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Domain name registrations have increased by 8.7 million, or 2.6%, year over year. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20230309-verisign-domain-name-industry-brief-350.4-million-domain-name-registrations-in-q4-2022" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Mar 09, 2023</li> <li>Views: 9,314</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20221208-verisign-domain-name-industry-brief-349.9-million-domain-name-registrations-in-q3-2022">Verisign Domain Name Industry Brief: 349.9 Million Domain Name Registrations in Q3 2022</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Today, we released the latest issue of The Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the third quarter of 2022 closed with 349.9 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains, a decrease of 1.6 million domain name registrations, or 0.4%, compared to the second quarter of 2022. Domain name registrations have increased by 11.5 million, or 3.4%, year over year. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20221208-verisign-domain-name-industry-brief-349.9-million-domain-name-registrations-in-q3-2022" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Dec 08, 2022</li> <li>Views: 11,739</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20220920-verisign-domain-name-industry-brief-351.5-million-domain-name-registrations-in-q2-2022">Verisign Domain Name Industry Brief: 351.5 Million Domain Name Registrations in Q2 2022</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Today, we released the latest issue of The Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the second quarter of 2022 closed with 351.5 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains, an increase of 1.0 million domain name registrations, or 0.3%, compared to the first quarter of 2022. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20220920-verisign-domain-name-industry-brief-351.5-million-domain-name-registrations-in-q2-2022" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Sep 20, 2022</li> <li>Views: 11,480</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20220630-verisign-domain-name-industry-brief-350.5-million-domain-name-registrations-in-q1-2022">Verisign Domain Name Industry Brief: 350.5 Million Domain Name Registrations in Q1 2022</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Today, we released the latest issue of The Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the first quarter of 2022 closed with 350.5 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains, an increase of 8.8 million domain name registrations, or 2.6%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2021. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20220630-verisign-domain-name-industry-brief-350.5-million-domain-name-registrations-in-q1-2022" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jun 30, 2022</li> <li>Views: 12,610</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20220415-verisign-domain-name-industry-brief-341.7-million-domain-name-registrations-in-q4-2021">Verisign Domain Name Industry Brief: 341.7 Million Domain Name Registrations in Q4 2021</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Today, we released the latest issue of The Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the fourth quarter of 2021 closed with 341.7 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains, an increase of 3.3 million domain name registrations, or 1.0%, compared to the third quarter of 2021. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20220415-verisign-domain-name-industry-brief-341.7-million-domain-name-registrations-in-q4-2021" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Apr 15, 2022</li> <li>Views: 12,861</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20211209-verisign-domain-name-industry-brief-364.6-million-domain-name-registrations-in-q3-2021">Verisign Domain Name Industry Brief: 364.6 Million Domain Name Registrations in Q3 2021</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Today, we released the latest issue of The Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the third quarter of 2021 closed with 364.6 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains, a decrease of 2.7 million domain name registrations, or 0.7%, compared to the second quarter of 2021. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20211209-verisign-domain-name-industry-brief-364.6-million-domain-name-registrations-in-q3-2021" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Dec 09, 2021</li> <li>Views: 12,230</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20210902-verisign-q2-2021-domain-name-industry-brief-367-million-domains">Verisign Domain Name Industry Brief: 367.3 Million Domain Name Registrations in Q2 2021</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Today, we released the latest issue of The Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the second quarter of 2021 closed with 367.3 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 3.8 million domain name registrations, or 1.0%, compared to the first quarter of 2021. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20210902-verisign-q2-2021-domain-name-industry-brief-367-million-domains" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Sep 02, 2021</li> <li>Views: 10,589</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20210622-verisign-icann-and-industry-partners-collaborate-to-combat-botnets">Industry Insights: Verisign, ICANN and Industry Partners Collaborate to Combat Botnets</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns-security" class="red">DNS Security</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/icann" class="red">ICANN</a>,  <a href="/topics/malware" class="red">Malware</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Addressing DNS abuse and maintaining a healthy DNS ecosystem are important components of Verisign's commitment to being a responsible steward of the internet. We continuously engage with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and other industry partners to help ensure the secure, stable and resilient operation of the DNS. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20210622-verisign-icann-and-industry-partners-collaborate-to-combat-botnets" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jun 22, 2021</li> <li>Views: 7,776</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20210603-verisign-q1-2021-domain-name-industry-brief-363-5-million-domains">Verisign Q1 2021 Domain Name Industry Brief: 363.5 Million Domain Name Registrations in Q1 2021</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the first quarter of 2021 closed with 363.5 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), a decrease of 2.8 million domain name registrations, or 0.8%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2020. Domain name registrations have decreased by 3.3 million, or 0.9%, year over year. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20210603-verisign-q1-2021-domain-name-industry-brief-363-5-million-domains" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jun 03, 2021</li> <li>Views: 5,896</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20210304-verisign-q4-2020-domain-name-industry-brief-366-3-million-domains">Verisign Q4 2020 Domain Name Industry Brief: 366.3 Million Domain Name Registrations in Q4 2020</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the fourth quarter of 2020 closed with 366.3 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), a decrease of 4.4 million domain name registrations, or 1.2 percent, compared to the third quarter of 2020. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20210304-verisign-q4-2020-domain-name-industry-brief-366-3-million-domains" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Mar 04, 2021</li> <li>Views: 6,098</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20201120-verisign-q3-2020-domain-name-industry-brief-370-7-million-domains">Verisign Q3 2020 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 370.7M Domain Name Registrations</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the third quarter of 2020 closed with 370.7 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 0.6 million domain name registrations, or 0.2 percent, compared to the second quarter of 2020. Domain name registrations have grown by 10.8 million, or 3.0 percent, year over year. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20201120-verisign-q3-2020-domain-name-industry-brief-370-7-million-domains" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Nov 23, 2020</li> <li>Views: 6,042</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20200827-verisign-q2-2020-industry-brief-internet-grows-to-370-1-m-domains">Verisign Q2 2020 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 370.1 Million Domains in Q2 of 2020</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Verisign today released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the second quarter of 2020 closed with 370.1 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 3.3 million domain name registrations, or 0.9 percent, compared to the first quarter of 2020. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20200827-verisign-q2-2020-industry-brief-internet-grows-to-370-1-m-domains" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Aug 27, 2020</li> <li>Views: 6,785</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20200310-verisign-q1-2020-industry-brief-internet-grows-to-366-8-m-domains">Verisign Q1 2020 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 366.8 Million Domains in Q1 of 2020</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Verisign today released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the first quarter of 2020 closed with 366.8 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 4.5 million domain name registrations, or 1.2 percent, compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. Domain name registrations have grown by 14.9 million, or 4.2 percent, year over year. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20200310-verisign-q1-2020-industry-brief-internet-grows-to-366-8-m-domains" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>May 28, 2020</li> <li>Views: 6,522</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20200528-extension-of-wholesale-restore-fee-waiver">Two-Month Extension of Wholesale Restore Fee Waiver</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/coronavirus" class="red">Coronavirus</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain-management" class="red">Domain Management</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Two months ago we implemented a number of measures to respond to the emerging COVID-19 pandemic. These measures were designed to support the communities we serve and in which we are located, while maintaining our focus on providing secure, stable and resilient critical internet infrastructure. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20200528-extension-of-wholesale-restore-fee-waiver" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>May 28, 2020</li> <li>Views: 4,576</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20200310-verisign-q4-2019-industry-brief-internet-grows-to-362-3-m-domains">Verisign Q4 2019 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 362.3 Million Domains in Q4 of 2019</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Verisign today released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the fourth quarter of 2019 closed with 362.3 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 2.4 million domain name registrations, or 0.7 percent, compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. Domain name registrations have grown by 13.5 million, or 3.9 percent, year over year. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20200310-verisign-q4-2019-industry-brief-internet-grows-to-362-3-m-domains" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Mar 10, 2020</li> <li>Views: 7,205</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20191219_verisign_q3_2019_industry_brief_internet_grows_to_359_8_m_domains">Verisign Q3 2019 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 359.8 Million Domains in Q3 of 2019</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Verisign today released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the third quarter of 2019 closed with 359.8 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 5.1 million domain name registrations, or 1.4 percent, compared to the second quarter of 2019. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20191219_verisign_q3_2019_industry_brief_internet_grows_to_359_8_m_domains" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Dec 19, 2019</li> <li>Views: 8,478</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20190829_verisign_q2_2019_industry_brief_internet_grows_to_354_7_m_domains">Verisign Q2 2019 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 354.7 Million Domains in Q2 of 2019</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain-management" class="red">Domain Management</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Verisign today released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the second quarter of 2019 closed with 354.7 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 2.9 million domain name registrations, or 0.8 percent, compared to the first quarter of 2019. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20190829_verisign_q2_2019_industry_brief_internet_grows_to_354_7_m_domains" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Aug 29, 2019</li> <li>Views: 8,302</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20190530_verisign_q1_2019_industry_brief_internet_grows_to_351_8_m_domains">Verisign Q1 2019 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 351.8 Million Domains in Q1 of 2019</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain-management" class="red">Domain Management</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Verisign today released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the first quarter of 2019 closed with 351.8 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 3.1 million domain name registrations, or 0.9 percent, compared to the fourth quarter of 2018. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20190530_verisign_q1_2019_industry_brief_internet_grows_to_351_8_m_domains" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>May 30, 2019</li> <li>Views: 8,881</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20190328_verisign_industry_brief_internet_grows_to_348_7_million_domains">Verisign Q4 2018 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 348.7 Million Domains in Q4 of 2018</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain-management" class="red">Domain Management</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Verisign released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief showing the fourth quarter of 2018 closed with approximately 348.7 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs) - an increase of approximately 6.3 million domain name registrations, or 1.8 percent, compared to the third quarter of 2018. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20190328_verisign_industry_brief_internet_grows_to_348_7_million_domains" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Mar 28, 2019</li> <li>Views: 9,037</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20181206_internet_grows_to_342_point_4_million_domains_in_q3_2018">Verisign Q3 2018 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 342.4 Million Domains in Q3 of 2018</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain-management" class="red">Domain Management</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,  <a href="/topics/web" class="red">Web</a>,</div> <p> Today, Verisign released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the third quarter of 2018 closed with approximately 342.4 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of approximately 2.6 million domain name registrations, or 0.8 percent, compared to the second quarter of 2018. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20181206_internet_grows_to_342_point_4_million_domains_in_q3_2018" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Dec 07, 2018</li> <li>Views: 10,383</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20181106_verisign_announces_hebrew_domain_names_available_for_registration">Verisign Announces 拽讜诐. Domain Names are Available for General Registration</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/multilinguism" class="red">Multilinguism</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,  <a href="/topics/web" class="red">Web</a>,</div> <p> Verisign announces that 拽讜诐. the new, Verisign-operated, internationalized domain name (IDN) extension that is uniquely designed for Hebrew language speakers, is now open for the registration of domain names by the general public on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to availability and the applicable registry policies. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20181106_verisign_announces_hebrew_domain_names_available_for_registration" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Nov 06, 2018</li> <li>Views: 10,807</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180927_q2_2018_ddos_trends_report_52_percent_of_attacks_multiple_types">Q2 2018 DDoS Trends Report: 52 Percent of Attacks Employed Multiple Attack Types</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,</div> <p> Verisign just released its Q2 2018 DDoS Trends Report, which represents a unique view into the attack trends unfolding online, through observations and insights derived from distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack mitigations enacted on behalf of customers of Verisign DDoS Protection Services. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180927_q2_2018_ddos_trends_report_52_percent_of_attacks_multiple_types" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Sep 28, 2018</li> <li>Views: 13,258</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180830_operational_update_regarding_ksk_rollover_for_name_servers">Operational Update Regarding the KSK Rollover for Administrators of Recursive Name Servers</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns-security" class="red">DNS Security</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/icann" class="red">ICANN</a>,</div> <p> Currently scheduled for October 11, 2018, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) plans to change the cryptographic key that helps to secure the internet's Domain Name System (DNS) by performing a Root Zone Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) key signing key (KSK) rollover. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180830_operational_update_regarding_ksk_rollover_for_name_servers" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Aug 30, 2018</li> <li>Views: 11,471</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180817_internet_grows_to_339_point_8_million_domains_in_q2_2018">Verisign Q2 2018 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 339.8 Million Domains in Q2 of 2018</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the second quarter of 2018 closed with approximately 339.8 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of approximately 6.0 million domain name registrations, or 1.8 percent, compared to the first quarter of 2018. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180817_internet_grows_to_339_point_8_million_domains_in_q2_2018" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Aug 17, 2018</li> <li>Views: 14,097</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180730_verisign_launches_new_generic_top_level_domain_for_hebrew_speakers">Verisign Launches 拽讜诐., a New, Generic Top-Level Domain for Hebrew Speakers*</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/icann" class="red">ICANN</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Verisign announces the launch of our phased rollout of 拽讜诐. in Hebrew script. This new, Verisign-operated internationalized domain name (IDN) extension was created to help businesses and individuals connect with customers in their local language. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180730_verisign_launches_new_generic_top_level_domain_for_hebrew_speakers" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jul 30, 2018</li> <li>Views: 11,244</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180629_ddos_trends_report_58_percent_of_attacks_multiple_attack_types">Q1 2018 DDoS Trends Report: 58 Percent of Attacks Employed Multiple Attack Types</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybercrime" class="red">Cybercrime</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,</div> <p> Verisign has released its Q1 2018 DDoS Trends Report, which represents a unique view into the attack trends unfolding online, through observations and insights derived from distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack mitigations enacted on behalf of Verisign DDoS Protection Services, and security research conducted by Verisign Security Services. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180629_ddos_trends_report_58_percent_of_attacks_multiple_attack_types" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jun 29, 2018</li> <li>Views: 12,426</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180614_internet_grows_to_333_point_8_million_domains_in_q1_2018">Verisign Q1 2018 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 333.8 Million Domains in Q1 of 2018</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,</div> <p> Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the first quarter of 2018 closed with approximately 333.8 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of approximately 1.4 million domain name registrations, or 0.4 percent, compared to the fourth quarter of 2017. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180614_internet_grows_to_333_point_8_million_domains_in_q1_2018" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jun 14, 2018</li> <li>Views: 9,477</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180613_top_10_trending_keywords_in_com_and_net_registrations_in_may">Top 10 Trending Keywords in .com and .net Registrations in May</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain-management" class="red">Domain Management</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,</div> <p> With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trending keywords reflected by domain name registrations. We have shown in the past that there is a correlation between domain name registrations and newsworthy and popular events, as well as anticipated trends. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180613_top_10_trending_keywords_in_com_and_net_registrations_in_may" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jun 13, 2018</li> <li>Views: 8,368</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180508_top_10_trending_keywords_in_com_and_net_registrations_in_april">Top 10 Trending Keywords in .COM and .NET Registrations in April</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,</div> <p> With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trending keywords reflected by domain name registrations. We have shown in the past that there is a correlation between domain name registrations and newsworthy and popular events, as well as anticipated trends. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180508_top_10_trending_keywords_in_com_and_net_registrations_in_april" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>May 08, 2018</li> <li>Views: 8,303</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180418_dns_based_threats_cache_poisoning">DNS-Based Threats: Cache Poisoning</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybercrime" class="red">Cybercrime</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns-security" class="red">DNS Security</a>,</div> <p> As DNS attacks grow in frequency and impact, organizations can no longer afford to overlook DNS security as part of their overall defense-in-depth strategy. As with IT security in general, no single tactic can address the entire DNS threat landscape or secure the complete DNS ecosystem. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180418_dns_based_threats_cache_poisoning" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Apr 18, 2018</li> <li>Views: 17,592</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180320_q4_2017_ddos_trends_report_financial_sector_experienced_40_percent">Q4 2017 DDoS Trends Report: Financial Sector Experienced 40 Percent of Attacks</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybercrime" class="red">Cybercrime</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/malware" class="red">Malware</a>,</div> <p> Verisign has released its Q4 2017 DDoS Trends Report, which represents a unique view into the attack trends unfolding online, through observations and insights derived from distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack mitigations enacted on behalf of Verisign DDoS Protection Services and security research conducted by Verisign Security Services. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180320_q4_2017_ddos_trends_report_financial_sector_experienced_40_percent" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Mar 20, 2018</li> <li>Views: 19,772</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180216_verisign_domain_name_industry_brief_q4_2017">Verisign Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 332.4 Million Domain Registrations in Q4 2017</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Verisign has released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the fourth quarter of 2017 closed with approximately 332.4 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of approximately 1.7 million domain name registrations as of Dec. 31, 2017. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180216_verisign_domain_name_industry_brief_q4_2017" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Feb 17, 2018</li> <li>Views: 11,776</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180129_dns_based_threats_dns_reflection_and_amplification_attacks">DNS-Based Threats: DNS Reflection and Amplification Attacks</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybercrime" class="red">Cybercrime</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,</div> <p> Cybercriminals recognize the value of DNS availability and look for ways to compromise DNS uptime and the DNS servers that support it. As such, DNS becomes an important point of security enforcement and a potential point in the Cyber Kill Chain for many cyber-attacks. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20180129_dns_based_threats_dns_reflection_and_amplification_attacks" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jan 29, 2018</li> <li>Views: 22,815</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20171119_top_10_trending_keywords_in_com_and_net_registrations_in_october">Top 10 Trending Keywords in .COM and .NET Registrations in October</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,</div> <p> Keeping in the spirit of the zeitgeist that .com and .net domain name registration trends can represent, Verisign publishes this monthly blog post series identifying the top 10 trending .com and .net keywords registered in English during the preceding month. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20171119_top_10_trending_keywords_in_com_and_net_registrations_in_october" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Nov 19, 2017</li> <li>Views: 9,272</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20171114_verisign_launches_namestudio_to_help_find_a_great_domain_names">Verisign Launches NameStudio to Help Businesses and Individuals Find Great Domain Names</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,</div> <p> Today, Verisign introduced NameStudio™, a new easy-to-use domain name brainstorming service designed to enable startups, small businesses and individuals to find great domain names for their business or ideas. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20171114_verisign_launches_namestudio_to_help_find_a_great_domain_names" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Nov 14, 2017</li> <li>Views: 11,363</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20170914_domain_registrations_reaching_332_million">Domain Registrations Reach 331.9 Million, 6.7 Million Growth Year over Year</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,</div> <p> Verisign in its latest Domain Name Industry Brief issued today, reports the second quarter of 2017 saw close to 1.3 million domain name registrations bringing the total number to approximately 331.9 million across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of June 30, 2017. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20170914_domain_registrations_reaching_332_million" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Sep 14, 2017</li> <li>Views: 12,231</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20170719_global_domain_name_registrations_pass_33_million">Global Domain Name Registrations Reach 330.6 Million, 1.3 Million Growth in First Quarter of 2017</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,</div> <p> The Verisign Domain Name Industry Brief released today reports first quarter of 2017 closing with approximately 330.6 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of approximately 1.3 million domain name registrations. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20170719_global_domain_name_registrations_pass_33_million" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jul 19, 2017</li> <li>Views: 12,390</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20170622_verisign_named_to_online_trust_alliances_2017_audit_and_honor_roll">Verisign Named to the Online Trust Alliance’s 2017 Audit and Honor Roll</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/privacy" class="red">Privacy</a>,</div> <p> Verisign has qualified for the Online Trust Alliance's (OTA) 2017 Honor Roll for showing a commitment to best practices in security, privacy and consumer protection. This is the fifth consecutive year that Verisign has received this honor. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20170622_verisign_named_to_online_trust_alliances_2017_audit_and_honor_roll" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jun 22, 2017</li> <li>Views: 13,036</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20170525_attacks_decrease_by_23_precent_in_q1_peak_attack_sizes_increase">Attacks Decrease by 23 Percent in 1st Quarter While Peak Attack Sizes Increase: DDoS Trends Report</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybercrime" class="red">Cybercrime</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/networks" class="red">Networks</a>,</div> <p> Verisign has released its latest DDoS Trends Report for the first quarter of this year representing a unique view into the attack trends unfolding online. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20170525_attacks_decrease_by_23_precent_in_q1_peak_attack_sizes_increase" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>May 25, 2017</li> <li>Views: 14,488</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20170310_2016_year_in_review_the_trending_keywords_dot_com_dot_net">2016 Year in Review: The Trending Keywords in .COM and .NET Domain Registrations</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,</div> <p> 2016 was a year characterized by historic elections, political initiatives, technological advancements and entertainment milestones. In the past, Verisign has identified how keyword trends from popular culture and newsworthy events are reflected in .com and .net domain registrations. 2016 was no exception. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20170310_2016_year_in_review_the_trending_keywords_dot_com_dot_net" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Mar 10, 2017</li> <li>Views: 13,448</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20170228_global_domain_name_registrations_reach_329_million">Global Domain Name Registrations Reach 329.3 Million, 2.3 Million Growth in Last Quarter of 2016</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,</div> <p> Verisign today released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the global domain name registrations grew by 2.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, and closed with a base of 329.3 million domain names across all top-level domains (TLDs) -- a 6.8 percent increase, year over year. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20170228_global_domain_name_registrations_reach_329_million" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Feb 28, 2017</li> <li>Views: 13,719</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20170214_verisign_releases_q4_2016_ddos_trends_report_167_increase">Verisign Releases Q4 2016 DDoS Trends Report: 167% Increase in Average Peak Attack from 2015 to 2016</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybercrime" class="red">Cybercrime</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,</div> <p> Verisign has just released Q4 2016 DDoS Trends Report providing a unique view into the attack trends unfolding online through observations and insights derived from distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack mitigations, enacted on behalf of Verisign DDoS Protection Services, and security research conducted by Verisign iDefense Intelligence Services. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20170214_verisign_releases_q4_2016_ddos_trends_report_167_increase" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Feb 14, 2017</li> <li>Views: 15,770</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20161129_verisign_q3_2016_ddos_report_datagram_protocol_udp_flood_attacks">Verisign Q3 2016 DDoS Trends Report: User Datagram Protocol (UDP) Flood Attacks Continue to Dominate</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybercrime" class="red">Cybercrime</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/malware" class="red">Malware</a>,</div> <p> Verisign has released its Q3 2016 DDoS Trends Report providing a unique view into online distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack trends from mitigations enacted on behalf of Verisign DDoS Protection Services and research conducted by Verisign iDefense Security Intelligence Services. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20161129_verisign_q3_2016_ddos_report_datagram_protocol_udp_flood_attacks" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Nov 29, 2016</li> <li>Views: 16,127</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20161017_8_tips_to_find_your_perfect_com_domain_name">8 Tips to Find Your Perfect .COM Domain Name</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,</div> <p> With nearly 30 years of top-tier news, entertainment and businesses associated with .com, it has become one of the most versatile, trusted and recognizable domain name extensions around the world. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20161017_8_tips_to_find_your_perfect_com_domain_name" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Oct 17, 2016</li> <li>Views: 13,484</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20161004_why_com_is_the_venture_capital_communitys_power_player">Why .com is the Venture Capital Community’s Power Player</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/web" class="red">Web</a>,</div> <p> The Venture Capital (VC) community is well aware of the value of a great domain name. Recent data shows that .com is the most popular domain extension for funded startups. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20161004_why_com_is_the_venture_capital_communitys_power_player" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Oct 05, 2016</li> <li>Views: 15,489</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20161004_defending_against_layer_7_ddos_attacks">Defending Against Layer 7 DDoS Attacks</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybercrime" class="red">Cybercrime</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/malware" class="red">Malware</a>,</div> <p> Layer 7 attacks are some of the most difficult attacks to mitigate because they mimic normal user behavior and are harder to identify. Verisign's recent trends show that DDoS attacks are becoming more sophisticated and complex, including an increase in application layer attacks. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20161004_defending_against_layer_7_ddos_attacks" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Oct 04, 2016</li> <li>Views: 16,093</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160829_verisign_releases_q2_2016_ddos_trends_report_layer_7_ddos_attacks">Verisign Releases Q2 2016 DDoS Trends Report - Layer 7 DDoS Attacks a Growing Trend</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns-security" class="red">DNS Security</a>,  <a href="/topics/networks" class="red">Networks</a>,</div> <p> Verisign today released its Q2 2016 DDoS Trends Report providing 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. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160829_verisign_releases_q2_2016_ddos_trends_report_layer_7_ddos_attacks" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Aug 30, 2016</li> <li>Views: 16,275</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160620_verisign_named_to_the_online_trust_alliances_2016_honor_roll">Verisign Named to the Online Trust Alliance’s 2016 Honor Roll</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/privacy" class="red">Privacy</a>,</div> <p> Verisign is pleased to announce that it has qualified for the Online Trust Alliance's (OTA) 2016 Honor Roll for showing a commitment to best practices in security, privacy and consumer protection. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160620_verisign_named_to_the_online_trust_alliances_2016_honor_roll" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jun 20, 2016</li> <li>Views: 14,177</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160616_verisign_announces_dot_com_in_japanese_available_to_register">Verisign Announces .銈炽儬 Domain Names Are Now Available for Anyone to Register</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/multilinguism" class="red">Multilinguism</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Verisign is excited to announce the General Registration Period for <a href="http://www.verisign.com/en_US/domain-names/japanese-com-domain-names/index.xhtml">.銈炽儬 -- the .com you know, now in Japanese</a> -- during which anyone can register .銈炽儬 domain names on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to availability and the applicable registry policies. The General Registration Period for 銈炽儬 began at 00:00:00 UTC on June 13, 2016, following the Landrush Program Period.* <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160616_verisign_announces_dot_com_in_japanese_available_to_register" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jun 13, 2016</li> <li>Views: 15,698</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160525_ddos_trends_attack_activity_increases_111_percent_year_over_year">Verisign Q1 2016 DDoS Trends: Attack Activity Increases 111 Percent Year Over Year</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/networks" class="red">Networks</a>,</div> <p> Verisign today 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. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160525_ddos_trends_attack_activity_increases_111_percent_year_over_year" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>May 25, 2016</li> <li>Views: 17,352</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160516_verisign_launches_new_gtlds_for_the_korean_market_and">Verisign Launches New gTLDs for the Korean Market, .雼缝淮 and .雼冯劮</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/multilinguism" class="red">Multilinguism</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Verisign is pleased to announce the launch of our phased rollout of .雼缝淮 and .雼冯劮, the localized versions of the .com and .net top-level domains (TLDs) in Hangul script for the Korean market. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160516_verisign_launches_new_gtlds_for_the_korean_market_and" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>May 16, 2016</li> <li>Views: 24,699</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160516_verisign_opens_landrush_program_period_for_domain_names">Verisign Opens Landrush Program Period for .銈炽儬 Domain Names</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/multilinguism" class="red">Multilinguism</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Today, the Landrush Program Period for .銈炽儬, the first IDN TLD from Verisign, opens for anyone to register .銈炽儬 domain names on a first come, first served basis through June 12, 2016. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160516_verisign_opens_landrush_program_period_for_domain_names" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>May 16, 2016</li> <li>Views: 23,241</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160322_dealing_with_resilient_cybersecurity_on_premise_cloud_based_hybrid">Resilient Cybersecurity: Dealing with On-Premise, Cloud-Based and Hybrid Security Complexities</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/malware" class="red">Malware</a>,</div> <p> Having a tightly integrated security framework is more critical than ever as cyber-attacks grow and enterprises employ a variety of on-premise and cloud-based computing services to deliver applications. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160322_dealing_with_resilient_cybersecurity_on_premise_cloud_based_hybrid" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Apr 05, 2016</li> <li>Views: 14,964</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160310_verisign_releases_q4_2015_ddos_trends_ddos_attack_activity">Verisign Releases Q4 2015 DDoS Trends - DDoS Attack Activity Increasing by 85% Year Over Year</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,</div> <p> Verisign has 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. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160310_verisign_releases_q4_2015_ddos_trends_ddos_attack_activity" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Mar 10, 2016</li> <li>Views: 13,735</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160224_the_framework_for_resilient_cybersecurity_webinar">The Framework for Resilient Cybersecurity (Webinar)</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybercrime" class="red">Cybercrime</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/malware" class="red">Malware</a>,</div> <p> A shift in security architecture is needed, to an open platform where devices and services from different vendors can share, and act, on threat intelligence information, all in concert and in the proper context. Join Ramakant Pandrangi, Vice President of Technology, and learn how to assist with designing a resilient security ecosystem by maximizing an API-centric approach. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160224_the_framework_for_resilient_cybersecurity_webinar" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Feb 24, 2016</li> <li>Views: 14,235</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160202_priority_access_program_for_verisigns_first_idn_new_gtld">Priority Access Program for Verisign’s First IDN New gTLD, .銈炽儬</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/multilinguism" class="red">Multilinguism</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Verisign launched its first IDN new gTLD, .銈炽儬 - 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 .銈炽儬 to ICANN, extending the end date for the .銈炽儬 Sunrise Period from Jan. 31, 2016, to March 14, 2016, and shifting the dates of the subsequent registration periods. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160202_priority_access_program_for_verisigns_first_idn_new_gtld" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Feb 02, 2016</li> <li>Views: 15,813</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20151103_q3_2015_verisign_mitigates_more_attack_activity_than_last_2_years">Verisign Mitigates More Attack Activity in Q3 2015 Than Any Other Quarter During Last Two Years</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybercrime" class="red">Cybercrime</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/networks" class="red">Networks</a>,</div> <p> As part of our efforts to support National Cyber Security Awareness Month by sharing the latest cybersecurity research, Verisign released its Q3 2015 DDoS Trends Report, which represents a unique view into attack trends unfolding online for the previous quarter. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20151103_q3_2015_verisign_mitigates_more_attack_activity_than_last_2_years" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Nov 03, 2015</li> <li>Views: 14,754</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20151029_protect_your_privacy_opt_out_of_public_dns_data_collection">Protect Your Privacy - Opt Out of Public DNS Data Collection</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/privacy" class="red">Privacy</a>,</div> <p> We've all seen the check boxes. They're hidden at the bottom of webpages. You can't ignore them, but sometimes you forget they are there. They offer to send you deals and coupons. Some even offer to connect you with their partners for similar benefits. Do you check the box? <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20151029_protect_your_privacy_opt_out_of_public_dns_data_collection" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Oct 29, 2015</li> <li>Views: 16,304</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20151019_verisign_and_forrester_webinar_defending_against_cyber_threats">Verisign & Forrester Webinar: Defending Against Cyber Threats in Complex Hybrid-Cloud Environments</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cloud_computing" class="red">Cloud Computing</a>,  <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,</div> <p> Attend to learn some of the new tools and techniques to secure availability of applications in hybrid-cloud environments. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20151019_verisign_and_forrester_webinar_defending_against_cyber_threats" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Oct 19, 2015</li> <li>Views: 15,963</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150929_verisign_public_dns_free_dns_service_respects_privacy">Introducing Verisign Public DNS: A Free Recursive DNS Service That Respects Your Privacy</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/privacy" class="red">Privacy</a>,</div> <p> If you are one of the 55 percent of individuals who are anxious about openly handing over your private information, what can you do? The first step is to determine your digital footprint. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150929_verisign_public_dns_free_dns_service_respects_privacy" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Sep 29, 2015</li> <li>Views: 26,799</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150923_faster_ddos_mitigation_with_increased_customer_control_openhybrid">Faster DDoS Mitigation - Introducing Verisign OpenHybrid Customer Activated Mitigation</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,</div> <p> In the recently published Forrester WAVE: DDoS Service Providers, Q3 2015 report, Forrester notes the importance of a hybrid approach to distributed denial of service (DDoS) protection. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150923_faster_ddos_mitigation_with_increased_customer_control_openhybrid" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Sep 23, 2015</li> <li>Views: 16,097</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150917_internet_grows_to_296_million_domain_names_in_q2_2015">Internet Grows to 296 Million Domain Names in Q2 2015</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> We have 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). <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150917_internet_grows_to_296_million_domain_names_in_q2_2015" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Sep 17, 2015</li> <li>Views: 21,713</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150827_ddos_for_bitcoin_increasingly_targets_financial_industry">Verisign’s Q2’15 DDoS Trends: DDoS for Bitcoin Increasingly Targets Financial Industry</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/blockchain" class="red">Blockchain</a>,  <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybercrime" class="red">Cybercrime</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/networks" class="red">Networks</a>,</div> <p> Verisign just released its Q2 2015 DDoS Trends Report, which provides a unique view into online distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack trends from mitigations enacted on behalf of, and in cooperation with, customers of Verisign DDoS Protection Services and research conducted by Verisign iDefense Security Intelligence Services. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150827_ddos_for_bitcoin_increasingly_targets_financial_industry" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Aug 27, 2015</li> <li>Views: 18,198</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150825_protect_network_from_byod_malware_threats_verisign_dns_firewall">Protect Your Network From BYOD Malware Threats With The Verisign DNS Firewall</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/malware" class="red">Malware</a>,  <a href="/topics/networks" class="red">Networks</a>,</div> <p> Of the many options to manage BYOD on the network, IT organizations tend to choose one of the following two approaches: they either enact a policy prohibiting the use of BYODs, or install local clients on each device to track and monitor BYOD behavior. Each of these approaches comes with its own pros and cons. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150825_protect_network_from_byod_malware_threats_verisign_dns_firewall" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Aug 25, 2015</li> <li>Views: 18,960</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150731_verisign_intelgraph_unprecedented_context_for_cybersecurity">Announcing Verisign IntelGraph: Unprecedented Context for Cybersecurity Intelligence</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybercrime" class="red">Cybercrime</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,</div> <p> With significant data breaches making headlines over the last six months, most notably the U.S. Government's Office of Personnel Management (OPM), organizations managing critical networks and data are watching their worst nightmares play out on a public stage. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150731_verisign_intelgraph_unprecedented_context_for_cybersecurity" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jul 31, 2015</li> <li>Views: 14,668</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150707_introducing_the_verisign_dns_firewall">Introducing the Verisign DNS Firewall</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybercrime" class="red">Cybercrime</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns-security" class="red">DNS Security</a>,  <a href="/topics/malware" class="red">Malware</a>,</div> <p> Verisign DNS Firewall is an easy-to-configure, cost effective managed cloud-based service that offers robust protection from unwanted content, malware and advanced persistent threats (APTs), delivered with the ability to customize filtering to suit an organization's unique needs. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150707_introducing_the_verisign_dns_firewall" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jul 07, 2015</li> <li>Views: 17,238</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150619_verisign_named_to_the_online_trust_alliances_2015_honor_roll">Verisign Named to the Online Trust Alliance’s 2015 Honor Roll</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/internet_of_things" class="red">Internet of Things</a>,  <a href="/topics/privacy" class="red">Privacy</a>,</div> <p> Verisign is excited to announce that we made the Online Trust Alliance's (OTA) 2015 Honor Roll for showing a commitment to best practices in security, privacy and consumer protection. This is the third consecutive year that Verisign has received this honor. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150619_verisign_named_to_the_online_trust_alliances_2015_honor_roll" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jun 19, 2015</li> <li>Views: 16,000</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150605_key_steps_for_smbs_protect_website_and_critical_internet_service">3 Key Steps for SMBs to Protect Their Website and Critical Internet Services</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns-security" class="red">DNS Security</a>,</div> <p> The National Small Business Association (NBSA) recently released a report revealing that half of all small businesses have been the victim of a cyber-attack -- and the cost of dealing with these attacks has skyrocketed to $20,752 per attack. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150605_key_steps_for_smbs_protect_website_and_critical_internet_service" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jun 05, 2015</li> <li>Views: 14,574</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150604_key_considerations_for_selecting_a_managed_dns_provider">Key Considerations for Selecting a Managed DNS Provider</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns-security" class="red">DNS Security</a>,</div> <p> I spend a lot of time talking with customers about how they choose their managed DNS provider. In listening to their stories over the years, I have noticed that many of them use similar (if not identical) criteria to make this very important decision. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150604_key_considerations_for_selecting_a_managed_dns_provider" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jun 04, 2015</li> <li>Views: 19,547</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160603_verisign_mitigates_more_ddos_attacks_in_q1_2015_than_2014">Verisign Mitigates More DDoS Attacks in Q1 2015 than Any Quarter in 2014</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,</div> <p> Verisign has just released its Q1 2015 DDoS Trends Report, providing a unique view into the online distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack trends from mitigations on behalf of, and in cooperation with, customers of Verisign DDoS Protection Services, and the security research of iDefense Security Intelligence Services. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20160603_verisign_mitigates_more_ddos_attacks_in_q1_2015_than_2014" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jun 03, 2015</li> <li>Views: 12,552</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150415_verisign_openhybrid_for_corero_and_amazon_web_services">Verisign OpenHybrid for Corero and Amazon Web Services Now Available</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cloud_computing" class="red">Cloud Computing</a>,  <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,</div> <p> By integrating intelligence from a customer's existing security defenses, Verisign OpenHybrid™ provides timely detection and restoration of services in the event of an attack, while providing increased visibility of DDoS threats across multiple environments such as private datacenters and public clouds. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150415_verisign_openhybrid_for_corero_and_amazon_web_services" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Apr 15, 2015</li> <li>Views: 17,867</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150219_public_sector_experiences_largest_increase_in_ddos_attacks_q4">Public Sector Experiences Largest Increase in DDoS Attacks (Verisign’s Q4 2014 DDoS Trends)</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,</div> <p> Verisign has released its Q4 2014 DDoS Trends Report providing a unique view into DDoS attack trends from mitigations on behalf of, and in cooperation with, customers of Verisign DDoS Protection Services, and the security research of iDefense Security Intelligence Services. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150219_public_sector_experiences_largest_increase_in_ddos_attacks_q4" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Feb 19, 2015</li> <li>Views: 13,365</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150212_help_ensure_availability_and_security_of_your_enterprise_dns">Help Ensure the Availability and Security of Your Enterprise DNS with Verisign Recursive DNS</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,</div> <p> This new cloud-based recursive DNS service leverages Verisign's global, securely managed DNS infrastructure to offer the performance, reliability and security that enterprises demand when securing their internal networks and that communications safely and securely reach their intended destinations. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150212_help_ensure_availability_and_security_of_your_enterprise_dns" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Feb 12, 2015</li> <li>Views: 13,991</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150212_verisign_idefense_2015_cyber_threats_and_trends">Verisign iDefense 2015 Cyber-Threats and Trends</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybercrime" class="red">Cybercrime</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain-management" class="red">Domain Management</a>,  <a href="/topics/malware" class="red">Malware</a>,  <a href="/topics/networks" class="red">Networks</a>,</div> <p> Here is an overview of the key cyber security trends we expect to see in 2015. The majority of this year's threats and trends reflect research on iDefense's core focus areas of cyber-crime, cyber espionage and hacktivism. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150212_verisign_idefense_2015_cyber_threats_and_trends" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Feb 12, 2015</li> <li>Views: 18,382</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150210_verisign_launches_monthly_blog_series_top_10_keywords_registered">Verisign Launches New Monthly Blog Series: Top 10 Keywords Registered in .COM and .NET</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/web" class="red">Web</a>,</div> <p> With more than 220 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain name registrations. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150210_verisign_launches_monthly_blog_series_top_10_keywords_registered" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Feb 10, 2015</li> <li>Views: 17,293</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150126_0verisign_celebrates_coms_30th_anniversary_launches_contest">Verisign Celebrates .com’s 30th Anniversary, Launches Domain Name Contest</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,</div> <p> Verisign is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the .com top-level-domain by launching a contest called "Internet Official" (#InternetOfficial). <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150126_0verisign_celebrates_coms_30th_anniversary_launches_contest" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jan 26, 2015</li> <li>Views: 17,716</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150116_whats_in_your_attack_surface">What’s in Your Attack Surface?</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns-security" class="red">DNS Security</a>,</div> <p> The concept of "attack surface" has been batted around in the security community for a long time. At a high-level, we all get the gist of it: the more exposed a system is to attackers (attack surface) the more risk it is probably exposing to those who depend on it, but what does that mean? <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20150116_whats_in_your_attack_surface" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jan 16, 2015</li> <li>Views: 14,778</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20141120_join_paul_vixie_robert_edmonds_at_distinguished_speaker_series">Join Paul Vixie & Robert Edmonds at the Upcoming Distinguished Speaker Series</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,</div> <p> Verisign Labs Distinguished Speaker Series is a quarterly forum to bring together members of the technical community to network and listen to distinguished speakers about issues related to internet technology. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20141120_join_paul_vixie_robert_edmonds_at_distinguished_speaker_series" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Nov 21, 2014</li> <li>Views: 14,058</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20141120_q3_2014_ddos_trends_attacks_exceeding_10_gbps_on_the_rise">Q3 2014 DDoS Trends: Attacks Exceeding 10 Gbps on the Rise</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybercrime" class="red">Cybercrime</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,</div> <p> Verisign just released its Q3 2014 DDoS Trends Report, which details observations and insights derived from distributed denial of service attack mitigations enacted on behalf of, and in cooperation with, customers of Verisign DDoS Protection Services from July through September of this year. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20141120_q3_2014_ddos_trends_attacks_exceeding_10_gbps_on_the_rise" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Nov 20, 2014</li> <li>Views: 13,719</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20140801_verisign_labs_measuring_privacy_disclosures_in_url_query_strings">New from Verisign Labs - Measuring Privacy Disclosures in URL Query Strings</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/privacy" class="red">Privacy</a>,</div> <p> Andrew G. West, a Research Scientist in Verisign Labs, along with collaborator and U.S. Naval Academy professor Adam J. Aviv examined nearly 900 million user-submitted URLs to gauge the prevalence and severity of privacy leaks. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20140801_verisign_labs_measuring_privacy_disclosures_in_url_query_strings" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Aug 01, 2014</li> <li>Views: 16,342</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20140612_verisign_named_to_the_otas_2014_online_trust_honor_roll">Verisign Named to the OTA’s 2014 Online Trust Honor Roll</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/privacy" class="red">Privacy</a>,</div> <p> The Online Trust Alliance (OTA), a nonprofit organization that works collaboratively with industry leaders to enhance online trust, completed comprehensive evaluations of more than 800 sites and mobile applications by analyzing companies' data protection, security and privacy practices, including over two-dozen criteria. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20140612_verisign_named_to_the_otas_2014_online_trust_honor_roll" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jun 12, 2014</li> <li>Views: 16,394</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20140605_introducing_the_verisign_quarterly_ddos_trends_report">Introducing the Verisign Quarterly DDoS Trends Report</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,</div> <p> Today, I am very pleased to announce that Verisign is making its inaugural quarterly distributed denial of service (DDoS) trends report available. As the registry for .com and .net and a leading DDoS protection services provider, we have a unique view into online attack trends that enables us to collect attack statistics and behavioral trends that help inform the future outlook for Internet cyber security. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20140605_introducing_the_verisign_quarterly_ddos_trends_report" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jun 05, 2014</li> <li>Views: 14,461</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20140520_tips_to_address_new_ffiec_ddos_requirements">Tips to Address New FFIEC DDoS Requirements</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybercrime" class="red">Cybercrime</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/networks" class="red">Networks</a>,</div> <p> Recently, the FFIEC released statements that describe steps it expects financial institutions to take to address cyberattacks and highlight resources institutions can use to help mitigate the risks posed by such attacks. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20140520_tips_to_address_new_ffiec_ddos_requirements" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>May 20, 2014</li> <li>Views: 17,288</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20140424_introducing_getdns_a_modern_extensible_open_source_api_for_the_dns">Introducing getdns: a Modern, Extensible, Open Source API for the DNS</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns-security" class="red">DNS Security</a>,</div> <p> At The Next Web, getdns is one of the challenge APIs in a 36-hour Hack Battle. Multiple teams of application coding experts are using getdns to develop innovative applications that leverage the global security infrastructure available through DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC). <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20140424_introducing_getdns_a_modern_extensible_open_source_api_for_the_dns" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Apr 24, 2014</li> <li>Views: 15,236</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20140412_is_your_organization_prepared_for_a_cyberattack">Is Your Organization Prepared for a Cyberattack?</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/networks" class="red">Networks</a>,</div> <p> Infamous heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson once said "everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face." As any organization that has faced a cyber attack will tell you, it is a lot like getting punched in the face, and if you're not ready, you might get knocked out. You've likely read recent headlines of major retailers, financial institutions, and now even universities, being hit with data breaches. As some of them have learned the hard way, it's not a question of if your organization will be attacked; it's a question of when. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20140412_is_your_organization_prepared_for_a_cyberattack" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Apr 12, 2014</li> <li>Views: 13,679</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20140410_internet_reaches_271_million_domain_names_in_fourth_quarter_2013">Internet Reaches 271 Million Domain Names in the Fourth Quarter of 2013</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,</div> <p> VeriSign, Inc. has announced five million domain names were added to the Internet in the fourth quarter of 2013, bringing the total number of registered domain names to 271 million worldwide across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of Dec. 31, 2013, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20140410_internet_reaches_271_million_domain_names_in_fourth_quarter_2013" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Apr 10, 2014</li> <li>Views: 12,795</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20140317_joining_forces_to_advance_protection_against_growing_ddos">Joining Forces to Advance Protection Against Growing Diversity of DDoS Attacks</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,</div> <p> At Verisign, we focus on protecting companies from increasingly complex cyber threats, and this relationship should only raise the bar higher, as it will provide a different, more integrated approach than what's used today, to help ensure faster and more efficient detection and mitigation. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20140317_joining_forces_to_advance_protection_against_growing_ddos" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Mar 17, 2014</li> <li>Views: 15,940</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20131028_motivated_to_solve_problems_at_verisign">Motivated to Solve Problems at Verisign</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns-security" class="red">DNS Security</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> As the world keeps changing, so do the requirements for products and services and the ways to achieve them most effectively. Our researchers and engineers continue to innovate and adapt to those changes, while also anticipating the next ones. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20131028_motivated_to_solve_problems_at_verisign" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Oct 28, 2013</li> <li>Views: 18,387</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20131003_small_business_extracting_more_from_an_online_presence">Small Business: Extracting More From An Online Presence</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/web" class="red">Web</a>,</div> <p> Research undertaken recently on behalf of Verisign - the registry for .com and .net and network infrastructure operator for a variety of other domains - shows that smaller businesses are not getting all they can out of their Internet presence. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20131003_small_business_extracting_more_from_an_online_presence" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Oct 04, 2013</li> <li>Views: 13,988</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20130925_tips_protect_ecommerce_website_availability_security_in_holiday">Tips to Protect eCommerce Website Availability and Security During the Holidays</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,</div> <p> With the holiday shopping season quickly approaching, Internet retailers are gearing up for an onslaught of Web traffic - which is great, as long as they have the right measures in place to keep their customers safe and satisfied. Even one hour of downtime due to a website outage or a malicious attack can have significant impact on a retailer's reputation and revenue, especially during the holidays, a time which the National Retail Federation says can add up to 40 percent of an online retailer's annual revenue. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20130925_tips_protect_ecommerce_website_availability_security_in_holiday" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Sep 25, 2013</li> <li>Views: 15,610</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20130906_diversity_openness_and_vbsdcon_2013">Diversity, Openness and vBSDcon 2013</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns-security" class="red">DNS Security</a>,</div> <p> Diversity is a central design principle of the Domain Name System; diversity is one reason the DNS industry in general, and Verisign in particular, doesn't do everything the same way and in the same place. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20130906_diversity_openness_and_vbsdcon_2013" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Sep 06, 2013</li> <li>Views: 17,814</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20130815_15_facts_about_net_to_celebrate_15_million_registrations">15 Facts About .net to Celebrate 15 Million Registrations</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Recently, .net hit a major milestone when its zone surpassed 15 million .net domains registered globally, making it one of the most popular domain extensions on the Internet today. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20130815_15_facts_about_net_to_celebrate_15_million_registrations" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Aug 15, 2013</li> <li>Views: 36,742</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20130731_5_steps_to_prepare_for_a_ddos_attack">5 Steps to Prepare for a DDOS Attack</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,</div> <p> As more people are realizing that in today's cyber climate Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are a matter of when, not if, the most common question I get asked is "What can I do to prepare?" I like to break it down into 5 key steps enterprises can take now to be prepared for a future attack... It would take a book to cover all of these topics in depth. Hopefully this will at least give you, some things to think about and plan for with your DDoS mitigation strategy. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20130731_5_steps_to_prepare_for_a_ddos_attack" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jul 31, 2013</li> <li>Views: 16,168</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20130712_update_on_verisigns_idn_implementation_plans">Update on Verisign’s IDN Implementation Plans</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/icann" class="red">ICANN</a>,  <a href="/topics/multilinguism" class="red">Multilinguism</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,</div> <p> In 1996, the majority of end users were based in the U.S.; according to a 2012 Comscore report, the non-English speaking Internet population has grown to 87 percent, with more than 40 percent based in the Asia-Pacific region. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20130712_update_on_verisigns_idn_implementation_plans" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jul 12, 2013</li> <li>Views: 14,196</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20121130_verisign_announces_us_department_of_commerce_approval_dot_com">Verisign Announces US Department of Commerce Approval of Newly Revised .com Registry Agreement</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/icann" class="red">ICANN</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,</div> <p> VeriSign, Inc. today announced the U.S. Department of Commerce approved the renewal of Verisign's agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to serve as the authoritative registry operator for the .com registry (the "2012 .com Registry Agreement") for the term commencing on Dec. 1, 2012 through Nov. 30, 2018 with certain new terms and conditions. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20121130_verisign_announces_us_department_of_commerce_approval_dot_com" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Nov 30, 2012</li> <li>Views: 13,899</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20121101_verisign_issues_statement_on_com_registry_agreement_renewal">Verisign Issues Statement on .com Registry Agreement Renewal</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/icann" class="red">ICANN</a>,  <a href="/topics/internet_governance" class="red">Internet Governance</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) today provided a statement on the pending review by the Department of Commerce of Verisign's .com Registry Agreement renewal with Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to serve as the authoritative registry operator for the .com registry. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20121101_verisign_issues_statement_on_com_registry_agreement_renewal" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Nov 01, 2012</li> <li>Views: 16,570</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20121010_whats_in_a_name_server">What’s in a Name Server?</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns-security" class="red">DNS Security</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> With the domain name space continuing to expand and new service providers entering the market, there has been a lot of discussion about the different types of DNS services available today. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20121010_whats_in_a_name_server" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Oct 10, 2012</li> <li>Views: 16,885</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20121002_over_7_million_domain_names_registered_in_q2_2012">Over 7 Million Domain Names Registered in Q2 2012, Total Domains Pass 240 Million Worldwide</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> The increase of 7.3 million domain names globally equates to a growth rate of 3.1 percent over the first quarter of 2012, and marks the sixth straight quarter with greater than two percent growth. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20121002_over_7_million_domain_names_registered_in_q2_2012" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Oct 03, 2012</li> <li>Views: 15,851</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20120730_frost_sullivan_recognizes_verisign_idefense_for_security_services">Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Verisign iDefense for Its Innovative Security Intelligence Services</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,</div> <p> Based on its recent analysis of the vulnerability research market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Verisign iDefense with the 2012 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Differentiation Excellence. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20120730_frost_sullivan_recognizes_verisign_idefense_for_security_services" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jul 30, 2012</li> <li>Views: 15,688</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20120718_domain_name_registrations_pass_233_million">Domain Name Registrations Pass 233 Million in the First Quarter Of 2012</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/ipv6-transition" class="red">IPv6 Transition</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,</div> <p> More than seven million domain names were added to the Internet in the first quarter of 2012, bringing the total number of registered domain names to more than 233 million worldwide across all domains, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief, published by VeriSign, Inc. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20120718_domain_name_registrations_pass_233_million" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jul 18, 2012</li> <li>Views: 21,137</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20120625_icann_board_approves_renewal_of_com_registry_agreement">ICANN Board Approves Renewal of .COM Registry Agreement</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/icann" class="red">ICANN</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> The U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) will now undertake a review of the renewal of the .com registry agreement under the terms of the Cooperative Agreement between the Department and Verisign. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20120625_icann_board_approves_renewal_of_com_registry_agreement" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jun 25, 2012</li> <li>Views: 15,713</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20120308_internet_grows_to_more_than_225_million_domain_names_q4_2011">Internet Grows to More Than 225 Million Domain Names in the Fourth Quarter of 2011</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain-management" class="red">Domain Management</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Nearly six million domain names were added to the Internet in the fourth quarter of 2011, bringing the total number of registered domain names to more than 225 million worldwide across all domains, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief, published by VeriSign, Inc. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20120308_internet_grows_to_more_than_225_million_domain_names_q4_2011" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Mar 08, 2012</li> <li>Views: 15,670</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110831_internet_adds_more_than_5_million_domain_names_in_second_quarter">Internet Adds More Than Five Million Domain Names in Second Quarter</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain-management" class="red">Domain Management</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> The increase of 5.2 million domain names marks a growth rate of 2.5 percent over the first quarter. Registrations have grown by more than 16.9 million, or 8.6 percent, since the second quarter of 2010. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110831_internet_adds_more_than_5_million_domain_names_in_second_quarter" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Sep 01, 2011</li> <li>Views: 15,982</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110719_right_of_the_dot_verisign_enter_marketing_referral_arrangement">RIGHT OF THE DOT and Verisign Enter into Marketing and Referral Arrangement for new gTLD Application</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Under the arrangement, Verisign will refer gTLD applicants seeking premium domain consulting services to RIGHT OF THE DOT, and RIGHT OF THE DOT will refer clients requiring registration and resolution services for new gTLDs to Verisign. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110719_right_of_the_dot_verisign_enter_marketing_referral_arrangement" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jul 19, 2011</li> <li>Views: 14,061</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110714_verisign_announces_increase_in_com_net_domain_name_fees">Verisign Announces Increase in .COM/.NET Domain Name Fees</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> VeriSign, Inc., the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, today announced, effective Jan. 15, 2012, an increase in registry domain name fees for .com and .net, per its agreements with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110714_verisign_announces_increase_in_com_net_domain_name_fees" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jul 15, 2011</li> <li>Views: 14,076</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110628_verisign_chosen_to_operate_net_registry_through_june_30_2017">Verisign Chosen to Operate .net Registry Through June 30, 2017</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/icann" class="red">ICANN</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> VeriSign, Inc., the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, today announced that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and Verisign have renewed Verisign's contract to serve as the authoritative registry operator for the .net registry for another six years. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110628_verisign_chosen_to_operate_net_registry_through_june_30_2017" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jun 28, 2011</li> <li>Views: 15,265</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110608_verisign_on_world_ipv6_day">Verisign on World IPv6 Day</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/ipv6-transition" class="red">IPv6 Transition</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Joining the likes of Cisco, Google, Yahoo, and other industry leaders, Verisign enables global IPv6 connectivity to its corporate website on June 8 - to mark World IPv6 Day - and thereafter, so that anyone with IPv6 Internet capabilities will be able to access the site. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110608_verisign_on_world_ipv6_day" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jun 08, 2011</li> <li>Views: 16,217</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110601_verisign_matt_larson_wins_2011_infoworld_technology_leadership">Verisign’s Matt Larson Wins 2011 InfoWorld Technology Leadership Award</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns-security" class="red">DNS Security</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,</div> <p> VeriSign, Inc. today announced that Matt Larson, the company's vice president of DNS research and a well-known expert on the Domain Name System, has won an InfoWorld Technology Leadership Award for 2011. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110601_verisign_matt_larson_wins_2011_infoworld_technology_leadership" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jun 01, 2011</li> <li>Views: 21,893</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110526_internet_adds_45_million_domain_names_in_first_quarter_of_2011">Internet Adds 4.5 Million Domain Names in First Quarter of 2011</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Four and a half million domain names were added to the Internet in the first three months of 2011, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief published by Verisign, Inc. The first quarter of 2011 closed with a base of more than 209.8 million domain name registrations across all Top Level Domains (TLDs), or a 2.2 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2010. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110526_internet_adds_45_million_domain_names_in_first_quarter_of_2011" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>May 25, 2011</li> <li>Views: 14,338</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110526_verisign_coalition_for_icann_transparency_cfit_resolve_litigation">Verisign and Coalition for ICANN Transparency, Inc. (“CFIT”) Resolve Litigation</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/law" class="red">Law</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Verisign, Inc., the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, announced today that it has entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release with the Coalition for ICANN Transparency, Inc. ("CFIT"), CFIT's members, and specified related parties that resolves the over five-year long CFIT litigation. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110526_verisign_coalition_for_icann_transparency_cfit_resolve_litigation" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>May 11, 2011</li> <li>Views: 18,248</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110509_businesses_lack_safeguards_against_ddos_attacks_dns_failures">Businesses Lack Safeguards Against DDoS Attacks and DNS Failures, New Research Shows</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybercrime" class="red">Cybercrime</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns-security" class="red">DNS Security</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> A significant percentage of organizations are ill-equipped to prevent and respond to web infrastructure failures caused by distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and Domain Name System (DNS) failures, according to two new research studies commissioned by Verisign, Inc. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110509_businesses_lack_safeguards_against_ddos_attacks_dns_failures" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>May 09, 2011</li> <li>Views: 15,736</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/2011american_bankers_association_bits_choose_verisign_financial_gtld">American Bankers Association and BITS Choose Verisign as Registry Operator for New Financial gTLDs</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> The American Bankers Association (ABA) and BITS, the technology policy division of The Financial Services Roundtable, are working to prepare the financial services industry for potential new financial generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) and have teamed with VeriSign, Inc. to serve as their exclusive registry operator. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/2011american_bankers_association_bits_choose_verisign_financial_gtld" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Apr 04, 2011</li> <li>Views: 12,210</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110331_verisign_enhances_managed_dns_service_with_full_support_for_dnssec">Verisign Enhances Its Managed DNS Service With Full Support for DNSSEC Compliance and Geo Location</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cloud_computing" class="red">Cloud Computing</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns-security" class="red">DNS Security</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Verisign, Inc. today announced two significant enhancements to Verisign Managed DNS, a cloud-based hosting solution that helps improve the availability of Internet and network applications by delivering 100 percent DNS resolution for customers. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110331_verisign_enhances_managed_dns_service_with_full_support_for_dnssec" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Mar 31, 2011</li> <li>Views: 13,353</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110331_verisign_achieves_critical_dnssec_milestone_deploys_dnssec_com">Verisign Achieves Critical DNSSEC Milestone by Deploying Security Extensions in .com TLD</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns-security" class="red">DNS Security</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Verisign, Inc. announced today that .com -- the Internet's largest domain with more than 90 million domain name registrations worldwide -- now supports DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC).<br />  <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110331_verisign_achieves_critical_dnssec_milestone_deploys_dnssec_com" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Mar 31, 2011</li> <li>Views: 14,108</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110328_verisign_uptime_bundle_combines_ddos_protection_managed_dns">New Verisign Uptime Bundle Combines DDoS Protection, Managed DNS and Threat Intelligence Services</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cloud_computing" class="red">Cloud Computing</a>,  <a href="/topics/cyberattack" class="red">Cyberattack</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,</div> <p> VeriSign, Inc. today unveiled the Verisign Uptime Bundle, a new service bundle that combines protection from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks with Verisign's unparalleled Domain Name System (DNS) hosting, and threat intelligence services -- all in one competitively priced solution. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110328_verisign_uptime_bundle_combines_ddos_protection_managed_dns" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Mar 28, 2011</li> <li>Views: 15,597</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110318_verisign_announces_participation_in_world_ipv6_day">Verisign Announces Participation in World IPv6 Day</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/ipv6-transition" class="red">IPv6 Transition</a>,</div> <p> VeriSign, Inc. today announced the company will participate in the Internet Society's World IPv6 Day, a 24-hour global "test drive" of IPv6 on June 8, 2011; joining the likes of Cisco, Google, Yahoo, and other industry leaders. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110318_verisign_announces_participation_in_world_ipv6_day" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Mar 18, 2011</li> <li>Views: 11,923</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110316_verisign_winners_of_grants_strengthening_internet_infrastructure">Verisign Announces Winners of Grants Aimed at Strengthening Internet Infrastructure</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,</div> <p> Four universities have been chosen to receive grants of $75,000 each for their research teams to pursue projects aimed at strengthening Internet infrastructure. The grants are being awarded as part of a Verisign, Inc. program designed to promote and foster Internet innovation and in conjunction with the company's commemoration of 25 years of .com. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110316_verisign_winners_of_grants_strengthening_internet_infrastructure" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Mar 16, 2011</li> <li>Views: 11,766</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/internet_grows_to_more_than_205_million_domain_names_in_q4_2010">Internet Grows to More Than 205 Million Domain Names in Fourth Quarter of 2010</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> The fourth quarter of 2010 closed with a base of 205.3 million domain name registrations across all Top Level Domains (TLDs), or a 1.7 percent increase over the third quarter. Registrations have grown by 12.1 million, or 6.3 percent year over year. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/internet_grows_to_more_than_205_million_domain_names_in_q4_2010" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Feb 28, 2011</li> <li>Views: 11,169</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110214_verisign_managed_dns_hybrid_of_unicast_and_anycast_query_routing">Verisign Managed DNS Offers Hybrid of Unicast and Anycast Query Routing</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cloud_computing" class="red">Cloud Computing</a>,  <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,</div> <p> As a cloud-based service leveraging this hybrid approach, Verisign Managed DNS helps optimize performance and reliability of domain name server queries and responses, while relieving companies of the cost and burden of maintaining their own DNS infrastructure. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110214_verisign_managed_dns_hybrid_of_unicast_and_anycast_query_routing" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Feb 02, 2011</li> <li>Views: 13,197</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110202_verisign_selected_to_operate_gov_domain_name_registry">Verisign Selected to Operate .gov Domain Name Registry</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns-security" class="red">DNS Security</a>,  <a href="/topics/domain_names" class="red">Domain Names</a>,  <a href="/topics/new_tlds" class="red">New TLDs</a>,  <a href="/topics/registry_services" class="red">Registry Services</a>,</div> <p> Following a competitive RFP and evaluation process, the GSA granted Verisign the authority to provide designated domain name registration services to federal, state and local governments operating sites under the .gov and fed.us domain names. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110202_verisign_selected_to_operate_gov_domain_name_registry" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Feb 02, 2011</li> <li>Views: 12,716</li> </ul> </div> <h3><a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110112_internet_infrastructure_leaders_join_movement_of_companies_dnssec">Internet Infrastructure Leaders Join Movement of Companies Verifying Their Technology for DNSSEC</a></h3> <div class="byLine">Related Topics: <a href="/topics/cybersecurity" class="red">Cybersecurity</a>,  <a href="/topics/ddos_attack" class="red">DDoS Attack</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns" class="red">DNS</a>,  <a href="/topics/dns-security" class="red">DNS Security</a>,  <a href="/topics/networks" class="red">Networks</a>,</div> <p> A trio of Internet infrastructure leaders joined a growing movement of companies testing their technologies with Verisign following a landmark achievement in Internet security. As Verisign has now deployed Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in .net, Arbor Networks, Infoblox and RioRey, have completed testing of their technology solutions in the Verisign DNSSEC Interoperability Lab. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts/20110112_internet_infrastructure_leaders_join_movement_of_companies_dnssec" class="red"><span class="readmore">more</span></a> </p> <div class="postInfo pipedLinks"> <ul> <li>By <a href="https://circleid.com/members/5593" class="blue">Verisign</a></li> <li>Jan 12, 2011</li> <li>Views: 11,742</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="colB"> <div class="colPad">  <h2 style="margin-bottom:10px;">Topic Interests</h2> <div style="padding:0 0 30px 0;line-height:20px;"> <a href="https://circleid.com/topicsdns"><strong>DNS</strong></a>,  <a href="https://circleid.com/topicsnew_tlds"><strong>New TLDs</strong></a>,  <a href="https://circleid.com/topicsdomain_names"><strong>Domain Names</strong></a>,  <a 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