Monday, April 24, 2017

IDN homograph attacks and Branding

Which trademark/branding service provider is going to invent a product which includes to:
  1. Find a memorable name;
  2. Find the same domain name including:
    1. The ".com" domain name;
    2. The "industry related" corresponding new domain name (ie: ".forex" for Forex related businesses);
  3. Which includes characters free from IDN homograph attacks;
  4. SSL certificate.
The article with link above says that the problem is solved thank to browsers and SSL certificates but, will end-users double check if a domain name is true or not? I doubt it.

New generic Top-Level Domains: recent News

There were interesting news about new gTLDs in the online press these weeks. I strongly recommend the reading of the article about LEGO and the one on how to present a .BRAND domain name in advertising. The news:
  1. China’s Online Dominance Worry Brand Owners;
  2. New - The Mark Validation System;
  3. Events:
    1. Webinar on the Geographic Names;
    2. GDD Industry Summit;
    3. ICANN DNS Symposium;
    4. DNS-OARC.
  4. Multiple Registry pleased to report orders for approximately 90,000 standard name registrations across certain of its US and European facing top-level domains valued at approximately US$500,000;
  5. HOT - LEGO vs Cybersquatters: The burden of new gTLDs;
  6. HOT - Boston Ivy to drop premium renewals;
  7. Did New-GTLDs Start off on the Wrong Foot?
  8. DPML Upgrade for Enhanced Brand Protection;
  9. How selling cheap domains ruins your TLD for all users;
  10. .BRAND Trends and Recent Launches;
  11. HOT - How should I present .BRAND domains in advertising?
  12. Software Updates for Net Domains Could Spur $9.8B in Revenue;
  13. Are New G's INNOVATIVE?
  14. Geographic Names Webinar and ICANN59 Session;
  15. How to Get a Domain Name Transferred under the URS;
  16. This $20 billion company uses a new TLD for its website;
  17. How Brands Should Market Their .BRAND Domain Names;
  18. China’s April batch of approved TLDs has been released;
  19. WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center.
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