Global risks 2019: Climate and cyber risks at the heart of concerns
Upstream to the Annual Meeting in Davos that took place on January 22 to 25 in Switzerland, the World Economic Forum presented its Global Risks Report, a report which highlights the main global risks...
View ArticleCybersecurity overview – CESIN’s barometer
The CESIN (Club of Information and digital security experts) just published the fourth edition of its annual barometer realized with OpinionWay within its 174 members, 84% are CISO (Chief information...
View ArticleBrexit’s consequences on .eu domain names : EURid’s action plan
In a previous article, we discussed the Brexit’s consequences on .EU domain names, the European Commission announced on 28 March 2018 that companies and individuals, holders of a .EU will no longer be...
View ArticleThe .DEV available to all
After the launches of the .APP and .PAGE, Google launched .DEV on January 16, its new extension dedicated to developers and technology, following the calendar below: Sunrise period: from 2019/01/16 to...
View ArticleBrexit and .EU domain names: EURid’s action plan on hold
On the article dated from February 22, 2019, we discussed about the Brexit’s consequences on the .EU domain names and the publication of the action plan by EURid, the .EU registry, following two...
View ArticleCybersquatting: Increase of UDRP complaints filed with WIPO in 2018
In the domain names’ world, the rules applied by many registries of “first come, first served” often lead to many cases of abusive registrations and of cybersquatting in particular. This is a practice...
View ArticleANSSI annual report – The 5 cyber threats observed in 2018
On April 15, 2019, ANSSI (the National Cybersecurity Agency of France), unveiled its annual report during a press conference. The agency identified 1869 alerts, 391 incidents without counting critical...
View ArticleRussia – Vladimir Putin signs the « Sovereign Internet » bill into law
In a previous article of Lucie Loos dated of the 21st of last February, the study by the Duma, the lower Chamber of the Russian Parliament, of a draft legislation with the aim to create a “sovereign...
View ArticleNBA: Phishing doesn’t spare sports institutions
On last May 10th, in a press release, the Pacers Sports & Entertainment (PSE) organization, owner of the NBA’s basketball team the Indiana Pacers, revealed that they were the victim of a...
View Article50 years after Arpanet, the Internet’s ancestor
On October 29, 1969 UCLA sends the very first e-message to Stanford Research Institute through Arpanet network (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) laying the foundation for today’s networked...
View ArticleNew eligibility criteria for .EU
As of October 19, 2019, internationally-based EU citizens can now register .EU or .ею domain names. The .EU is the country code top level domain for the European Union. More than 3.6 million...
View Article[New gTLD] Launch of .NEW by Google
Following the launch of .APP, .PAGE, and .DEV among others, Google (Charleston Road Registry), launches the new extension .NEW in Sunrise period as of October 15, 2019. Conditions for registration of a...
View ArticleGeneral availability of .MADRID as of December 17, 2019
The general availability of .MADRID, the geographical extension of Madrid, the capital city of Spain is near. Managed by the Comunidad de Madrid registry, this extension was launched last April...
View ArticleFake mobile applications: a growing threat to brands and consumers
With over 5 million mobile applications available today on the major apps stores like Google Play and App Store, over 2 000 new applications uploaded every day and almost 2 billion applications...
View ArticleThe launch of .GAY is close
On June 1970, one year after the Stonewall Riots, which marked the birth of the LGBTQ rights movements, the first Gay Pride parades took place in many US cities to claim liberty, equality and denounce...
View ArticleFIC 2020 – Nameshield’s DNS Premium labelled France Cybersecurity once again
During the 12th edition of the International Cybersecurity Forum (FIC), the major event in terms of cybersecurity and digital confidence, which currently takes place from January 28 to 30 in Lille,...
View ArticleMunicipal elections 2020: buzyn2020.fr and buzyn2020.paris domain names...
Following the announcement on Sunday February 16, of Agnès Buzyn’s candidacy to Paris municipal elections, several political journalists discovered on Monday that the domain name buzyn2020.fr was...
View Article.ORG news – NGOs against the .ORG registry’s sale to Ethos Capital
At the end of 2019, the announcement of the .org registry’s sale, Public Interest Registry (PIR) by Internet Society to Ethos Capital, a private equity firm, created a debate, which was also the...
View ArticleCompanies’ cybersecurity – 5th edition of CESIN’s annual barometer
Every year, the Club of Experts in Information and Digital Security (CESIN) publishes its barometer of companies’ cybersecurity in order to better understand the perception and concrete reality of...
View Article.ORG News – ICANN delays again the sale of the .ORG Registry
A few months ago, in previous articles, we mentioned the sale by Internet Society of Public Interest Registry (PIR), the .ORG registry, to Ethos Capital, a private equity firm. The .ORG is the...
View Article.ORG News – ICANN rejects the sale of the .ORG Registry to Ethos Capital
The news came on 30 April through a press release from the ICANN Board announcing that it had taken the decision to reject the sale of Public Interest Registry (PIR), the .ORG registry, to the private...
View ArticleNew resources available on the Nameshield’s website: The “5 minutes to...
Nameshield offers you new resources that will be regularly published and available for download on the Nameshield’s website: the “5 minutes to understand” documents. Quick and easy to read documents to...
View ArticleNew document available on Nameshield’s website: ” 5 minutes to understand –...
The domain name is the first link between the web user and your website. It is thanks to the domain name that you are found on the Internet, that you are visible, that your identity is displayed and...
View ArticleNew document available on the Nameshield’s website: “5 minutes to understand...
Domain names are subject to various operations. The modalities for these operations may vary according to the extensions and the rules set up by the registries. Find in this “5 minutes to understand”...
View ArticleNew document available on the Nameshield’s website: “5 minutes to understand...
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a set of techniques aimed at optimizing the visibility of a web page in the search results. For your positioning in search engines and for your communication, the...
View ArticleNew launching dates for the .GAY
In our article of January 24, 2020, we announced the launch of the .GAY by the TOP LEVEL DESIGN registry. This extension is intended for individuals, organizations, businesses supporting the LGBTQ...
View ArticleNew document available on the Nameshield’s website: “5 minutes to understand...
Domain name is the first link between the web user and your website. It is thanks to the domain name that you are found on the Internet, that you are visible, that your identity is displayed and that...
View ArticleNew document available on the Nameshield’s website: “5 minutes to understand...
You are not, strictly speaking, the owner of a domain name, you simply have a right to use it, which translates into an annual fee that can be renewed indefinitely or terminated in case of...
View ArticleNew document available on the Nameshield’s website: “5 minutes to understand...
Names’ holders must protect their brands and domain names against fraud and abuse just as they would protect any other valuable asset. The infringement of your domain name weakens the strength of your...
View ArticleNew document available on the Nameshield’s website: “5 minutes to understand...
Every day, new cyberattacks are threatening companies’ defense systems, and further weaken relations with web users, particularly on e-commerce websites. Identity theft and data theft have become...
View ArticleNew document available on the Nameshield’s website: “5 minutes to understand...
The digital world is in perpetual evolution and every days, new domain names are registered around the world. Among these new registrations, some can potentially affect your notoriety, your activity,...
View ArticleNew document : 5 minutes to understand the URS procedure
The URS (Uniform Rapid Suspension System) procedure is the latest domain name dispute resolution procedure implemented by ICANN for new extensions. This procedure allows to sanction obvious and...
View ArticleNew document : 5 minutes to understand the DNS resolution of domain names
Human beings have a very bad memory for number sequences. However, computers and servers communicate with each other by identifying themselves through an IP address, which is a sequence of numbers or a...
View ArticleNew document : 5 minutes to understand who manages the Internet
There is a multitude of players involved in the management of the network of networks !Its management is the responsibility of a decentralized and international multiparty network of independent groups...
View ArticleNew document : 5 minutes to understand domain names extensions (TLD)
The “Top Level Domains” also called TLD or extensions, are defined by the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) which depends on ICANN since 1998. ICANN and IANA are in charge of allocating...
View ArticleNew document : 5 minutes to understand DNS cache poisoning
The DNS (Domain Name System) is a key service of the Internet. It is a giant, hierarchical and distributed directory that associates IP addresses with domain names that are easier to identify, remember...
View ArticleNew document : 5 minutes to understand monitoring solutions
A domain name is not static, it evolves. It can be inactive, associated to a website, to a messaging service. The website can be operated, deactivated or its content can change. So many constant...
View Article[New gTLD] Launch of .KIDS
Managed by DotKids Foundation, a non-profit organization, the new extension .KIDS will be launched on August, the 11th in Sunrise period. Dedicated to children, parents, educators, communities and...
View ArticleNameshield will be present at the Brand Protection Congress – On October the...
The global outbreak of COVID-19 has given cybercriminals the opportunity to take advantage of the situation to sell counterfeit products. Protecting the organization’s intellectual property and...
View ArticleNameshield will be present at the FIC North America – On November the 1st and...
The International Cybersecurity Forum, has become in its 15 years of existence, the largest cybersecurity and digital trust event in Europe, with 19,000 participants, 550 private and public sponsors,...
View ArticleThe .FR counts today 4 million domain names
Managed by AFNIC (acronym for Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération – French Association for Cooperative Internet Naming, the French Network Information Center), the favorite...
View ArticleThe .COUNTRY registry increases its prices as of September 27, 2023
The .COUNTRY registry will significantly increase the price for new registrations under this extension from September 27, 2023, 16:00:00 UTC. All registrations, transfers and renewals of a .COUNTRY...
View Article.GA: ANINF takes over the management of Gabon’s national extension
On May 30, 2023, ANINF (the National Agency for Digital Infrastructure and Frequencies of the Gabonese Republic) announced that it would be taking over the full management of Gabon’s national...
View ArticleThe Centenary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
The weekend of June 10 and 11 marked the Centenary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s biggest race in endurance car racing. During the entire week, it was possible to attend the practice sessions...
View ArticlePhishing, slamming and other fraudulent e-mails: stay alert during the summer...
Every year, the summer holidays announce the upsurge of fraudulent e-mails mass campaigns. Indeed, cybercriminals try to profit from these periods when the vigilance is sometimes lowering, to launch...
View ArticleNameshield’s DNS Premium labelled France Cybersecurity
The digital transformation of companies creates an increasing dependence on networks. Websites, emails, VPN, applications… these company key services must remain accessible. An interruption would be...
View ArticlePhishing, slamming and other fraudulent e-mails: Stay alert during the...
The end-of-year holidays often announce the upsurge of fraudulent mass e-mails campaigns. Indeed, cybercriminals take advantage of this period, when vigilance can be particularly low, to launch...
View Article[New gTLDs] Google launches .ING and .MEME
Google enriches its catalog as a registry and launches two new extensions: .ING and .MEME. Launch of .ING With .ing, unleash your creativity and put your domain names into action: design.ing, writ.ing,...
View Article.FR: Increased unaided awareness among French VSEs and SMEs
In October 2023, Afnic, the French Association for Cooperative Internet Naming, which manages the .fr domain, carried out a survey on the perception of .fr among 502 tradespersons, retailers or...
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