Today, Verisign announced that we are updating the Domain Name Industry Brief (DNIB) and a new version of the DNIB is expected to be released in the first quarter of 2014. With the internet continuing to evolve in new ways, we have been evaluating how best to align the DNIB with that evolution so it […]
Industry Insights: RDAP Becomes Internet Standard
This article originally appeared in The Domain Name Industry Brief (Volume 18, Issue 3) Earlier this year, the Internet Engineering Task Force’s (IETF’s) Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) announced that several Proposed Standards related to the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP), including three that I co-authored, were being promoted to the prestigious designation of Internet […]
Industry Insights: Verisign, ICANN and Industry Partners Collaborate to Combat Botnets
Note: This article originally appeared in Verisign’s Q1 2021 Domain Name Industry Brief. This article expands on observations of a botnet traffic group at various levels of the Domain Name System (DNS) hierarchy, presented at DNS-OARC 35. Addressing DNS abuse and maintaining a healthy DNS ecosystem are important components of Verisign’s commitment to being a […]
Announcing the Launch of DNIB.com, a New Source for DNS News, Information, Research, and Analysis
Verisign today announced the launch of DNIB.com, the new Domain Name Industry Brief (DNIB) website. Sponsored by Verisign, DNIB.com is a source for insights and analysis from subject-matter experts on key topics relevant to the global Domain Name System (DNS). DNIB.com will offer insight on policy, governance, technology, security, and business trends relevant to analysts, […]
Ongoing Community Work to Mitigate Domain Name System Security Threats
For over a decade, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and its multi-stakeholder community have engaged in an extended dialogue on the topic of DNS abuse, and the need to define, measure and mitigate DNS-related security threats. With increasing global reliance on the internet and DNS for communication, connectivity and commerce, the […]
Cybersecurity Considerations in the Work-From-Home Era
Note: This article originally appeared in Verisign’s Q3 2020 Domain Name Industry Brief. Verisign is deeply committed to protecting our critical internet infrastructure from potential cybersecurity threats, and to keeping up to date on the changing cyber landscape.
Internet Grows to 326.4 Million Domain Names in the First Quarter of 2016
Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the internet grew by approximately 12 million domain names in the first quarter of 2016, and closed with a base of 326.4 million domain names across all top-level domains (TLDs). This is a 3.8 percent increase over the fourth quarter […]
Internet Grows to 314 Million Domain Names in the Fourth Quarter of 2015
Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the Internet grew by approximately 15 million domain names in the fourth quarter of 2015, and closed with a base of 314 million domain names across all top-level domains (TLDs). That’s a 5 percent increase over the third quarter of […]
The Internet Grew to 299 Million Domain Names in the Third Quarter of 2015
Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the Internet grew by approximately 3.1 million domain names in the third quarter of 2015, and closed with a base of 299 million domain names across all top-level domains (TLDs). This is a 1.1 percent increase over the second quarter […]
Internet Grows to 296 Million Domain Names in Second Quarter of 2015
Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the Internet grew by two million domain names in the second quarter of 2015, and closed with a base of 296 million domain names across all top-level domains (TLDs). This is a 0.8 percent increase over the first quarter of […]