[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
[APPLe list] domain name news - July 14
**********************************************************
Sponsored by the Singapore Internet Research Centre
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/
**********************************************************
Don't forget to check out www.auda.org.au/domain-news/ for today's edition of the complete domain news, already online!
Headlines from today's domain name news include:
ICANN's gTLD Registry Failover Plan | Jolie and Pitt Parents of Twins, Then Register the Domain Names | Google Sued For Selling Ads On Parked Domains
And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings.
***************************************************
The domain name news is supported by auDA
***************************************************
OECD Ministerial-Technical Community Memorandum
http://nro.net/archive/news/OECD_Technical_Memorandum.pdf
UK leads the way in fighting online crime
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2221484/uk-leads-way-fighting-online
Internet stakeholders ponder ways to regulate the web
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2221437/internet-stakeholders-ponder
F.C.C. Chief Would Bar Comcast From Imposing Web Restrictions
http://nytimes.com/2008/07/12/technology/12comcast.html
Global Policy Proposal for Remaining IPv4 Address Space – Background Report - Updated 11 July 2008
http://icann.org/announcements/proposal-ipv4-report-29nov07.htm
.NL Reaches Three Million Domains
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5431
An Astonishing Collaboration by Dan Kaminsky
http://www.circleid.com/posts/87920_an_astonishing_collaboration/
Patch domain name servers now, says DNS inventor
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9108378
Computer hackers: Internet flaw sparks biggest security fix in web history
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/10/hacking.internet
Explainer: The glitch
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/10/hacking.internet1
Who's Really at Risk From the DNS Flaw?
http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3758311
nz: Domain name ‘renewal’ letters surface again
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/A9DE05DDC3695DA1CC2574850037F543
IPv4 Address Transfer Markets: The time has come by Milton Mueller
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/7/8/3782976.html
The IP Address Governance Regime by Milton Mueller
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/7/10/3787267.html
Getting the internet ready for the next generation
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/feature/story.cfm?c_id=1501833&objectid=10521004
**********************
GOVERNANCE
**********************
OECD Ministerial-Technical Community Memorandum
We, a group of interested and active participants from the Internet technical community assembled in Seoul, Korea on the 16th of June, 2008, want to express our shared desire and commitment to join with the OECD’s member states in common cause to ensure the future of the Internet as a force for continued social and economic development on a global scale.
http://nro.net/archive/news/OECD_Technical_Memorandum.pdf
UK leads the way in fighting online crime
The UK approach to tackling online crime has been held up by internet experts as an exemplar of best practice from which other nations could learn. At the UK Internet Governance Forum meeting in London today, internet stakeholders met to discuss themes including online crime reduction, personal internet security and diversity.
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2221484/uk-leads-way-fighting-online
http://www.vnunet.com/itweek/news/2221484/uk-leads-way-fighting-online
Internet stakeholders ponder ways to regulate the web
Parliamentarians, business leaders and other internet stakeholders met today at a UK Internet Governance Forum event in London to consider the most appropriate mechanisms for safeguarding the web.
http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2221437/internet-stakeholders-ponder
F.C.C. Chief Would Bar Comcast From Imposing Web Restrictions
Federal regulators are prepared to take action against sellers of Internet access that want to restrict what their customers can do online.
http://nytimes.com/2008/07/12/technology/12comcast.html
FCC Chairman Seeks to End Comcast's Delay of File Sharing
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin said yesterday he would seek to stop Comcast from its practice of slowing Internet access of users sharing large files, but he won't levy a fine against the cable service provider.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/11/AR2008071102917.html
An Imminent Victory for ‘Net Neutrality’ Advocates
When Comcast admitted last fall that it was blocking — or slowing down, as the company preferred to call it — certain file transfers by customers, a lot of people complained that the company was unfairly discriminating against heavy Internet users.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/an-imminent-victory-for-net-neutrality-advocates/
FCC chief says Comcast violated Internet rules
The head of the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday he will recommend that the nation's largest cable company be punished for violating agency principles that guarantee customers open access to the Internet.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/11/AR2008071100677.html
FCC chief wants to throttle Comcast
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking aim at Comcast for violating the agency’s guidelines on providing open internet access by blocking P2P traffic across its network and keeping schtum about the policy.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/11/comcast_fcc_martin/
**********************
DOMAIN NAMES
**********************
**********************
- ICANN
**********************
Global Policy Proposal for Remaining IPv4 Address Space – Background Report - Updated 11 July 2008
Introduction: The development of Global Internet Number Resource Policies is the subject of an MoU between ASO/NRO and ICANN. There are also specific ICANN Board Procedures for handling global policy proposals in this context.
http://icann.org/announcements/proposal-ipv4-report-29nov07.htm
Request for Proposals (RFP) for an Independent Evaluator for the ICANN Root Server Stability Advisory Committee
ICANN is seeking to appoint an independent evaluator to undertake a review of the Root Server Stability Advisory Committee (RSSAC). The request for proposal can be found here.
icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11jul08-en.htm
Sweeping Changes To The Internet On The Horizon [reg req'd]
The phenomenal success of the Internet has lead to increasing pressures upon the domain naming system, and even rumours that the Internet was in danger of running out of addresses.
http://mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=62778
How the new TLDs could impact your search rankings
On 26th June, ICANN, the Internet domain authority, announced that a new format for domain names would be made available, ending the 25 year long reliance on established TLDs such as .com and .uk
http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365947/how-the-new-tlds-could-impact-your-search-rankings.html
Is creating new type of domain names worth the effort?
In the second quarter of next year, companies and other groups will ask for a new type of TLD, instead of using a dot-com name. But some companies think these new domains don't stand a chance of being as popular as dot-com.
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=3727865
Move Over Dot.Com
Brace yourself for a new era of creative web addresses.
http://wldj.sys-con.com/read/605484.htm
New generic Top Level Domains and Internet standards by Patrick Vande Walle
The recent decision by ICANN to start a new round of applications for new generic TLDs is launching a round of questions on the IETF side about its consequences. One possible issue may be with vanity gTLDs like apple, ebay etc. Some expect that every Fortune 1.000.000 company will apply for its own TLD. My guess is rather the Fortune 1.000 for a start, but this does not change the nature of the issue, ie. those companies may want to use email addresses like user@tld.
http://patrick.vande-walle.eu/internet/ietf/new-generic-top-level-domains-and-internet-standards/
**********************
- ccTLD & gTLD NEWS
**********************
.aero - Spreading the message [news release]
NamesBeyond - the US-based ICANN-accredited .aero registrar - has been successfully using the media to spread the message that airlines only have until 30 November this year to register their pre-reserved IATA-location identifiers within the .aero domain.
http://information.aero/news/2008-06-30-07
Special Advisory on Policies Regarding Conflict of Interest, Abandoned Auctions & Disqualifications Due to Non-Payment [news release]
This special advisory is issued in response to inquiries about 3 processes regarding the ongoing .ASIA Sunrise and Landrush Auctions: 1. Conflict of Interest Policies with auction services provider; 2. Abandoned Auctions and re-auctioning processes; 3. Disqualification of applicant for non-payment of winning auction price.
http://dotasia.org/policies/DotAsia-SA-AuctionProcess--2008-07-04.pdf
be: Release of domain names immobilier.be, immobilien.be and realestate.be
DNS BE has revoked the domain names immobilier.be, immobilien.be and realestate.be on the basis of a recent court decision.
http://www.dns.be/en/home.php?n=419
be: Domain name test via online tool [news release]
To try and provide a little additional help to anyone wanting better service, DNS BE is making an online tool available (see link ‘Check your domain name configuration’ on the DNS BE homepage) that carries out a number of elementary checks on a domain name. This tool allows you to check whether the configurations of the DNS servers, the mail servers and the Web server are correct.
http://www.dns.be/en/home.php?n=420
cz: System FRED to be employed by foreign registers [news release]
To register domains with the suffix .co.ao and .it.ao, the administrators of the Angolan top-level domain will use a Czech system called FRED (Free Registry of ENUM and Domains). This information has been released by representatives of the West African country during the ICANN meeting in Paris.
http://www.nic.cz/page/462/system-fred-to-be-employed-by-foreign-registers/
ie: IEDR Annual Report 2007 [news release]
IEDR – 2007 sees significant growth in .ie domains, further infrastructure investment, more price reductions and additional consolidation of financial performance
http://www.iedr.ie/NEWS/News-07Jul08.php
IEDR Annual Report 2007 - More Fun Reading
The IEDR's annual report for 2007 has been published. Of course they didn't bother telling any of their stakeholders that it had been released, but we're more or less used to their lack of communication at this stage, as they prefer to tell the media!
http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2008/07/10/iedr-annual-report-2007-more-fun-reading/
it: Technical Guidelines Update
Nic.it would like to inform you that a new updated versions of the Technical Guidelines (Version 1.3) has been published.
http://www.nic.it/en/novita/comunicazioni.html
Over 30,000 Pre-Registration Applications Received for .ME Domains
An astounding 30,000 applications were received to date for registering .ME domains!
http://www.dotsauce.com/2008/07/09/30-thousand-me-domains/
.NL Reaches Three Million Domains
The .nl ccTLD has reached three million domain registrations, making it the largest ccTLD when one looks at the number of domain names registered per person with almost one domain name for every five Dutch people. It is also the fourth largest ccTLD in terms of total registrations behind .cn, .de and .uk.
http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5431
http://domainpulse.com/2008/07/12/nl-reaches-three-million-domains/
http:// domainnews.com/en/general/.nl-reaches-three-million-domains.html
.health.nz - Application for a new Moderated Second Level Domain (2LD) [news release]
An application has been received to create a new, moderated second level domain (2LD) - .health.nz. Copies of the application, and the proposed moderation policy, can be seen at:
http://dnc.org.nz/story/30308-29-1.html
rs: The RNIDS logo design competition now open
Beograd, 4th July, 2008. - As of today, 4th July, until 8th July 2008, RNIDS launches a logo design competition. What RNIDS wants to achieve through the contest is an easily recognisable and visually efficient logo. All candidates with necessary skills are invited to participate in the contest.
http://rnids.rs/en/node/67?lang=en
EuroDNS first Registrar to sign up to .tel, ready for Sunrise and Landrush
EuroDNS SA and Telnic Ltd announced today that EuroDNS was the first ICANN-accredited Registrar to sign up to distribute the new communications-focused .tel TLD.
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/eurodns-first-registrar-to-sign-up-to-.tel-ready-for-sunrise-and-landrush.html
uk: Nominet changes 'fail to cut main cost of domain name disputes'
The body in charge of the .uk internet domain has announced changes to its dispute resolution policies that will make it cheaper to win unopposed disputes but will not address the high cost of preparing cases.
http://out-law.com/page-9249
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/10/nominet_policy_changes/
Nominet ENUM testbed launched
We are pleased to announce that the test system for making ENUM registrations has been launched today. This system will enable ENUM registrars to develop and test their registration systems prior to the live system launch in August. Details about the ENUM testbed and how to register are available.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=5380
Flanders wants .vla
I have blogged earlier about a, now aborted, attempt by a group of extreme right activists and independentists to get hold of a ccTLD for Belgian Flanders.
http://patrick.vande-walle.eu/internet/icann/flanders-wants-vla/
**********************
- DNS SECURITY
**********************
An Astonishing Collaboration by Dan Kaminsky
Wow. It's out. It's finally, finally out... So there's a bug in DNS, the name-to-address mapping system at the core of most Internet services. DNS goes bad, every website goes bad, and every email goes...somewhere. Not where it was supposed to... I'm pretty proud of what we accomplished here. We got Windows. We got Cisco IOS. We got Nominum. We got BIND 9, and when we couldn't get BIND 8, we got Yahoo, the biggest BIND 8 deployment we knew of, to publicly commit to abandoning it entirely. It was a good day.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/87920_an_astonishing_collaboration/
DNS Researcher Convinces Skeptics That Bug Is Serious
Once-skeptical security researchers now agree that the critical bug in the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS) protocol is the real deal.
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9109178
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148276/dns_researcher_convinces_skeptics_that_bug_is_serious.html
Patch domain name servers now, says DNS inventor
Paul Mockapetris, inventor of the Internet's Domain Name System architecture, has some advice for those in any doubt about the seriousness of a weakness in the DNS protocol that was disclosed yesterday: Patch your DNS servers right now.
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9108378
http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/feature/2BCD760450924E6FCC2574820070099F
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/071008-patch-domain-name-servers-now.html
Computer hackers: Internet flaw sparks biggest security fix in web history
A flaw in the way the internet works has prompted the "largest security update" in the history of the web, and fears of millions of people remaining exposed to criminals and malicious hackers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/10/hacking.internet
Explainer: The glitch
The flaw exploits the way the internet's address mechanism, known as the domain name system (DNS), works. This service maps the names we associate with particular websites to numerical addresses - just as a mobile phone's address book links names with telephone numbers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/10/hacking.internet1
Tech giants unite to thwart web hijack risk
Internet giants have united to fix a serious flaw in the internet addressing system that might have let hackers hijack web traffic. The big software and hardware makers worked in secret for months to create a software patch which has now been released to repair the glitch.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4301557.ece
Who's Really at Risk From the DNS Flaw?
The disclosure from major vendors generated a good deal of concern, but how widespread is the actual danger -- and what can be done?
http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3758311
Massive DNS security problem endangers the internet
US-CERT and other security experts have warned of a critical design problem affecting all DNS implementations. The Domain Name Service is responsible for converting readable names like www.heise-online.co.uk into the IP addresses that computers can handle, such as 193.99.144.85. DNS is thus the internet equivalent to a phonebook and without it, nothing works. Anyone who takes control of it can control the internet.
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/110742
Is it time to brush up on your DNS management skills?
Experts are asking whether it's time to shine a bright light on the "black art" of Domain Name System (DNS) management.
http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com.au/articles/25296-Is-it-time-to-brush-up-on-your-DNS-management-skills-
Net address fix foxes web users
Many users of the ZoneAlarm firewall have been floored by a fix to the net's addressing system. Those hit found they could not get online after installing a Microsoft patch to close a security loophole.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7499260.stm
Is DNSSEC the Answer to Internet Security?
Domain Name System, or DNS (define), administrators around the world are racing to patch their systems for a critical flaw that could leave millions at risk. Although the technology for a more secure DNS has been available for years, it has not yet been widely deployed.
http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3758566/Is+DNSSEC+the+Answer+to+Internet+Security.htm
**********************
- DOMAIN DISPUTES
**********************
nz: Domain name ‘renewal’ letters surface again
Domain name registrar Domain Registry of America, which has garnered a somewhat dubious reputation on the web, seems to be back, focusing on New Zealand companies again after a few quiet years.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/A9DE05DDC3695DA1CC2574850037F543
City in legal fight over golf course name
The city has sued a local man for copyright and trademark infringement, accusing him of trying to claim the name of its new golf course, The Crossings at Carlsbad. ... The city's lawsuit says Shah applied for the trademark two months after the city registered the Internet domain name “thecrossingsatcarlsbad.com.”
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080710-9999-1mi10golf.html
Hobbits v. Hobbitts: Generic Mark Argument Won't Prevent Panel From Seeing Pay Per Click Parking as Bad Faith
Seemingly generic domain names can often turn into a trademark nightmare when used in combination with pay per click parking pages. A recent proceeding in front of the World Intellectual Property Organization demonstrates that a registrant’s inability to control these pay per click parking ads can result in the loss of a domain name. It is important to realize that these parking pages can be used against you as evidence of your bad faith intent to profit from the trademark of another.
http://tcattorney.typepad.com/anticybersquatting_consum/2008/07/hobbits-v-hobbi.html
Remedying Cybersquatting via Damages Claims?
ADR procedures prove efficient to fight domain name abuse. But they do not stop such abuses. Should they be revised to include financial sanctions? Using the presentation below, I explained such revision is unlikely to have any effect, and I make the case for cooperation between brand owners and intermediaries.
http://domaine.blogspot.com/2008/07/remedying-cybersquatting-via-damages.html
IPv4 Address Transfer Markets: The time has come by Milton Mueller
What happens when the Internet addresses run out? That question has been generating growing concern among Internet operators and policy analysts. The problem is fundamental to the future of the Internet.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/7/8/3782976.html
**********************
- IPv4/IPv6
**********************
EC Tender: IPv6 curricula
The European Commission's Directorate General for Information Society and Media has issued a call for tenders for a study on the new Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). The purpose of the study is to identify the main actors in all sectors and the processes related to the training and dissemination of IPv6, and provide mechanisms, incentives and best practices that can help in deploying this new technology efficiently and timely.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Internet/tender-ipv6
IPv4 Address Transfer Markets: The time has come by Milton Mueller
What happens when the Internet addresses run out? That question has been generating growing concern among Internet operators and policy analysts. The problem is fundamental to the future of the Internet.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/7/8/3782976.html
The IP Address Governance Regime by Milton Mueller
In the second installment of our analysis of how we are running out of IPv4 addresses, we examine how Regional Internet Registries allocate IPv4 addresses. Despite the appealing ideology of common resource stewardship that appears to underlay RIR policies, there are major failings in the application of the common pool model to IP address resources.
http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/7/10/3787267.html
Getting the internet ready for the next generation
A piece of techno-jargon the online community is going to hear plenty about in the next year or two is IPv6. Internet Protocol Version 6, to give it its full name, is being touted as the saviour as the internet heads for a capacity crunch.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/feature/story.cfm?c_id=1501833&objectid=10521004
**********************
- DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET
**********************
Worst is yet to come for Europe's ad market
... While some analysts had speculated that marketers would reduce spending on the Internet in a downturn, deeming it experimental and nonessential, the opposite seems to be happening. In Britain, for instance, Internet ad spending will rise 32 percent this year, according to Zenith Optimedia, a sharp revision from the agency's previous prediction of a 26 percent gain. Internet advertising is benefiting because it allows marketers to track the effects of their spending, something that is more difficult to do in other media. Agencies that create advertising, like CLM/BBDO, are feeling the effect.
http://iht.com/articles/2008/07/13/business/ad14.php
Moniker To Get Auction Competition at TRAFFIC Shows
I’m sure there’s a back story on this, but Rick Schwartz, who co-produces the TRAFFIC domain name conferences, just sent out an e-mail announcing that Moniker will no longer be the exclusive provider of domain auctions at his conferences.
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/10/moniker-to-get-auction-competition-at-traffic-shows/
Reading The Domain Game
By far The Domain Game by David Kesmodel is the most captive book I’ve ever read. Most of the stories are personal, some I knew of for years, some I didn’t, some we were intimately involved with behind the scenes, and many reminds me of our early days, what we went through (the 20 hour workdays, lists, comparison files), what others went through.
http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/reading-the-domain-game.html
Four Six-Figure Sales in One Week Including One of the Year's Ten Biggest? Do Tell!
It was another very nice week for the domain aftermarket with some of the year's biggest sales keeping the summer doldrums at bay. The top gun this time out - Tell.com - rang up a remarkable $400,000 at Sedo.com in a deal that ranks among the ten biggest so far in 2008.
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales07-08-08.htm
Two Heads Are Better Than One: How Key Partnerships Are Helping Skip Hoagland Develop A GeoDomain Empire by Ron Jackson
With PPC revenues tanking there is a lot of talk among domain owners about developing but, even now, not a lot of action. Why? Because development is hard work and undertaking the task with just a single domain can sap all of a person's available time with no guarantee their developed site will be a hit with web surfers. Since the typical domainer has hundreds or even thousands of names in their portfolio, developing en masse looks more like an impossible dream than a real possibility.
http://dnjournal.com/cover/2008/july.htm
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East 2008 Review: Domainers Fall Under Disney's Spell During Conference Week in the Magic Kingdom by Ron Jackson
The 2008 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East conference in Orlando May 20-24 was different - and despite all of the past success this pioneering conference has enjoyed that is exactly what it needed to be. The formula that T.R.A.F.F.I.C. introduced when they staged the first major domain show in October 2004 is now being utilized by other promoters and with all of the competing shows spaced no more than 60 days apart "conference fatigue" has started to set in.
http://dnjournal.com/events/2008/traffic-east-orlando-review.htm
2008 Domain Roundtable Wrap Up: Networking Opportunities in Stunning San Francisco Setting Helped This Show Rise Above Auction Woes by Ron Jackson
After spending the first three years of its life in the Seattle area, where its parent company Name Intelligence, Inc. is based, the Domain Roundtable conference pulled up stakes and hit the road for 2008. Show organizers proved they could travel in style, settling into the elegant Palace Hotel in downtown San Francisco for their April 18-21 run.
http://dnjournal.com/events/2008/domain-roundtable.htm
Domain Sales Trend: Offer Your Expiring Domains to the Public
While the idea of selling off your almost expiring domains is not a necessarily new one to the industry, it is gaining popularity and exposure through various avenues. Many domainers attempt to get rid of unwanted expiring domains just before they are up for registration renewal fees.
http://www.dotsauce.com/2008/07/09/expiring-domains-for-sale/
**********************
- NON-ENGLISH NEWS
**********************
Sicherheits-Leck ermöglicht Hackern Kontrolle des WWW
Die Lücke wurde durch Zufall von einem Sicherheits-Experten entdeckt. Wären Hacker darauf gestoßen, hätten sie laut Experten das Internet beherrschen können.
http://diepresse.com/home/techscience/internet/sicherheit/397287/index.do
Internet knapp am GAU vorbeigeschrammt [RPO]
Das war knapp. Um ein Haar hätten Hacker die Kontrolle über das gesamte Internet bekommen. Möglich wäre das durch eine zufällig entdeckte Panne im Herzen des Netzes geworden. Eine weltweite konzertierte Aktion konnte das Schlimmste verhindern.
http://www.ngz-online.de/public/article/digitale/internet/588523/Internet-knapp-am-GAU-vorbeigeschrammt.html
Sicherheitslücke im Internet
Im DNS, dem Telefonbuch des Netzes, steckt eine Sicherheitslücke. Angreifer können Nutzer nach Belieben umleiten, ohne dass diese das merken. Eine große Update-Kampagne solls verhindern.
http://www.taz.de/1/leben/internet/artikel/1/sicherheitsluecke-im-internet/
Sicherheitslücke ermöglicht das Umleiten von Internet-Traffic
Das US-Computer Security Response Team (CERT) warnt vor einem schweren Sicherheitsproblem im DNS-Protokoll (Domain Name System), das es Hackern ermöglicht, Internet-Traffic nach Belieben umzuleiten und sich so Zugriff auf kritische Daten von Firmen und Privatpersonen zu verschaffen.
http://www.computerwelt.at/detailArticle.asp?a=116363&n=4
Beinahe-Katastrophe für globales Internet:
Eine durch Zufall entdeckte Panne im Internet hätte es Hackern fast ermöglicht, die weitgehend Kontrolle über das weltweite Datennetz zu übernehmen.
http://www.news.at/index.html?/articles/0828/15/211914.shtml
Massive Sicherheitslücke: Ein Beinahe-GAU im Internet
Eine durch Zufall entdeckte Panne im Internet hätte es Hackern fast ermöglicht, die Kontrolle über das Internet zu übernehmen. Nach sechs Monaten Arbeit im Geheimen stellten große Hardware- und Softwarefirmen am Dienstag ein Korrekturprogramm bereit.
http://www.neuepresse.de/newsroom/medien/art663,634935
LG Braunschweig – Google Adwords unvollendet
Das Landgericht Braunschweig hat in mehreren einstweiligen Verfügungsverfahren um ein- und dasselbe Adword zwar Erkenntnisse hinsichtlich der unterschiedlichen Google-Adwords Operatoren gewonnen, jedoch in den Entscheidungen keine Konsequenzen daraus gezogen. Nun muss das Oberlandesgericht Braunschweig das Wissen in Urteile ummünzen.
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/lg-braunschweig-google-adwords-unvollendet-id667230.html
Unbegrenzt neue TLDs – viel Lärm um Nichts?
"Potential für völliges Chaos", "ein Albtraum für Inhaber von Markenrechten" – die Entscheidung der Internet-Regierung ICANN, grundsätzlich unbegrenzt neue TLDs zuzulassen, stösst nicht nur auf Begeisterung. Oder heisst es am Ende: viel Lärm um Nichts?
http://www.domain-recht.de/magazin/domain-news-2008/unbegrenzt-neue-tlds-viel-laerm-um-nichts-id667229.html
Les géants de l'informatique mondiale collaborent pour résoudre une faille de sécurité
Pour une fois, ils se partagent tous le mistigri : en plus de Microsoft, Sun Microsystems et Cisco, se sont mobilisés ces derniers mois pour corriger une grave faille de sécurité qui menaçait l'Internet mondial, et diffusent cette semaine à grande échelle un "patch" (logiciel de correction).
http://www.lemonde.fr/technologies/article/2008/07/09/les-geants-de-l-informatique-mondiale-collaborent-pour-resoudre-une-faille-de-securite_1067967_651865.html
Quand les géants s’allient pour panser Internet
Dans l’informatique comme ailleurs, la guerre économique est impitoyable et tous les coups ou presque sont permis. Sauf quand la sécurité du réseau, ce «bien public» de tous, est menacée.
http://www.liberation.fr/actualite/economie_terre/338425.FR.php
Colmatage d'une faille de grande envergure sur les serveurs DNS
Microsoft, Cisco, Sun, Apple, Alcatel.... Une cinquantaine d'acteurs mettent à jour leurs serveurs de noms de domaine DNS, pour corriger un problème décelé il y a plusieurs mois et tenu secret le temps de créer un patch. Il aurait permis à des pirates de contrôler des sites.
http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/internet/0,39020774,39382233,00.htm
Le réseau victime d’une faille de sécurité
Les géants de l’informatique Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Cisco et Red Hat se sont mobilisés ensemble pour corriger une sérieuse faille de sécurité sur le réseau Internet. La brèche informatique aurait pu permettre d’envoyer des internautes vers des sites web factices pour récupérer leurs données bancaires.
http://www.rfi.fr/actufr/articles/103/article_68458.asp
Cyber-défense : la France accuse "un réel retard"
Un nouveau rapport d'information du Sénat pointe les lacunes en termes de capacité de surveillance et de détection des attaques informatiques.
http://www.vnunet.fr/fr/news/2008/07/10/cyber_defense_la_france_accuse__un_reel_retard__par_rapport_a_l_allemagne_et_le_royaume_uni
Une faille de sécurité sans précédent mobilise les grands de l'Internet
Les géants de l'informatiqueMicrosoft, Sun et Cisco ont entrepris de corriger une sérieuse faille de sécurité d'Internet découverte par hasard voilà six mois. Etudiée dans le plus grand secret, elle permettait d'envoyer des internautes vers des sites Web factices. Une brèche dans laquelle les escrocs spécialistes du vol de données personnelles auraient pu s'engouffrer.
http://www.lesechos.fr/info/comm/4751041.htm?xtor=RSS-2059
O.Klaba (OVH): "La correction de la faille DNS annoncée n'est pas totale"
Le fondateur et directeur technique du service d'hébergement explique comment son équipe a réagi face à la faille critique liée au système DNS.
http://www.vnunet.fr/fr/news/2008/07/11/o_klaba__ovh_la_correction_de_la_faille_dns_annoncee_n_est_pas_totale__
La découverte d'une faille de sécurité révèle la fragilité du web [AFP]
L'importante faille de sécurité du web, découverte il y a six mois et qui a pu être corrigée grâce à la mobilisation des géants informatiques, témoigne de la fragilité du système, estiment des experts interrogés par l'AFP.
http://fr.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080710/ttc-internet-entreprises-technologies-in-0de2eff.html
Dix-huitième conférence internationale sur les réseaux neuraux artificiels
La dix-huitième conférence internationale sur les réseaux neuraux artificiels (ICANN) aura lieu à Prague du 3 au 6 septembre 2008. L'ICANN est un événement majeur organisé annuellement par la Société européenne du réseau neural (ENNS) et la société japonaise du réseau neural.
http://www.itrmanager.com/articles/79761/dix-huitieme-conference-internationale-reseaux-neuraux-artificiels.html
Le .CN devant le .DE
C’est désormais une certitude, le .CN dépasse l’extension géographique allemande d’au moins 250 000 noms. Aucune annonce officielle n’a encore été faite par le registre du .CN.
http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1589/chine-le-cn-devant-le-de.php
Sotto la lente i possibili attacchi ai server DNS
Un problema di progettazione che affliggerebbe tutte le implementazioni del servizio DNS
http://www.01net.it/01NET/HP/0,1254,0_ART_90642,00.html?lw=10000;7
I tre big dell'informatica per tappare la falla del web
Uno sforzo comune ha unito Microsoft, Sun Microsystems e Cisco per porre rimedio alla pericolosissima falla che minacciava gli utenti di Internet.
http://www.pcworld.it/showPage.php?template=attualita&id=6338&sez=av
Sotto la lente i possibili attacchi ai server DNS
Lo US-CERT di concerto con altri esperti di sicurezza stanno lanciando l'allarme circa un problema di progettazione che affliggerebbe tutte le implementazioni del servizio DNS
http://www.ilsoftware.it/articoli.asp?id=4550
Falla nei Dns, a rischio la sicurezza di Internet
Una falla nel Domain Name System (DNS), il protocollo che traduce gli indirizzi ip numerici in alfanumerici e viceversa, ha messo a serio rischio la sicurezza della rete. Per chiarire meglio il concetto, è necessario sapere che ad ogni indirizzo Internet è associato un indirizzo numerico univoco.
http://www.pcself.com/primopiano/flash/news_item.asp?NewsID=10367
I nuovi DNS Telcom non piacciono agli utenti
Molte critiche al sistema che reindirizza verso Virgilio Search gli utenti che digitano una URL inesistente.
http://www.azpoint.net/telefonia/gestori/16375/I-nuovi-DNS-Telcom-non-piacciono-agli-utenti-.asp
I BIG DELL'HI-TECH CONTRO LA FALLA SICUREZZA
Il problema riguarda il DNS e mette a rischio phishing tutti gli utenti della rete. Microsoft, Cisco, Sun hanno unito le forze in cerca di una soluzione
http://www.wallstreetitalia.com/articolo.asp?art_id=592791
La ICANN estudia liberalizar el sistema de sufijos de dominio
Con una serie de medidas de control que eviten las malas prácticas y la ciberocupación de dominios, cualquier empresa u organización podrá proponer la utilización de un sufijo de dominio propio.
http://diariored.com/blog/002045.php
Modificación a las Políticas Generales de Nombres de Dominio .MX e Incorporación de las Políticas de Nombres de Dominio para NIC México Registrar.
I. MODIFICACIÓN A LAS POLÍTICAS GENERALES DE NOMBRES DE DOMINIO .MX: NIC México ha realizado modificaciones importantes en las Políticas Generales de Nombres de Dominio .MX, mismas que entrarán en vigor a partir del 22 de Julio de 2008.
http://www.nic.mx/es/Noticias_2?NEWS=277
Los gigantes de la Red se movilizan contra un grave agujero de seguridad [EEUU]
Las principales compañías informáticas del mundo, como Microsoft, Sun Microsystems y Cisco, han trabajado en la corrección de un importante fallo de seguridad que afecta a Internet en todo el mundo, y distribuyen un parche para corregirlo.
http://www.elmundo.es/navegante/2008/07/09/tecnologia/1215586475.html
http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/07/importante-error-en-el-sistema-de.html
La seguridad de Internet, amenazada por un problema con los dominios
Ante la magnitud de la amenaza a las DNS, las principales empresas de seguridad han cooperado para desarrollar una solución que evitase un auténtico desastre en la Red.
http://www.vnunet.es/es/vnunet/news/2008/07/09/la_seguridad_de_internet__amenazada_por_un_problema_con_los_dominios
Gigantes de internet combatieron unidos un fallo que permitiría controlar la Red [AFP]
Los pesos pesados de la industria informática se unieron secretamente en los últimos meses en una lucha contrarreloj, buscando solucionar un fallo en la base de internet que podía desembocar en que piratas informáticos controlaran el tráfico.
http://es.noticias.yahoo.com/afp/20080712/ttc-eeuu-internet-empresas-e0bba4a.html
Curioso ataque contra encargada de brindar direcciones de internet
ICANN, siglas en inglés de Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Corporación para la Asignación de Nombres y de Números en internet) dijo que eso ocurrió cuando una compañía de registros de la internet que supervisa fue engañada por otra compañía y transfirió sus nombres de dominio a otra entidad.
http://www.derf.com.ar/despachos.asp?cod_des=209576
.mx: Comunicado sobre Seguridad de Redes
El día de ayer se publicó un boletín de seguridad que advierte de una vulnerabilidad muy seria en el DNS. Varios fabricantes de software hicieron al mismo tiempo la liberación de los parches respectivos para resolver el problema.
http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1662
Microsoft anuncia boletines de seguridad
La compañía recomienda a empresas y usuarios particulares mantener sus equipos informáticos actualizados para garantizar una mayor seguridad de los mismos.
http://www.diarioti.com/gate/n.php?id=18447
Grave falla de seguridad [AFP]
Los gigantes informáticos mundiales, entre ellos Microsoft, Sun Microsystems y Cisco, se movilizaron estos últimos meses para corregir una grave falla de seguridad que amenazó internet mundialmente y difundirán esta semana un "patch" (software de corrección).
http://www.lahora.com.gt/notas.php?key=33272&fch=2008-07-09
Vulnerabilidade no ISC BIND e outras implementações de DNS
O CAIS está repassando o alerta do US-CERT, intitulado "VU#800113 - Multiple DNS implementations vulnerable to cache poisoning", que trata de deficiências no protocolo DNS (Domain Name System) e em implementações de DNS que permitem ataques de envenenamento de cache DNS.
http://www.rnp.br/cais/alertas/2008/uscert-vu8000113.html
Falha na internet foi consertada secretamente
Os pesos pesados da indústria da informática se uniram secretamente nos últimos meses numa corrida contra o relógio, tentando solucionar uma falha na base da internet que poderia permitir que hackers controlassem o tráfego de informações na rede.
http://www.pernambuco.com/ultimas/nota.asp?materia=2008711113346
Drie miljoen .nl domeinnamen
Vanmiddag is de driemiljoenste .nl-domeinnaam geregistreerd. De houder is een particulier uit Amsterdam. Dit heeft het registratiebureau voor Nederlandse domeinnamen, SIDN, bekendgemaakt.
http://www.telegraaf.nl/digitaal/1473010/__Drie_miljoen_.nl_domeinnamen__.html
Drie miljoen nl-domeinnamen geregistreerd [ANP]
Er zijn inmiddels drie miljoen domeinnamen geregistreerd die eindigen met de Nederlandse extensie .nl. Dat heeft SIDN, die de uitgifte en registratie van nl-domeinnamen verzorgt, vrijdag bekendgemaakt.
http://www.ad.nl/economie/2439576/Drie_miljoen_nldomeinnamen_geregistreerd.html
http://www.limburger.nl/article/20080711/CULTUURENMEDIA06/807110427/1008
SIDN registreert 3.000.000ste .nl-domeinnaam [updated]
SIDN, de .nl-registry, heeft vanmiddag de driemiljoenste .nl-domeinnaam geregistreerd: vivianlam.nl. De houder is Vivian Lam, een ontwerpster uit Amsterdam. De domeinnaam is geregistreerd via SIDN-deelnemer 3minds webdesign+ uit Groningen.
http://www.sidn.nl/ace.php/c,727,5913,,,,SIDN_registreert_3_000_000ste_nl-domeinnaam_updated_.html
Hål på nätet lappades i hemlighet
Ett stort hål i säkerheten på internet har i hemlighet lappats ihop. Felet hade gjort det möjligt för brottslingar att sända surfare till falska hemsidor, trots att de skrivit korrekta adresser.
http://www.hbl.fi/text/utrikes/2008/7/9/d15336.php
Zaradi hekerskega napada ICANN ostal brez lastnih domen
Neprofitna organizacija ICANN, ki nadzoruje podeljevanje vseh domen na internetu, je zaradi hekerskega napada ostala brez lastnih domen icann.com in iana.com.
http://www.dnevnik.si/novice/znanost/332529
Hemmelig samarbeid reddet DNS-serverne
Bransjeaktørene holdt tett og fikset alvorlig DNS-problem samtidig på tvers av plattformer og systemer.
http://www.digi.no/php/art.
Urmatoarele frontiere ale Internetului
De când s-a decis liberalizarea numelor de domenii, se vehiculeaza sume astronomice pentru cele mai interesante dintre acestea.
http://www.expres.ro/articole/detalii-articol/812152/Urmatoarele-frontiere-ale-Internetului/
Story in Chinese mentioning DNS security issue
http://www.zaobao.com/gj/gj080710_501.shtml
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The domain name news is supported by auDA
For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. For archives of postings to the list, see http://lists.technewsreview.com.au/pipermail/technewsreview/. Also see http://technewsreview.com.au/ for recent updates.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
(c) David Goldstein 2008
---------
David Goldstein
address: 4/3 Abbott Street
COOGEE NSW 2034
AUSTRALIA
email: Goldstein_David @yahoo.com.au
phone: +61 418 228 605 (mobile); +61 2 9665 5773 (home)
"Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. Every time you forgo fossil fuels, you're being part of the solution" - Dr Tim Flannery
Start at the new Yahoo!7 for a better online experience. www.yahoo7.com.au
