Only 21 internationalized domain name applications were submitted in ICANN's 2026 new gTLD round, raising government concerns about linguistic diversity and the accessibility of the domain expansion ...

France has proposed legislation allowing authorities to block social media platforms over prohibited content, following revelations that telecom operators were asked to prepare geographically targeted ...

Nameserver-based searches can uncover related domains that conventional phishing monitoring misses. An investigation of ...

RIPE NCC Sanctions Screening Cases by Status, October 2026. The RIPE Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) has frozen Internet number resources held by five members and 23 End Users newly identified ...

This post was co-authored by Greg Aaron, Partner of Interisle Consulting Group. We were pleased to read Christian Dawson’s recent article about our report, Malicious Registrations in the Domain Name ...

I have been thinking about the multistakeholder model’s remedy problem for some time now. We talk extensively about accountability, transparency and mechanisms for challenging institutional decisions.

Third-party domains are fueling a rise in phishing and brand abuse, creating real risks that are hiding in plain sight. This blog analyzes the rise in suspicious domains targeting the Forbes Global ...

A year ago, the quantum-security conversation in policy circles was about persuasion: convincing regulators that “harvest now, decrypt later” was real, and that the threat would not wait for the ...

Verisign plans to discontinue third-level .name registrations and email forwarding in February 2027, prompting objections from longtime users concerned about losing established addresses, disrupting ...

The UK proposes stronger security obligations for undersea cable operators, tougher penalties for infrastructure damage and emergency intervention powers, raising questions about compliance costs, ...

ICANN has approved most of its new internationalized country-code domain policy, rejecting provisions for additional risk assessments of confusingly similar strings. Implementation and bylaw ...

Inter-satellite laser communications terminals can be integrated onto partner satellites, enabling them to connect with the Starshield network. (Image: SpaceX / Starshield) The Benton Institute ...