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Headlines from the August 13 edition of the news include:
ICANN: Updates to New gTLD Program Implementation | Over 2
Million .biz Domain Names Under Management | Free.nz is the
domain name of the game | Patch for Web Security Hole Has
Leaks of Its Own | DNS creator: It's time to add security |
Cyberspace Barrage Preceded Russian Invasion of Georgia |
Georgia Takes a Beating in the Cyberwar With Russia |
VeriSign Reports $68 Million Loss; 87.3 Million .com/.net
Domain Names | Flipping For Domains
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ICANN Highlights Domain Name System Vulnerability; Releases
Tools
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-06au
g08-en.htm
£20,000 grant boost for .cym domain bid
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7543956.stm
N.Korea Likely to Provide Internet Service from 2009
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/
200808/200808070011.html
Net address bug worse than feared
htt
p://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7546557.stm
Kaminsky: Many ways to attack with DNS [IDG]
http://www.infoworld.com/a
rticle/08/08/06/Kaminsky_Many_ways_to_attack_with_DNS_1.html
Kaminsky: DNS Vulnerability Will Affect Email, Internal
Systems, Too
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=161009
Email gets hit by major web security flaw [AP]
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/sto
ry.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10525801
Giant cyberspace security hole getting fixed, slowly [AP]
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/feature/
story.cfm?c_id=1501832&objectid=10525623
VeriSign shares fall after 2nd-quarter report [AP]
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/08/07/ap5301246.html
VeriSign Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results [news release]
http://www.
verisign.com/static/043991.pdf
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under to Donate Profits to ICA; Discount
Pass Expires Soon
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5584
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GOVERNANCE
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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council
concerning the EU Global Online Freedom Act
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM: More and more authoritarian states
as Belarus, Burma, the People's Republic of China, Cuba,
Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria,
Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam censor the
internet by blocking websites and filtering search results
and intimidate internet users through 'cyber police' and
obliged registration. As this constitutes a clear violation
of human rights under article 19 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, EU action needs to be
undertaken, especially since European companies are
cooperating with authoritarian governments to restrict the
access of citizens to the provision of Internet and
information society services.
http
://www.julesmaaten.eu/_uploads/EU%20GOFA.htm
Major U.S. Internet companies agree on a code of conduct for
operating in repressive countries
It's been a journey longer than the meandering, months-long
trip the Olympic torch is taking to Friday's opening
ceremonies in Beijing. But Google, Yahoo and Microsoft said
today that they were close to finishing a voluntary code of
conduct for doing business in China and other countries that
censor the Internet -- a project they started in January
2007.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology
/2008/08/major-internet.html
Internet firms agree to 'code of conduct' in China
Just days before the Olympic torch will reach Beijing,
Internet leaders Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft say they are
close to an agreement on a code of conduct for doing
business in China and other countries that censor the
Internet.
ht
tp://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10007122-38.html
Internet Companies Agree On China Code Of Conduct
U.S. technology giants Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo, in
talks with other Internet companies and human-rights groups,
have reached an agreement on a voluntary code of conduct for
activities in China and other restrictive countries, the
Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/i
dUKBNG13395520080805
http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNew
s/idINIndia-34833420080805
http://www.informationwe
ek.com/news/internet/policy/showArticle.jhtm?articleID=20990
3195
Vint Cerf calls for Internet speed limits
Internet papa Vint Cerf said broadband speed limits rather
than broadband data caps would be more useful in managing
congested networks.
htt
p://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10007079-93.html
Cerf totes consumer SLAs
Father of the internet and Google's chief internet
evangelist, Vint Cerf has waded into the debate about how
broadband carriers should manage network congestion,
suggesting, in effect, data rate service level agreements
(SLAs) for consumers.
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2223299/cerf
-totes-consumer-slas
Cerf’s call for simple pricing: Net Neutrality all over
again
Vint Cerf, one of the co-inventors of the underlying
technology that makes the Web work, now Google’s Internet
evangelist, has issued a call for throughput-based pricing
by ISPs. This in response to the Comcast ruling by the FCC,
which fined the cable carrier for capping bandwidth used by
customers if they exceed what the company considers
reasonable use—Comcast has called their approach, which
can cap the number of bits a user sends per month
“consumption-based pricing.”
http://blogs.
zdnet.com/Ratcliffe/?p=358
Questioning the Coming US Internet Clog
One of the nation’s top authorities on global Internet
traffic growth says his latest data show no reason to fear
network capacity shortages, as traffic growth may even be
slightly decelerating.
http://communicationsdirectnews.com/do.php/110/31939
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- ICANN
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.ORG & NCUC Joint Letter to ICANN on Internationalized
Domain Names by PIR
Recently we teamed up with the Non-Commercial Users
Constituency (NCUC) to express our concern to ICANN that the
rights and needs of end-users are taken into account in the
discussion of Internationalized Domain Names (IDN).
http://www.circleid.com/posts/88710_
org_ncuc_internationalized_domain_names/
Can ICANN Manage the DNS Root Zone by Itself?
"No!" Says US Department of Commerce
In a recent letter, the US Department of Commerce NTIA
strongly denied being engaged in discussions about a
"root zone transition" from VeriSign to ICANN. The
community, ICANN President Strategic Committee (PSC), and
perhaps ICANN and IANA staff are suddenly informed that no
transition of root zone management is going to occur.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/88712_icann_manage_
dns_root_zone/
ICANN Highlights Domain Name System Vulnerability; Releases
Tools
ICANN is raising awareness of a recently discovered
vulnerability in the DNS. This includes releasing an FAQ and
an online tool for domain operators to test their domains.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-06au
g08-en.htm
ICANN to raise awareness of domain name system vulnerability
[sub req'd]
h
ttp://telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=225475
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- ccTLD & gTLD NEWS
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Grant boost for .cym domain bid
A £20,000 grant to secure a "dot cym" internet
address for Wales is to be given by the assembly government.
Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones said the money was to
support the DotCYM campaign for a Welsh version of the .com
or co.uk endings.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7543956.stm
Bid for .cym for Welsh websites
WELSH companies should have the right to use .cym as well as
.com on their websites, Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn
Jones said yesterday.
http://www
.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/08/07/bid-for-cym-fo
r-welsh-websites-91466-21480320/
More options for Welsh identity on the net
The campaign to allow Welsh companies to use the .cym suffix
in their web addresses is almost as old as the internet
itself, so it’s pleasing to see this decent idea finally
take its first steps off the drawing board.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/08/07/mo
re-options-for-welsh-identity-on-the-net-91466-21479926/
Assembly cash for dotCYM campaign
DEPUTY First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones will today announce
Assembly Government funding to campaign for “full internet
status for Wales”.
htt
p://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2008/08/06/ass
embly-cash-for-dotcym-campaign-55578-21473223/
Wales applying for its own domain name
The Welsh deputy first minister is backing a campaign for a
Welsh internet domain name.
http://www.publicservice.co.uk/news_story.asp?id=6704
DotCym campaign wins £20k grant
Wales The Welsh Assembly is to donate £20,000 to support
the campaign to secure the "dot cym" internet
address for Wales.
http
://www.webuser.co.uk/news/news.php?id=265029
N.Korea Likely to Provide Internet Service from 2009
It seems likely that North Korea will finally join the
worldwide web and provide Internet service from next year.
Kim Sang-myung, the chief of the North Korea Intellectuals
Solidarity, a group of former North Korean professionals, at
a symposium in the National Assembly on Wednesday said,
"According to the Internet Access Roadmap it launched
in 2002, North Korea will begin providing Internet service
for special agencies and authorized individuals as early as
next year." ... It has also recently finished necessary
consultations with ICANN for the Internet service in North
Korea. In this situation, North Korea can begin providing
Internet service any time provided equipment for server and
Internet-based relay systems is supplied, Kim said.
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/
200808/200808070011.html
100,000 .me Domain Names Now Registered
The .ME Registry announced today it has registered more than
100,000 domain names. This milestone comes a little more
than two weeks after opening for live, real-time
registrations by the general public and less than four
months after opening its doors.
http:
//www.nic.me/index.php?page=12&news=94
.ME Domain Crosses 100,000 Milestone
New personalized domain .ME is the hot new destination for
Web addresses. The milestone comes a little more than two
weeks after opening for live, real-time registrations by the
general public and less than four months after opening its
doors.
http://www.webhostdir.com/news/showNews.aspx?ID=27076
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Net address bug worse than feared
A recently found flaw in the internet's addressing system is
worse than first feared, says the man who found it. Dan
Kaminsky made his comments when speaking publicly for the
first time about his discovery at the Black Hat conference
in Las Vegas.
htt
p://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7546557.stm
Kaminsky: Many ways to attack with DNS [IDG]
There were 6 a.m. calls from Finnish certificate authorities
and also some pretty harsh words from his peers in the
security community, even an accidentally leaked Black Hat
presentation, but after managing the response to one of the
most highly publicized Internet flaws in recent memory, Dan
Kaminsky said Wednesday that he'd do it all over again.
http://www.infoworld.com/a
rticle/08/08/06/Kaminsky_Many_ways_to_attack_with_DNS_1.html
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2
008/080608-kaminsky-many-ways-to-attack.html
http://www.itworld.com/networking/54104/kam
insky-many-ways-attack-dns
Kaminsky: DNS Vulnerability Will Affect Email, Internal
Systems, Too
After almost a month of holding back, security researcher
Dan Kaminsky took off the gloves and delivered the full
impact of his newly discovered Domain Name Server
vulnerability to an audience of more than 2,000 security
experts here.
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=161009
Kaminsky reveals 'many ways' to attack with DNS [IDG]
Dan Kaminsky has revealed more details about the DNS flaw,
and has said that he would do it all over again, despite
receiving some harsh words from his peers in the security
community.
http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?NewsID=102315
Dan Kaminsky Reveals DNS Flaw At Black Hat
At the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday,
attendees occupied every available seat and most of the
floor space to hear security researcher Dan Kaminsky finally
explain the Domain Name System (DNS) vulnerability that has
been the talk of the Internet security community since early
July.
http://www.inf
ormationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.j
html?articleID=209903948
IOActive's Kaminsky Warns: DNS Danger Still Exists
IOActive's Dan Kaminsky discovered a DNS vulnerability in
July, and the attack code was released weeks later. At his
Black Hat speech, Kaminsky warned that patching the DNS
vulnerability is urgent. Though Kaminsky said 85 percent of
Fortune 500 firms have patched their networks to fix the DNS
vulnerability, too many users are still unprotected.
http://www.to
ptechnews.com/news/Kaminsky--DNS-Danger-Still-Exists/story.x
html?story_id=013000G4YOWK
http://www.cio-
today.com/news/Kaminsky--DNS-Danger-Still-Exists/story.xhtml
?story_id=0130015Q09QS
http://www.new
sfactor.com/news/Kaminsky--DNS-Danger-Still-Exists/story.xht
ml?story_id=013000G4YOWK
Kaminsky Details DNS Flaw at Black Hat Talk
Roughly 85 percent of Fortune 500 companies have patched
their networks to fix a security flaw that lets cyber
criminals redirect visitors to counterfeit or malicious Web
sites, but Internet users still remain at grave risk due to
the large number of infrastructure providers that have not
yet addressed the issue, a prominent security researcher
warned today.
http://voices.washington
post.com/securityfix/2008/08/kaminsky_details_dns_flaw_at_b.
html
Email gets hit by major web security flaw [AP]
A newly discovered flaw in the internet's core
infrastructure not only permits hackers to force people to
visit websites they didn't want to, it also allows them to
intercept email messages, the researcher who discovered the
bug said.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/sto
ry.cfm?c_id=55&objectid=10525801
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/biztech/08/06/inter
net.security.ap/
http://www.usatoday.com/t
ech/news/computersecurity/2008-08-07-internet-flaw-email_N.h
tm
Giant cyberspace security hole getting fixed, slowly [AP]
A giant vulnerability in the internet's design is allowing
criminals to silently redirect traffic to websites under
their control. The problem is being fixed, but its extent
remains unknown and many people are still at risk.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/feature/
story.cfm?c_id=1501832&objectid=10525623
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/08/06/1217702102
160.html
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/08/06/1217
702102160.html
Kaminsky reveals details and extent of DNS flaw
Security researcher Dan Kaminsky has given details of a
fundamental flaw in the Domain Name System, and the extent
of the vulnerability.
http://news.zdnet.
co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39458177,00.htm
htt
p://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10009827-83.html
Day 30: Kaminsky DNS Bug Disclosure
In a highly anticipated presentation, Internet security
researcher Dan Kaminsky today gave details of the much
talked about Domain Name System (DNS) vulnerability issue
which has been intensely covered since it was publicly
announced a month ago on Jul 8th.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/88670_kaminsky_dns
_bug_disclosure/
Kaminsky (finally) reveals gaping hole in internet
Black Hat After a four-week orgy of speculation,
recrimination and warnings, Dan Kaminsky's domain-name
system vulnerability has finally gone public. And boy, are
we glad the net's overlords paid attention.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/06/kaminsky_blac
k_hat/
Beijing Braces for Olympic Cyber-War - Can the world's most
futuristic data center protect the Olympics' storage?
With the world’s eyes firmly focused on Beijing, officials
and IT staff are bracing themselves for a flood of
cyber-attacks when the Olympic Games begin later this week.
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=160642
Giant online security hole getting fixed, slowly [AP]
A giant vulnerability in the Internet's design is allowing
criminals to silently redirect traffic to Web sites under
their control. The problem is being fixed, but its extent
remains unknown and many people are still at risk.
http://www.washingtonpost.co
m/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/05/AR2008080502656.html
Russian Gang Hijacking PCs in Vast Scheme
A criminal gang is using software tools normally reserved
for computer network administrators to infect thousands of
PCs in corporate and government networks with programs that
steal passwords and other information, a security researcher
has found.
http://nytimes.com/2008/08/06/technology/06hack.html
DHS: Networking security worth the money [IDG]
When it comes to investing in computer security, the U.S.
federal government could get a good return on investment by
shoring up its networking protocols, according to the man
who's been hired to coordinate computer security between
federal agencies.
http://www.itworld.com/security/54122/d
hs-networking-security-worth-money
h
ttp://www.pcworld.com/article/149554/2008/08/.html
New US cyber defense coordinator hints at plans [AP]
One of the United States' biggest challenges in securing
government computers from foreign attacks isn't necessarily
technical. The country first needs to figure out how much
those networks are worth and how much the U.S. should spend
on protecting them, the new Homeland Security official in
charge of that effort said Thursday.
http://news.
smh.com.au/technology/new-us-cyber-defense-coordinator-hints
-at-plans-20080808-3rvl.html
http://ne
ws.theage.com.au/technology/new-us-cyber-defense-coordinator
-hints-at-plans-20080808-3rvl.html
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Retailers Beware – Recent Losses In Domain Name Decisions
[reg req'd]
Retailers and brands in the retail sector have recently been
hit with a string of losses under the Uniform Domain Name
Dispute Resolution Procedure ("UDRP"), which was
designed to offer brand owners a quick and relatively
inexpensive way of resolving domain name disputes.
http://
mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=64400
us: State Fund Insurance Nailed for Reverse Domain Name
Hijacking
State Fund Mutual Insurance, a company providing workers’
compensation insurance in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and South
Dakota, has been found guilty of reverse domain name
hijacking in its attempt to snag SFM.com.
http://domain
namewire.com/2008/08/07/state-fund-insurance-nailed-for-reve
rse-domain-name-hijacking/
us: SureWest critic will change Web site's address
The Sacramento computer programmer and SureWest
Communications shareholder who started a Web site critical
of the Roseville company's move to drop its quarterly
dividend plans to change the domain address.
http://w
ww.sacbee.com/102/story/1140527.html
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DISA certifies Red Hat OS for IPv6
The Defense Information Systems Agency has certified the Red
Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system as being ready
for swapping Internet Protocol version 6 packets with other
Defense Department servers, Red Hat announced this week.
http:
//www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/46832-1.html
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New publication on Domain Name Law
A new international Handbook on Domain Name Law has been
published. The “Handbuch des Domainrechts” is an updated
German version of the international Handbook “Domain Name
Law and Practice”which was published by Oxford University
Press in 2005. It was edited and written by leading experts
in the fields of domain name dispute resolution and trade
mark law from around the world.
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general
/new-publication-on-domain-name-law.html
VeriSign shares fall after 2nd-quarter report [AP]
VeriSign Inc.'s shares fell Thursday after the Internet
infrastructure company reported a wider second-quarter loss
as it absorbed the costs of a major reorganization.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/08/07/ap5301246.html
VeriSign Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results [news release]
VeriSign, Inc. ... reported financial results for the second
quarter ended June 30, 2008. VeriSign reported revenue of
$303 million for the second quarter of 2008. On a GAAP
basis, VeriSign reported a net loss of $68 million and a net
loss per share of $0.35. These GAAP results reflect a $92
million non-cash impairment charge on certain long-lived
assets and assets held for sale. Also recorded were
restructuring charges of $98 million in continuing and
discontinued operations. ... VeriSign Naming Services ended
the quarter with approximately 87.3 million active domain
names in the adjusted zone for .com and .net, representing a
3% increase over Q1 2008 and 20% increase year over year. In
June, VeriSign announced additional infrastructure
deployments in Europe with new sites in France and Belgium
to fortify its Internet infrastructure as part of Project
Titan.
http://www.
verisign.com/static/043991.pdf
VeriSign's Losses Widen
VeriSign reported higher losses in the second quarter in
part because of restructuring-related charges. The company
posted net loss of $68 million, or 35 cents a share, that
included a $92 million non-cash impairment charge and
restructuring charges of $98 million. That compares with a
net loss of $4.7 million, or 2 cents a share the year
before.
http://www.thestre
et.com/s/verisigns-losses-widen/newsanalysis/technology-upda
te/10432210.html
VeriSign reports $68 million loss [Bloomberg]
VeriSign, the biggest operator of computers that direct
Internet traffic, reported a $68 million loss and projected
sales that missed some estimates as growth in the number of
Web sites slowed.
http:
//www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_10124679
VeriSign Reports 2Q Losses
VeriSign has reported a net loss of $68 million or $0.35 per
share for the second quarter, despite ending the quarter
with approximately 87.3 million active domain names, a 3
percent increase over Q1 and a 20 percent increase year over
year.
http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/08070
8_VeriSign_Reports_2Q_Losses.cfm
Register.com Gives Out Free Domain Names
Register.com is giving away domain names , 1 per company.
There appears to be no-strings-attached to the promotion.
This isn’t an affiliate link either . . . probably should
be eh ? Click here to get a free domain name.
http://www.domainnamenews.c
om/registrars/registercom-gives-out-free-domain-names/1913
Registries Must Lobby GoDaddy for Success - GoDaddy ’s
power in domain registration cannot be ignored.
Here’s a tip to any registries for new domains coming
online in the next couple years: before you create your
marketing strategy and invest in infrastructure, go cozy up
with your new pal Bob Parsons at GoDaddy.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/08
/05/registries-must-lobby-godaddy-for-success/
The Dutch Cable SIP Exchange Project, XConnect Global
Networks and Nokia Siemens Networks Successfully Test
Intelligent Network (C7) and ENUM Integration in Cable
Telephony Peering Project [news release]
The Dutch Cable SIP Exchange project (SIPX), an initiative
of the Dutch cable industry, successfully tested
interoperability between its peering system, which is
provided by XConnect Global Networks, Ltd., and the Nokia
Siemens Networks hiQ VoIP platform used in many of its
participant networks.
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2008/08/06/3587978.htm
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Google offers deeper look into searches
Google is giving everyone a chance to peek deeper into its
database of search requests and discover the things that
preoccupy individuals and, in aggregate, entire cities,
regions or nations, at any one time.
http://iht.com/articles/2008/08/06/business/adco.php
New Google tool aims to provide more insight into online
searches
Google Inc. yesterday rolled out a new tool that it said can
help marketing and advertising users better analyze Internet
search patterns, while also adding new tools such as a
"heat map" for graphically displaying search
volumes and other data.
http://computerworld.co
m/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9
111841
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under to Donate Profits to ICA; Discount
Pass Expires Soon
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under is happening on the Gold Coast,
Australia, with Fabulous.com (Dark Blue Sea Ltd) and
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. partnering to host the premiere event being
held from November 18 to 20, to be held at the Sheraton
Mirage Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5584
http://www.domainpulse.com/200
8/08/05/traffic-down-under-to-donate-profits-to-ica/
Domain Roundtable Goes to Washington
Next conference will be held in Washington D.C. June 2009.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/08/05/d
omain-roundtable-goes-to-washington/
au: Domain name sales dip no surprise
The number of internet domain names being bought and sold
has dropped off in just the second month since a rule change
that allowed them to be openly trading was introduced.
http://smar
tcompany.com.au/Free-Articles/The-Briefing/20080805-Domain-n
ame-sales-dip-no-surprise.html
Domain Trading Post takes over as Australia's largest .au
aftermarket
Australia's newest domain name aftermarket trading website,
Domain Trading Post has quickly taken over as the premier
marketplace for trading secondary .com.au domain names.
http://www.domaininformer.com/news/press/08
0804DomainTradingPost.html
OD.com Sells for $220,000
The domain name OD.com has sold for $220,000 at Sedo ,
according to the “recent sales” section of the site.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/08/07/odcom-sells-for
-220000/
New York TRAFFIC Auction - Open call for Domains
Aftermarket logoWe are pleased to announce the launch of the
first phase of Aftermarket.com. This first phase is a dual
online & offline auction system using the new platform
of DomainTools created specifically for the Aftermarket.com.
http://blog.domaintools.com/2
008/08/new-york-traffic-auction-open-call-for-domains/
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- NON-ENGLISH NEWS
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DNS-Prüftools von der ICANN
Die Internet-Adressverwaltung ICANN hat am Mittwoch neue
Hilfedokumente und Online-Werkzeuge zur Behebung der
DNS-Sicherheitslücke bereitgestellt, die unlängst von dem
US-Sicherheitsexperten Dan Kaminsky vorgestellt wurde.
htt
p://futurezone.orf.at/hardcore/stories/298586/
IETF diskutiert Übergangsszenarien fürs neue
Internetprotokoll IPv6
Die Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) disktutiert
derzeit heftig über die Übergangszenarien auf dem Weg zum
Internetprotokoll IPv6. Gleich mehrere Vorschläge dazu, wie
sich IPv4-Systeme mit IPv6-Systemen verständigen sollen,
legten die Entwickler auf ihrem Treffen in Dublin auf den
Tisch. Beachtung fand die Lösung, die seit zwei Jahren das
chinesische Forschungsnetzwerk Cernet mit dem Cernet 2
verbindet, das IPv6-Adressen nutzt.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/IETF-diskutiert-Uebergan
gsszenarien-fuers-neue-Internetprotokoll-IPv6--/meldung/1139
29
Kaminsky veröffentlicht letzte Details zur
DNS-Schwachstelle
Dan Kaminsky hat in seinem Black-Hat-Vortrag die letzten
Details zu der vom ihm entdeckten Schwachstelle im Domain
Name System enthüllt. Neben dem Angriff auf einen
CNAME-Record ist es offenbar möglich, einem anfragenden
Nameserver eine Antwort mit gefälschten Angaben für die
Anfrage bei weiteren Nameservern unterzujubeln. Damit lässt
sich nicht nur ein einzelner Adress-Eintrag im Cache
manipulieren, sondern alle weiteren Anfragen an den
Nameserver eines Angreifers umleiten.
htt
p://www.heise.de/newsticker/Kaminsky-veroeffentlicht-letzte-
Details-zur-DNS-Schwachstelle--/meldung/113975
Wie ein Riesenloch im Netz die Sicherheit bedroht
Es ist die größte und gefährlichste Sicherheitslücke,
die es je im Internet gegeben hat: Geld überweisen, Aktien
kaufen, E-Mails schicken - jede Aktion im Netz ist ein
Risiko. Jetzt hat ein Experte erstmals erklärt, wie
Kriminelle die Schwachstelle ausnutzen können.
http://www.spieg
el.de/netzwelt/web/0,1518,570584,00.html
Dan Kaminsky würde es wieder tun
Nachdem er im Februar auf einen grundlegenden schweren
Fehler im Internet-Adressdienst DNS (Domain Name System)
stieß, hatte Dan Kaminsky wirklich keine leichte Zeit.
Trotzdem würde er im Wiederholungsfalle wieder alles
genauso machen.
http://www.computerwoche.de/knowledge_center/secur
ity/1870645/
Verschiedene Angriffsszenarien möglich
DNS-Bug-Entdecker Dan Kaminsky warnt vor verschiedenen
denkbaren Angriffsszenarien. Auch SSL-Verbindungen sind von
der Sicherheitslücke bedroht.
htt
p://www.pcwelt.de/start/sicherheit/sicherheitsluecken/news/1
74614/verschiedene_angriffsszenarien_moeglich/
DNS-Lücke grösser als ursprünglich angenommen
Die von Dan Kaminsky entdeckte Sicherheitslücke im Domain
Name System (DNS) ist grösser als zunächst angenommen. Wie
er laut diversen Medienberichten bei seinem heutigen Vortrag
an der Black-Hat-Konferenz in Las Vegas mitgeteilt habe,
liessen sich auch SSL-Verbindungen knacken.
http://www.infoweek.ch/news/NW_single.cfm?news_
ID=18732&sid=0
Giftangriff aufs Netz
Eine Lücke im Internet-Telefonbuch DNS zeigt, wie anfällig
wichtige Teile der Internet-Infrastruktur sind. Beim
Online-Banking könnten dadurch Kunden auf Seiten von
Kriminellen landen - ohne etwas zu merken.
http://www.taz.de/1/leben/internet/artikel/1/
giftangriff-aufs-netz/
.Asia: Vergabestelle ist zufrieden mit Auktionsergebnissen
Seit Beginn der Vergabe der .asia-Domain wurden durch
Auktionen bereits über 7 Millionen US-Dollar eingenommen.
Das gab die Vergabestelle DotAsia gestern bekannt. Unter den
Top 10 der wertvollsten Auktionsdomains (einige sind noch
nicht beendet) sind u. a.:
http:/
/www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=2122
Sedo Live Auktion in Berlin: Abstimmung gestartet
Am 05. September werden auf der Sedo Live Auktion in Berlin
beim Domainvermarkter Forum exklusive Domainnamen zur
Versteigerung angeboten. Welche Domains das sein werden,
entscheiden auch Sie! Aus über 10.000 Bewerbungen haben wir
bereits eine Vorauswahlliste mit ca. 350 Domainnamen
zusammengestellt. Jetzt möchten wir von Ihnen wissen:
Welche Domains finden Sie am Besten? Sie können bis zu 10
Stimmen abgeben. Der Abstimmungsprozess endet am Montag, den
11. August um 20 Uhr MEZ.
http:/
/www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=2121
Olympia-Betrugsseiten haben Hochkonjunktur
Der Run auf Tickets für die Olympischen Spiele in Peking
ruft Cyberkriminelle auf den Plan. Wieder einmal setzen
diese auf gefälschte Webseiten, um Nutzern mit angeblichen
Kartenverkäufen vertrauliche Daten zu entlocken.
http://www.computerwoche.de/knowledge_center/secur
ity/1870529/
http://www
.pcwelt.de/start/sicherheit/firewall/news/174457/olympia_bet
rugsseiten_haben_hochkonjunktur/
Vint Cerf: Wie sieht vernünftiges Netzwerkmanagement aus?
Vint Cerf, einer der Väter des Internets und "Chief
Internet Evangelist" bei Google, hat in einem
Google-Blog erläutert, warum Netzwerkmanagement notwendig
sei und wie er sich ein faires Netzwerkmanagement vorstellt.
http://www.golem.
de/0808/61561.html
Internetpionier Vint Cerf für lastabhängige
Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung im Netz
Vint Cerf, Mitentwickler von TCP/IP und als einer der
"Väter des Internet" tituliert, hat sich für
eine Art Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung auf der Datenautobahn
zur Vermeidung von Staus ausgesprochen. Im netzpolitischen
Blog seines derzeitigen Arbeitgebers Google schlägt Cerf
eine Begrenzung der Übertragungsraten von Daten in Zeiten
mit hohem Verkehrsaufkommen vor.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Internetpioni
er-Vint-Cerf-fuer-lastabhaengige-Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung-
im-Netz--/meldung/113812
Black Hat: Kaminsky livre les détails sur la faille du DNS
Malgré la pression des autorités et les commentaires
parfois peu amènes de ses pairs du milieu de la sécurité,
si c'était à refaire, Dan Kaminsky le referait, car
désormais « des centaines de millions de gens sont plus en
sécurité ». S'exprimant hier à la conférence Black Hat
de Las Vegas, le découvreur de la faille des DNS est revenu
sur sa façon de procéder, et a affirmé qu'il existait de
multiples moyens d'exploiter cette faille, y compris pour
circonvenir la sécurité d'un certificat SSL.
http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-blac
k-hat-kaminsky-livre-les-details-sur-la-faille-du-dns-26696.
html
Black Hat: Kaminsky fait le point sur la 'faille DNS'
L'intervention de Dan Kaminsky, le chercheur en sécurité
à l'origine de la découverte d'une faille inhérente au
protocole DNS (Domain Name System) était attendue comme
l'un des points forts de la « Black Hat ». Il n'aura
finalement pas eu à dévoiler les modalités techniques
d'exploitation de cette vulnérabilité puisque d'autres
s'en sont chargés avant lui, mais a pu analyser la réponse
des éditeurs et équipementiers concernés à cette
découverte sans précédent.
http://www.clubic.com/actualite-1
54952-black-hat-kaminsky-point-faille-dns.html
Faille DNS: un risque difficilement mesurable
Les effets de la faille sécuritaire qui permet aux pirates
d'exploiter le Domain Name System (DNS) sont difficilement
mesurables, soutiennent différents experts en sécurité
informatique.
http://techno.branchez-vous
.com/actualite/2008/08/faille_dns_un_risque_difficile.html
Dan Kaminsky parle: La faille DNS plus grave que prévue
La conférence de l'inventeur de la vulnérabilité DNS, Dan
Kaminsky la confirmé au Black Hat, la faille DNS est grave.
http://www.zataz.com/news/17583/faillen-
dns--black-hat--15-methodes.html
Noms de domaine : promotion sur l'achat d'un .travel
Registravel, représentant français de Tralliance
Corporation, gestionnaire des noms de domaine en
".travel" annonce une promotion sur la vente de
ces derniers.
http://
www.journaldunet.com/breve/france/30139/noms-de-domaine---pr
omotion-sur-l-achat-d-un--travel.shtml
Les IDN argentins lancés cette semaine
Les noms de domaines en .AR accepteront à partir du 7 août
2008 15 nouveaux caractères accentués espagnols et
portugais. Priorité aux détenteurs de noms en .AR.
http://domainesinfo.fr
/extension/1602/argentine-les-idn-argentins-lances-cette-sem
aine.php
Les héritiers de Caillebotte déboutés en UDRP
Enregistré par une société néo-zélandaise, les
héritiers du célèbre peintre n’ont pu obtenir le
transfert de caillebotte.com, faute de disposer d’un droit
de marque reconnu par l’expert.
http://domainesinfo.fr/chr
onique/209/les-heritiers-de-caillebotte-deboutes-en-udrp.php
dotCYM: £20,000 o hwb
Mae ymgyrchwyr wedi dweud bod £20,000 oddi wrth Lywodraeth
y Cynulliad yn "gam mawr" wrth anelu at gael parth
.cym ar y we.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/welsh/hi/newsid_75
40000/newsid_7544000/7544084.stm
Nooit was beveiliging internet zo lek
Noodoplossing is er, maar eenderde van Nederlandse bedrijven
heeft die niet ingevoerd
http://www.nrc.nl/economie/ar
ticle1198580.ece/Nooit_was_beveiliging_internet_zo_lek
Hackers vallen lek internet aan
Kaminsky ontdekte de fout een half jaar geleden. Inmiddels
is een zogeheten patch op de markt gebracht waarmee
computerbezitters zich tegen de gevolgen van de fout kunnen
beschermen. Kaminsky stelde echter dat nog lang niet
iedereen deze software heeft geïnstalleerd.
ht
tp://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/7/Misdaad/article/detail/26341/
2008/08/07/Hackers-vallen-lek-internet-aan.dhtml
Hackers vallen lek internet aan [ANP]
Hackers hebben gebruik gemaakt van een cruciale fout in het
internet. “Er gebeuren hele rare dingen”, aldus
internetdeskundige Dan Kaminsky op een congres in de
Amerikaanse stad Las Vegas, waar voor het eerst publiekelijk
over de fout gesproken werd.
http://www.telegraaf.nl/digitaa
l/1633838/__Hackers_vallen_lek_internet_aan__.html
http://www.trouw.
nl/laatstenieuws/ln_enieuws/article1055739.ece/Hackers_valle
n_lek_internet_aan
http://www.ad.nl/economie/2507970/Hackers_
vallen_lek_internet_aan.html
Un fallo peor de lo temido
Hace unos meses, un especialista en seguridad informática
detectó de forma accidental, según sus propias
declaraciones, un gravísimo fallo en uno de los pilares
básicos que sustentan la Red, el Domain Name System (DNS),
cuya función es traducir al lenguaje natural los números
que componen las direcciones de Internet.
http://www.elpais.com
/articulo/internet/fallo/peor/temido/elpeputec/20080807elpep
unet_7/Tes
Expertos en seguridad informática discuten falla que
permite ataques [AFP]
Profesionales en seguridad informática llenaron un salón
de Las Vegas este miércoles para asistir a la primera
reunión informativa sobre una falla en Internet que
permitió a hackers entrometerse en el tráfico en la web.
http://www.mipunto.com/punto_noticias/noticia_tecnologia.j
sp?tipo=TECNOLOGIA&archivo=080807010339.tc57brcd.txt
http://www.terra.com.ar/canales/tecnologia/185/185607.
html
.pa: 618 Nombres de Dominios serán liberados el Sábado 09
de Agosto de 2008
Confirmando nuestro compromiso en ofrecerles el mejor
servicio y atención personalizada, NIC-Panamá les comunica
que el Sábado 09 de Agosto de 2008 procederá a liberar 618
Nombres de Dominio. Los Nombres de Dominio liberados
estarán disponibles para ser registrados a partir de esa
fecha.
http://www.lati
noamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&fil
e=article&sid=1672
.co: Aprueban nuevas politicas de delegacion de nombres de
dominio bajo el ccTLD .co
El Ministerio de Comunicaciones informa a la comunidad en
general que la política del ccTLD .co fue aprobada el
pasado 30 de julio mediante Resolución 001652 de 2008.
http://www.lati
noamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&fil
e=article&sid=1671
Brecha no DNS ainda ameaça internautas [AP]
Uma falha na estrutura central da internet, descoberta
recentemente, não apenas permite que hackers induzam
pessoas a visitarem sites que elas não querem, mas também
facilita a interceptação de e-mails, disseram
pesquisadores.
http://info.abril.com.br/aberto/infonews/082008/07
082008-0.shl
Nytt navn: Killstatoil?
Kan ett av domenenavnene Statoil eier være det nye navnet
på StatoilHydro? Fuckstatoil.com er blant de frekke
domenene.
http://ww
w.tu.no/industri/article175832.ece
Stories in Russian mentioning ICANN
h
ttp://www.rian.ru/announce/20080807/150166200.html
http
://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=199174&cid=1
http://www.vedomosti.ru/newsline/index.shtml?2008/
08/06/634011
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