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    Verisign Q1 2016 DDoS Trends: Attack Activity Increases 111 Percent Year Over Year

    • By • DDoS Protection, Security

    Verisign just released its Q1 2016 DDoS Trends Report, which provides a unique view into online distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack trends from mitigations enacted on behalf of customers of Verisign DDoS Protection Services and research conducted by Verisign iDefense Security Intelligence Services.

    Every industry is at risk as DDoS attacks continue to increase in size, frequency and sophistication. The most notable observation last quarter is the increase in DDoS attack activity, which was at its highest since the inception of Verisign’s DDoS Trends Report in Q1 2014. Comparing year-over-year attack activity, Verisign mitigated 111 percent more attacks in Q1 2016 than in Q1 2015.

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    Verisign Launches New gTLDs for the Korean Market, .닷컴 and .닷넷

    • By • Domain Names

    Guest post from June Seo, Director, Verisign Naming Services Korea

    Verisign is pleased to announce the launch of our phased rollout of .닷컴 and .닷넷, the localized versions of the .com and .net top-level domains (TLDs) in Hangul script for the Korean market. The Sunrise Period is open from May 16, 2016 through June 19, 2016 for .닷컴, the .com you know, now in Korean, and .닷넷, the evolution of .net for Korea.

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    Verisign Opens Landrush Program Period for .コム Domain Names

    • By • Domain Names

    Guest Post from Manish Dalal, Vice President, Verisign Naming Services, Asia-Pacific

    Today, the Landrush Program Period for .コム, the first IDN TLD from Verisign, opens for anyone to register .コム domain names on a first come, first served basis through June 12, 2016. The Landrush Program Period provides businesses and individuals with the opportunity to register .コム domain names before they become generally available to the public on June 13, 2016.

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    Verisign Q4 2015 DDoS Trends: Attack Activity Increases 85 Percent Year Over Year

    • By • • DDoS Protection, Security

    Verisign just released its Q4 2015 DDoS Trends Report, which provides a unique view into online distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack trends from mitigations enacted on behalf of customers of Verisign DDoS Protection Services and research conducted by Verisign iDefense Security Intelligence Services.

    Every industry is at risk as DDoS attacks continue to increase in size, sophistication and frequency. The most notable observation last quarter is the increase in DDoS attack activity, which was at its highest since the inception of Verisign’s DDoS Trends Report in Q1 2014. Comparing year-over-year attack activity, Verisign mitigated 85 percent more attacks in Q4 2015 than in Q4 2014. Some customers were hit with persistent, repeated attacks over the quarter.

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    Priority Access Program for Verisign’s First IDN New gTLD, .コム

    • By • Domain Names

    Guest post from Manish Dalal, Vice President, Verisign Naming Services Asia 

    Verisign launched its first IDN new gTLD, .コム – the .com you know, now in Japanese – on Dec. 9, 2015 at 12:00 a.m. UTC. We recently submitted updated TLD Startup Information for .コム to ICANN, extending the end date for the .コム Sunrise Period from Jan. 31, 2016, to March 14, 2016, and shifting the dates of the subsequent registration periods. ICANN recently confirmed the following updated registration periods for the .コム TLD*:

    Sunrise Period: Dec. 9, 2015 – March 14, 2016

    Priority Access Program Period: March 15 – May 15, 2016

    Landrush Program Period: May 16 – June 12, 2016

    General Registration Period: Start Date June 13, 2016

    Trademark Claims Period: June 13 – Sept. 11, 2016

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