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A Fun Domain Choice

October 16, 2019 by Michele Neylon

Choosing a domain name for your business is important. Some companies end up with pretty awful domain names and end up switching to "better" ones after they've been in business for a while. One startup from Sweden (?) is offering an AI based service for lawyers.The service is aimed at assisting lawyers in drafting contracts and other legal documents. And they've chosen a … [Read more...] about A Fun Domain Choice

DNS OARC Opens Call for Presentations

October 16, 2019 by Michele Neylon

DNS OARC will be holding their 32nd workshop in February 2020 in San Francisco. They've issued a call for presentations on topics related to DNS. Presentations can be allocated either a 15 minute or 30 minute slot. Submissions need to be made by 7 December 2019. Full details on presentation submissions are here. DNS OARC will be held right before NANOG 78. … [Read more...] about DNS OARC Opens Call for Presentations

ICANN 66 Montréal Schedule Now Live

October 16, 2019 by Michele Neylon

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The upcoming public ICANN meeting will be held in Montréal, Canada from November 2nd to November 7th. ICANN 66 is also the organisation's AGM, so there will be the rotation of various positions on boards, councils and other committees. The full schedule for the meeting is now available online here. I'll be providing my usual "preview" of the meeting over on the … [Read more...] about ICANN 66 Montréal Schedule Now Live

IRISSCERT 2019 Cybercrime Conference Tickets Available

October 14, 2019 by Michele Neylon

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IRISSCERT, which is Ireland's first CSIRT (Computer Security Incident Response Team) will be holding its annual cybercrime conference in November. The event will be held on November 20th in the Ballsbridge Hotel. Speakers confirmed for the event include: Graham Cluley Jelena Milosevic Raj Samani Lisa Forte Jenny Radcliffe Dan Raywood Dave Lewis Mick Moran Alex Hutton … [Read more...] about IRISSCERT 2019 Cybercrime Conference Tickets Available

Australia’s ccTLD Needs a CEO

October 10, 2019 by Michele Neylon

Australia's ccTLD is managed by auDA. They are currently trying to hire a new CEO. The role will involve a mixture of skills and they expect candidates to be able to cover both business and more technical aspects of a domain name registry: Demonstrable senior experience in leading and managing a complex, multidisciplinary organisation with a strong emphasis on building a … [Read more...] about Australia’s ccTLD Needs a CEO

Nominet Opens Consultation on Policy Changes

October 9, 2019 by Michele Neylon

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Nominet, the .uk domain name registry, has opened a public consultation period on a number of potential policy changes. There are three specific policy proposals that they are soliciting feedback on: Reducing the use of .UK domain names for phishing attacksImplementing law enforcement landing pages following suspensions for criminal activityImplementing a .UK drop list to … [Read more...] about Nominet Opens Consultation on Policy Changes

Radix Buys Uno

October 7, 2019 by Michele Neylon

Radix registry has acquired the .uno TLD. Since its initial launch .uno has been using Neustar's backend, while Radix uses Centralnic. While a backend switch hasn't been announced yet it would be logical for Radix to keep all its domain extension on the one backend provider. The .uno tld currently has just over 16 thousand names with the bulk of them via a single registrar … [Read more...] about Radix Buys Uno

Cloudfest 2020 Registration Open

October 7, 2019 by Michele Neylon

Registration for Cloudfest 2020 opened a few days ago. The event is being held March 14 - 19 in Europa Park, Germany, though the core days will be 17th, 18th and 19th for most attendees. Here's the recap video from the 2019 event: Registration, which includes access to hotel booking, is available here. As usual there are both standard and VIP tickets available. … [Read more...] about Cloudfest 2020 Registration Open

CIRA Releases New Cheeky Ad Campaign

September 23, 2019 by Michele Neylon

CIRA, the .ca (Canada) domain name registry has released a new advert for a television advertising campaign. The campaign is build around the hashtag #DontBeATraitor and I hope they do more of these. I love the concept of pushing a country code on the basis of national pride and loyalty so I really like this video ad: What do you think? Personally I think anyone … [Read more...] about CIRA Releases New Cheeky Ad Campaign

Nominet and Brexit

September 13, 2019 by Michele Neylon

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Nominet, the .uk domain registry, is well aware of the possible implications of Brexit. Earlier today they sent out a reminder email to registrars to underline the options: In the case of a "no deal" BrexitIn the case of Brexit with a deal, but without specific provisions covering the transfer of personal data Essentially if the worst comes to happen then they will … [Read more...] about Nominet and Brexit

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