RiskReact on Domain Name Security & Domain Locks
Posted on 26 May 2020
RiskReact is a service of Realtime Register B.V. with a focus on security threats, cyber intelligence & OSINT.
Last year a registrar employee was the victim of social engineering resulting in an unauthorized transfer of a domain name.
A few months ago, a registrar employee was the victim of a spear-phishing attack, resulting in a DNS hijack.
A possible solution to counter such issues and other risks is a Domain Name Registry Lock.
Domain name registry locks are available for many TLDs. They all cover the same basic level of protection.
- Domain name update lock, preventing unauthorized or accidental updates …