privacy-at-risk-on-new-internet.htm Transatlantic internet row poses threat to technology giants' deals A transatlantic row over who controls the internet is threatening the smooth passage of multi-billion-dollar technology deals through antitrust regulators. ... However, the Oracle/Sun takeover, together with another current big deal, the 10-year search engine partnership by Microsoft and Yahoo, appear to have become victims of fresh tensions that are emerging between Europe and the US about the future direction of the internet – in particular, claims by the EC that America is being too protectionist and should loosen its grip on ownership of protocol addresses and domain names such as .com, .net, .org and .ed. Currently they are handled by the Californian-based ICANN, with the US Government having oversight of the body. http://business.scotsman.com/ebusiness/Transatlantic-internet-row--poses.5536657.jp http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/business/Transatlantic-internet-row--poses.5536657.jp ICANN, the US, and the Panda in the Room Younger readers probably don't remember the painful birth of ICANN, the body that oversees the global domain name system, in 1998. But the passage from a system run by engineers to an organisation that seems to be rather more interested in money than Mbits was contentious at the time, and remains problematic ten years later. One particularly tricky aspect is the relationship between ICANN and the US government. http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=2425&blogid=14 US Lawmakers Are Against an Independent ICANN The US government isn't going to let ICANN go without a fight. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is a non-profit company set up to handle top-level domain names. Founded in 1998, it's an independent organization but still has strong ties with various US government bodies through a Joint Project Agreement (JPA). The JPA, though, is set to expire on September 30 at which point the corporation could become completely autonomous but some House leaders are now asking Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to create a permanent link between the government and ICAN. http://news.softpedia.com/news/US-Lawmakers-Are-Against-an-Independent-ICANN-118592.shtml ICANN tries and fails to find evidence of domain name front running An ICANN study of more than 600 domain name registrations has found no evidence of front-running, the deceptive name registration process that has long been suspected but not proved by the domain name community. http://out-law.com/page-10241 ICANN and Talal Abu-Ghazaleh organization co-organize domain names meeting in Abu Dhabi The Internet address system will soon be open to greater customization and localization through two new initiatives unveiled during a meeting held on August 4, 2009 in Abu Dhabi, UAE for ICANN. http://www.ameinfo.com/206002.html http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20090809095431 ICANN getting ready to offer community-based domains For more than 15 years millions of people have been typing .com, .net, and .info (among others) into the address bar of their web browers without really knowing why. http://www.gulfnews.com/business/Internet/10338271.html Domain Registrar Fights ICANN Over De-Accreditation Domain name registrar Lead Networks Domains Pvt. Ltd. has filed for arbitration to challenge ICANN’s decision to not renew its accreditation. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/08/07/domain-registrar-fights-icann-over-de-accreditation/ ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** au: Domain Directors v auDA Legal proceedings between auDA and accredited registrar Domain Directors Pty Ltd have been finalised, with Domain Directors paying $27,500 in net amount of costs to auDA. http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-07082009/ ca: Call for Member Nominations: 2009 CIRA Board of Directors Election - CIRA invites Members to Nominate Candidates The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is seeking nominations from its Membership for individuals interested in becoming a potential Candidate in the 2009 CIRA Board of Directors Election. http://www.cira.ca/nr-elections-2009-member-nominations/ cn: Internet to welcome the surge of "..中国" After more than a year of careful preparation, testing and trial operation, the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) recently finished upgrading the domain name resolution system, including the central host node. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90881/6722049.html cz: The first thousand of DNSSEC-signed domains Statistical data compiled by CZ.NIC, the administrator of the top level domain .CZ, show that the DNSSEC security technology has been protecting more than 1,000 .CZ domains since yesterday. http://www.nic.cz/page/664/the-first-thousand-of-dnssec-signed-domains/ eco: Rivals bid to snatch green domain Rival environmental groups are lining up supporters to try to take control of a new net domain aimed at green groups. At least two consortiums are known to be preparing bids to control .eco. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8189586.stm New .eco domains set for green battleground Sometime next year we'll be adding the new .eco suffix to the long list of top-level internet domains we all need to be aware of, but ownership of the admin rights looks like turning into a green battle royal. http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/web/new-eco-domains-set-for-green-battleground-624129 Why .Eco Is a Bad Idea While Al Gore, the Sierra Club and Dot Eco square off against Big Room, WWF and Green Cross, the most important question is why we want to "ghettoize" green. http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/blogs/recycling-design-technology/eco-domain-name-460809 Rivals bid to snatch green domain Rival environmental groups are lining up supporters to try to take control of a new net domain aimed at green groups. http://www..heralddeparis.com/rivals-bid-to-snatch-green-domain/48812 http://www.heralddeparis.com/rival-groups-bid-to-snatch-new-eco-net-domain/48811 Why dot-eco domain names may be hard for businesses to claim I totally missed out a few weeks ago when Facebook offered vanity URLs. It was too late at night for me to care and my 40-something brain keeps forgetting to do it when I’m online. But the Facebook URL-grab may have nothing on the frenzy that is likely to transpire when the dot-eco domain application process moves forward. http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/business-brains/why-dot-eco-domain-names-may-be-hard-for-businesses-to-claim/1428/ An Internet suffix for horses The Dot Horse Project is advocating a .HORSE TLD to "provide a safe, reliable internet community for all things equine." http://stephanevangelder.com/archives/257-An-Internet-suffix-for-horses..html nz: Vint Cerf to headline IPv6 Hui The New Zealand IPv6 Steering Group announces that ‘Father of the Internet’ and global IPv6 proponent Dr Vint Cerf is visiting New Zealand this month to headline the IPv6 Hui. http://www.internetnz.net.nz/media/media-releases-2009/vint-cerf-to-headline-ipv6-hui Dot-org zone offers lessons learned in implementing DNSSEC Federal agencies are working with the Internet community to develop a process for securing the Internet’s Domain Name System by implementing the DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in the authoritative root zone. The zone for the .org top level domain was signed with DNSSEC in June, and its operators have offered their insights to government planners. http://gcn.com/articles/2009/08/06/dnssec-lessons-from-.org-050609.aspx EnCirca Announces Summer Savings for .Pro Domain Names New registrations and in-coming transfers receive deep discounts until August 31st Boston, MA, August 5, 2009 – Domain name registrar EnCirca (www.encirca.com), announces huge summer savings for .pro domain names - with discounts on all new domain name registrations and in-coming transfers. For eligible professionals such as accountants and lawyers, .pro domain names are just $12.99 http://www.encirca.com/html/press/pro_domain_2009_summer_special.pdf uk: Nominet member forum On Monday 7 September we will be launching the Nominet Member Forum. The forum will be replacing our nom-steer mailing list. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=6670 uk: Nominet nameserver data On Sunday 8 November 2009 we will take our registration systems offline to update the nameserver model used within the registry database. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=6671 ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** us: Cybersecurity Official Resigns A top operational official in charge of protecting civilian government computer networks has resigned, dealing another blow to the federal effort to enhance cybersecurity. ... In March, another Homeland Security cybersecurity official, Rod Beckstrom, resigned, citing a lack of support inside the agency and what he described as a power grab by the National Security Agency. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/07/AR2009080702805.html Comcast redirects bad URLs to pages with advertising [IDG] Comcast subscribers will now be directed to a page with advertising if they try to reach a Web site that doesn't exist, a practice that doesn't sit well with some users. http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/comcast-redirects-bad-urls-pages-advertising-547 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/080609-comcast-redirects-bad-urls-to.html http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/169723/.html Professor Main Target of Assault on Twitter The cyberattacks Thursday and Friday on Twitter and other popular Web services disrupted the lives of hundreds of millions of Internet users, but the principal target appeared to be one man: a 34-year-old economics professor from the republic of Georgia. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/08/technology/internet/08twitter.html Kremlin was behind mass cyber assault, says Georgian critic The Georgian blogger who fell victim to yesterday's enormous cyber assault that hit LiveJournal, Facebook and Twitter, affecting hundreds of millions of web users around the world, has blamed the Kremlin for the attack. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/aug/07/georgian-blogger-cyxymu-accuses-russia Russians launched Twitter attack to hit Georgian blogger Cyxymu Hackers from Russia may have attacked Google, Twitter and Facebook in an attempt to silence a pro-Georgian blogger, it has emerged. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6742464.ece Russia blamed for cyber terror blitz Russian hackers have been accused of being behind an enormous cyber attack which temporarily shut down two of the world's most popular social networking sites in order to silence a Georgian blogger who is critical of Moscow's policies in the Caucasus. http://www.independent.co..uk/news/world/europe/russia-blamed-for-cyber-terror-blitz-1769187.html Attack on Twitter Came in Two Waves The meltdown that left 45 million Twitter users unable to access the service on Thursday came in two waves and was directed at a single blogger who has voiced his support for the Republic of Georgia in that country's continuing conflict with Russia. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/07/attack-on-twitter-came-in-two-waves/ Twitter Tries to Regroup After Web Attack; Facebook, Google Also Affected Twitter was disrupted for several hours on Thursday as it tried to defend itself against a Web attack, possibly originating in Russia or Georgia, that overwhelmed the microblogging site. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/07/technology/internet/07twitter.html DDoS Attacks On Twitter, Facebook Result Of Massive Attack On One Person It turns out yesterday's major distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that shut down Twitter for hours and disrupted Facebook and LiveJournal came out of a targeted attack waged against one individual with accounts on all of the sites. http://www.darkreading.com/security/client/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=219100459 Twitter crippled by denial-of-service attack Twitter was inaccessible for several hours on Thursday morning, followed by a period of slowness and sporadic time-outs (and more outright downtime). The company is blaming an "ongoing" denial-of-service attack but has not said anything further. Facebook has also confirmed that it was targeted by a DoS attack that rendered some of its features slow or non-functional. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10304633-36.html 'Malicious attack' by hackers targets Facebook and Twitter Hackers have targeted two of the hottest internet sites on the web, closing down Twitter for a couple of hours and disrupting access for Facebook users. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6741630.ece Symantec: Phishing activity up in July Phishing attacks rose 52 percent in July while spam as a percentage of all e-mail stayed about the same compared with the previous month, according to the latest reports from Symantec that tracked spam and phishing activity for the month.. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10304859-83.html DDOS attackers continue hitting Twitter, Facebook, Google [IDG] The distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks that knocked out Twitter for hours and affected other sites like Facebook, Google's Blogger and LiveJournal on Thursday continued all day Friday and may persist throughout the weekend. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/080809-ddos-attackers-continue-hitting-twitter.html http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/169893/.html Yesterday's DoS Attacks Included Google, Possible Cyberwarfare Suspected As news broke yesterday about the Denial of Service (DoS) attacks affecting Twitter, revelations began to unfold about how widespread the attacks really were. Facebook slowed down and produced error pages. LiveJournal experienced downtime as well. ... All of this comes the same week that the acting White House Cybersecurity Czar stepped down. Melissa Hathaway resigned just months after replacing the last Cybersecurity Chief, Rod Beckstrom, left the post. Beckstrom left because cybersecurity is mostly handled by the NSA, a division of the Department of Defense. Beckstrom felt that cybersecurity should be handled by a civilian agency. http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/090807-142510 us: New Gov't Cyber Guidelines Lacking, Group Says A new set of cybersecurity guidelines, released by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), falls short of the protection needed for government systems, a cybersecurity analysis and advocacy group said. http://www.pcworld.com/article/169846/.html Identity and privacy at risk on new internet Boil it all down and last week's Black Hat conference in Las Vegas discussed just two things - identity and privacy in cyberspace. Both are at risk as the internet enters a period of massive expansion. http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/08/07/237232/identity-and-privacy-at-risk-on-new-internet.htm ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** IPv6 opens doors for B2B collaboration The new IPv6 internet protocol addressing scheme will be critical for expanding digital collaboration among organisations, says Murray Milner, principal of Milner Consulting. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/5D736F14B012AA09CC25760A00098888 http://www.cio.de/news/cio_worldnews/894428/ http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/08/06/ipv6-opens-doors-b2b-collaboration http://www.infoworld.com/t/business/ipv6-opens-doors-b2b-collaboration-705 Vint Cerf to evangelise IPv6 in New Zealand Vint Cerf now 'chief Internet evangelist' at Google but better known as the 'Father of the Internet' will be a keynote speaker at an IPv6 conference being staged in Auckland and Wellington this month to progress New Zealand's IPv6 migration plans. http://www.itwire.com/content/view/26799/127/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Afilias joins Chinese Domain Name Consortium Highlighting the Importance of the Chinese Domain Market and IDN technology [news release] Afilias, a global provider of Internet infrastructure services, today announced that it has joined the Chinese Domain Name Consortium (CDNC). Afilias will work with the CDNC to coordinate and collaborate with other registries to reach Chinese language Internet users with Internationalized Domain Name technology. Afilias is a registry services provider to nearly 15 million domain names, across 15 top-level domains (TLDs). http://www.afilias.info/afilias+joins+CDNC ARIN Research Opportunity The American Registry for Internet Numbers’ Board of Trustees recently ratified changes to ARIN’s Transfer Policy, Number Resource Policy Manual, Section 8 - Transfers. Section 8.3 specifically allows organizations to release Internet Number resources to another organization subject to guidelines as stated in the policy. https://www.arin.net/announcements/2009/20090807.html VeriSign Reports 9% Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth in Second Quarter 2009 VeriSign, Inc. reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009. On a GAAP basis, VeriSign reported revenue of $257 million from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2009. On a GAAP basis, VeriSign reported net income attributable to VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries of $35 million and earnings per share attributable to VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries of $0.18 on a fully-diluted basis. https://press.verisign.com/easyir/customrel.do?easyirid=AFC0FF0DB5C560D3&version=live&prid=525551&releasejsp=custom_97 Microsoft backtracks on free Office Live domains In a reversal, Microsoft says it will now charge all small businesses an annual domain registration fee, even those companies it had promised free Web site registrations for life. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10305510-56.html ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** German Country Code Domain Tops This Week's Top 20 Sales Chart With ccTLDs Taking 6 Spots on the All Extension Leader Board ccTLDs turned in another strong showing this week, taking the top spot on our latest all extension leader board and six of the 20 positions overall. Texel.de (German country code) claimed the pole position after changing hands for €39,500 ($56,090) at Sedo.com. Sedo went on to sweep the top three spots and pile up a dozen chart entries to lead all venues. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2009/20090805.htm Microsoft Nabs Office.com Domain Microsoft has purchased the domain name Office.com in a move that may mark another step forward in its plans to launch cloud-based components for the upcoming Office 2010 along with free Web editions of its Office software. http://www.internetnews.com/software/article.php/3833771 FreshDrop: Powerful Domain Name Research FreshDrop.net originally launched in 2007 as a unique tool for browsing GoDaddy’s popular TDNAM domain marketplace. Over the years, founder Tan Tran and his team have worked on many enhancements and new features that have transformed FreshDrop.net into an all-around powerful domain research tool designed by domainers for domainers. http://www.dotsauce.com/2009/08/04/freshdrop-domain-research/ ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** ********************** - German News ********************** USA wollen Macht über die ICANN halten Der zuständige Ausschuss des US-Repräsentantenhauses spricht sich für eine engere Anbindung der obersten Internet-Verwaltungsbehörde (ICANN) an die Regierung der USA aus. In diesem Herbst läuft der Vertrag aus, der ICANN an die Entscheidungen des US-Handelsministeriums bindet. Die Chancen, dass ICANN von der US-Regierung in die Unabhängigkeit entlassen wird, schwinden mit dem Votum des Kongresses rapide. http://futurezone.orf.at/stories/1622891/ US-Abgeordnete fordern dauerhafte US-Kontrolle über Internet-Verwaltung Demokratische Abgeordnete des US-Kongresses fordern in einem Brief an Handelsminister Gary Locke, die Internet-Verwaltung ICANN fest an die US-Regierung zu binden. Im September läuft der seit 1998 mehrfach verlängerte Vertrag (Joint Project Agreement, JPA) zwischen der privaten Netzverwaltung und dem US-Handelsministerium aus, der der US-Regierung die Oberaufsicht über ICANN und DNS gibt. http://www.heise.de/ct/US-Abgeordnete-fordern-dauerhafte-US-Kontrolle-ueber-Internet-Verwaltung--/news/meldung/143131 http://www.heise.de/newsticker/US-Abgeordnete-fordern-dauerhafte-US-Kontrolle-ueber-Internet-Verwaltung--/meldung/143131 Breiter DoS-Angriff auf Soziale Netzwerke Twitter, Facebook und der Blogdienst Livejournal wurden am Donnerstag Opfer einer DoS-Attacke. Dabei sollen die Profile eines Nutzers aus Georgien das Ziel der Angreifer gewesen sein. Gemeinsam mit Google untersuchen die betroffenen Unternehmen nun die Vorfälle. http://futurezone.orf.at/stories/1622877/ Bieten Sie mit bei der Sedo Live-Auktion 2009 Am 04.09.2009 veranstaltet Sedo die Live-Auktion auf dem Domainvermarkter Forum in Köln. Sichern Sie sich Ihre Plätze und bieten Sie auf ausgezeichnete Top-Domains wie promi.de, babys.info, rueckenschmerzen.net und viele andere! http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=2451 ********************** - French News ********************** Le Congrès américain pourrait refuser l'indépendance de l'Icann A moins de deux mois de la fin du contrat triennal liant l'Icann aux Etats-Unis, des membres importants du Congrès veulent le rendre permanent. http://www.journaldunet.com/ebusiness/breve/international/41143/le-congres-americain-pourrait-refuser-l-independance-de-l-icann.shtml Les USA veulent un contrat permanent avec l'ICANN Le 26 juin dernier, l'américain Rod Beckstrom a été élu en tant que PDG de l'ICANN, l'organisation chargée de réguler les extensions de noms de domaine. Cette nomination fut au coeur d'une certaine polémique puisqu'elle contredisait fortement les objectifs de l'organisation et ses désirs d'indépendance vis-à-vis du département du commerce des Etats-Unis. Cependant M. Beckstrom s'était déclaré favorable à une telle initative. Il ajoutait cependant que le contrat actuel pourrait perdurer si l'ICANN devait répondre de ses décisions devant un conseil international. http://www.neteco.com/292760-usa-veulent-contrat-permanent-icann.html http://www.lexpansion.com/economie/actualite-high-tech/les-usa-veulent-un-contrat-permanent-avec-l-icann_193641.html L'Icann définitivement lié aux Etats-Unis? Dans moins de deux mois, le contrat triennal liant l'Icann aux Etats-Unis prendra fin. Mais d'après certaines voix démocrates, l'Icann pourrait définitivement scellé son destin à celui des USA. Les responsables démocrates de deux commissions de la Chambre des représentants, ont en effet adressé une recommandation allant dans ce sens au secrétaire d'Etat au Commerce. http://www.informaticien.be/news_item-7721-L_Icann_definitivement_lie_aux_Etats_Unis_.html Le congrès américain s’oppose au désir d’indépendance de l’ICANN En juin dernier, l’ICANN passait une audition devant le congrès américain pour demander la levée du Joint Project Agreement, contrat qui lie l’ICANN au département du commerce nord-américain. 3 mois plus tard le congrès oppose un refus, suggérant un lien permanent entre l’ICANN et les Etats-Unis. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1966/le-congres-americain-s-oppose-au-desir-d-independance-de-l-icann.php ********************** - Dutch News ********************** Update: Britse hulpindustrie doet greep naar internetdomein ICANN, het regulerend orgaan voor het beheer van top-level internetdomeinen zal geval van onenigheid over wie een top-level domein mag gebruiken, bemiddelen. Helpt dat niet, dan zal de top-level domeinnaam geveild worden en toegekend worden aan de hoogste bieder. http://duurzaamheid.nieuwslog.nl/article/duurzaamheid_82496/Update__Britse_hulpindustrie_doet_greep_naar_internetdomein.html CBP aan SIDN: verwijder particuliere whois-data Het CBP vindt dat de inperking van het publiceren van persoonsgegevens door SIDN niet ver genoeg gaat. Gegevens van particulieren zouden niet meer moeten opduiken in het register. http://webwereld.nl/nieuws/62689/cbp-aan-sidn--verwijder-particuliere-whois-data.html SIDN gaat publicatie persoonsgegevens beperken Het zal binnenkort niet meer mogelijk zijn om het adres en telefoonnummer van .nl-domeinnaamhouders op te vragen. http://www.nu.nl/internet/2056083/sidn-gaat-publicatie-persoonsgegevens-beperken.html SIDN beperkt publicatie NAW-gegevens in whois-register De publicatie van een aantal NAW-gegevens van domeinnaamhouders zal eind dit jaar door de SIDN worden beperkt. Enkel naam en e-mailadres zullen dan nog te zijn zijn via het whois-register. http://www.solv.nl/weblog/sidn-beperkt-publicatie-naw-gegevens-in-whois-register/16340 SIDN beperkt publicatie persoonsgegevens De SIDN gaat het aantal gepubliceerde NAW-gegevens van domeinnaamhouders beperken. Eind dit jaar moet er alleen nog een naam en een e-mailadres te zien zijn. http://webwereld..nl/nieuws/62639/sidn-beperkt-publicatie-persoonsgegevens.html Milieuorganisaties strijden om .eco-top level domain Twee verschillende milieugroeperingen hebben vergevorderde plannen om bij Icann te gaan bieden op het ..eco-top level domain. De organisaties hebben echter verschillende ideeën over wat zij met het 'groene' tld willen gaan doen. http://tweakers.net/nieuws/61721/milieuorganisaties-strijden-om-eco-top-level-domain.html bNamed is 1ste ICANN Accredited Registrar in België De ICANN Accreditation van bNamed is een feit. bNamed is hiermee de eerste ICANN Accredited Registrar in België. Deze accreditatie is een erkenning van ICANN voor bNamed. Via deze erkenning laat ICANN weten dat zij, na een volledige doorlichting van bNamed, tot de conclusie gekomen zijn dat zij bNamed een betrouwbare registrar vinden en dat zij menen dat bNamed over voldoende kennis en expertise beschikt om rechtstreeks gTLD’s te verstrekken. http://www.tld.sc/nl/2009/08/506/bnamed-is-1ste-en-enige-icann-accredited-registrar-in-belgie/ ********************** - Swedish News ********************** eu: PR-konsulten får en egen domän Maria Göth med ett förflutet som pr-chef på Google i Norden har anställts som kommunikationschef på EURid. EURid är en ickevinstdrivande organisation som på uppdrag av Europeiska Kommissionen hanterar .eu-domänen. http://www.resume.se/klubb/nyheter/2009/08/pr-konsulten-far-en-egen-d/index.xml ********************** - Polish News ********************** USA chcą mieć pełną kontrolę nad siecią W liście do ministra handlu Gary'ego Locke deputowani demokratów w Kongresie USA domagają się trwałego przywiązania zarządzającej internetem korporacji ICANN do administracji USA. http://nt.interia.pl/internet/cyberkultura/news/usa-chce-miec-pelna-kontrole-nad-siecia,1349745 ********************** - Russian News ********************** Российские пользователи готовы отразить любую виртуальную атаку со стороны Грузии Пользователи российского сегмента интернета не забыли о годовщине грузино-югоосетинского конфликта. За последний месяц кириллический сегмент поисковых систем зафиксировал более 50 тысяч запросов слов "Южная Осетия" и "Абхазия". http://osinform.ru/15497-rossijjskie-polzovateli-gotovy-otrazit-ljubuju.html Домены .VIP станут доступны в 2010 году До конца 2009 года голландская фирма TLDresell намерена завершить переговоры с ICANN по поводу открытия новой доменной зоны .VIP. Ожидается, что уже во втором квартале 2010 года появится возможность официальной регистрации доменов в зоне .VIP. http://www.internet.ru/node/19458 Интернет не выживет без фундаментальных перемен По мнению авторитетных специалистов, Интернет нуждается в фундаментальных изменениях протоколов TCP/IP для улучшения безопасности в Сети. http://telnews.ru/weika/c189417/ ********************** - Vietnamese News ********************** Internet cần phải được thiết kế lại Nhiều chuyên gia về an ninh mạng và bảo mật đã lên tiếng kêu gọi thay thế hoặc thiết kế lại giao thức truyền tải tập tin TCP/IP để môi trường Internet an toàn hơn. http://www.ictnews.vn/Home/internet/Internet-can-phai-duoc-thiet-ke-lai/2009/08/2CMSV7720214/View.htm ********************** - Korean News ********************** .... 사이버보안에 대처하기 위한 업계 전체의 협업 확대 보 안 공격들이 점점 더 정교해짐에 따라 폭넓은 위협에 재빨리 대처하기 위한 업계간 협력도 더욱 공고해 지고 있다. 2009년 2월에는 산학연 협의체인 컨피커 워킹그룹이 설립되어 컨피커 웜의 위험성을 알리고 전세계적인 공동대응 방안을 마련하기 위해 노력하고 있다. 또한 보안 연구자들, ICANN(국제인터넷주소관리기구) 및 DNS 내 운영자들과 공동으로 몇몇 업계 벤더들은 컨피커 웜이 겨냥한 도메인을 무력화하는 대응방안을 마련하기도 했다. 날로 심각해지는 보안 위협에 대응하기 위한 산학연 및 정부기관의 협업 노력은 앞으로도 계속 이어질 전망이다. http://www.boannews.com/media/view.asp?idx=17409&kind=0 ********************** - Chinese News ********************** 35互联：企业邮箱冠军 1996年成立于福建的35互联，是国内最早从事域名注册服务，同时也是最早获得ICANN和CNNIC双认证的顶级域名注册服务机构。 http://it.sohu.com/20090808/n265802143.shtml http://news.cnfol.com/090808/101,1587,6320668,00.shtml http://finance.788518.com/IT/200908/08-1551320.html 生效速度由四小时缩至一刻钟 本报北京8月6日电 （记者赵亚辉）在经过一年多的周密准备测试和试运行后，中国互联网络信息中心（简称CNNIC）日前对包括中央主节点在内的域名解析系统进行全面升级。这意味着在全球范围内，由该中心运行维护的中英文域名解析生效时间，由此前的4个小时左右缩短至15分钟，解析生效速度达到国际领先水平。 http://it.people.com.cn/GB/9806351.html 中英文域名解析生效速度由4小时缩至一刻钟 在经过一年多的周密准备测试和试运行后，中国互联网络信息中心（简称CNNIC）日前对包括中央主节点在内的域名解析系统进行全面升级。CNNIC及时升级域名解析系统，提升域名基础设施运行能力，为我国互联网容量进一步提升做好准备工作。 http://news.xinmin.cn/rollnews/2009/08/07/2346527.html 中英文域名解析生效速度由4小时缩至一刻钟 东方网8月7日消息：在经过一年多的周密准备测试和试运行后，中国互联网络信息中心（简称CNNIC）日前对包括中央主节点在内的域名解析系统进行全面升级。这意味着在全球范围内，由该中心运行维护的中英文域名解析生效时间，由此前的4个小时左右缩短至15分钟，解析生效速度达到国际领先水平。 http://finance.eastday.com/m/20090807/u1a4562939.html 移动商务的外资潜伏战 导读： 日前，有媒体报道称，上海锋众公司“以上海某公司使用通信共用码12114提供相关手机服务涉嫌侵犯其专利”为由，在上海市中级人民法院提交专利侵权诉讼。但记者并未在上海市第一中级人民法院网站查询到任何与“锋众”有关专利纠纷案件的信息，该报道的真实性可想而知。 http://www.ifengwo.com/xinwenzhongxin/tongxun/200908/06-107590.html 联动天下再掀域名波澜 CN域名首年三元 CNNIC近日表示，目前CN域名注册价格遵循市场调节机制，由注册服务机构根据市场情况定价，价格受服务水平、技术实力、用户消费习惯、竞争环境等因素的影响。 http://www.china.com.cn/economic/txt/2009-08/06/content_18291438.htm +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. 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