JPRS issued a statement jointly with world technical community coalition looking back the UN-led Global Digital Compact development process (11 October 2024)

https://jprs.co.jp/en/topics/2024/241015.html

(.LK LK Domain Registry)

Building Sri Lanka’s Digital Future: The Journey of LK Domain Registry

https://blog.domains.lk/

(.QA CRA)

CRA Hosts Workshop to Review ICT Competition Framework in Alignment with Qatar’s Digital Agenda 2030

https://www.cra.gov.qa/en/press-releases/cra-hosts-workshop-to-review-ict-competition-framework-in-alignment-with-qatars-digital-agenda-2030

CRA Participates in ITU’s WTSA-24, Showcasing Leadership in Global ICT Standardization

https://www.cra.gov.qa/press-releases/cra-participates-in-itus-wtsa-24-showcasing-leadership-in-global-ict-standardization

CRA Issues Communications Consumer Protection Policy and Regulation to Enhance Telecom Consumers Experience

https://www.cra.gov.qa/press-releases/cra-issues-communications-consumer-protection-policy

CRA Launches Public Consultation on Postal Services Regulation Draft

https://www.cra.gov.qa/press-releases/cra-launches-public-consultation-on-postal-services-regulation-draft

(.UZ UZINFOCOM)

Visit of the ICANN Representative and Discussion of the Prospects for the Development of Uzbekistan’s Domain Industry

https://cctld.uz/news/?detail=1551

Results of the AI Assistant’s Monthly Performance and How the Tracking Module Helps Analyze Its Efficiency in Domain Registration

https://cctld.uz/news/?detail=1549

(.VU TRBR)

Consumer Experience Report 2024

https://www.trbr.vu/consumer/consumer-reports/931-consumer-experience-report-2024

September News Updates

https://www.trbr.vu/public-register/publications/latest-news/928-september-news-updates

(.AM ISOC.AM)

“Opportunities in Armenia’s Domain Zones at DigiTec 2024”

https://www.isoc.am/opportunities-in-armenias-domain-zones-at-digitec-2024/

(CleanDNS)

CleanDNS Snapshots: i2Coalition Secure Hosting Alliance

https://cleandns.com/cleandns-snapshots-i2coalition-securehostingalliance-showcase/

(.DE DENIC)

DENIC at Digital Summit 2024 in Frankfurt am Main

https://blog.denic.de/en/denic-at-digital-summit-2024-in-frankfurt-am-main/

New Beginning For Internet Governance In Germany With Foundation of IGF-D Association

https://blog.denic.de/en/new-beginning-for-internet-governance-in-germany-with-foundation-of-igf-d-association/

(Gransy.blog)

Everybody Wants to Rule the World

https://gransy.blog/everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world/

(it.com)

8 Ways to Extend Your Trademark Online with Domain Name Registration

https://get.it.com/blog/8-ways-to-extend-your-trademark-online-with-domain-name-registration/

(.ME DoMEn)

Find Out How .ME Fits the Middle East

https://domain.me/find-out-how-me-fits-the-middle-east/

Adobe MAX 2024: Exploring Creative Expression On Paper and Online with Domain .ME

https://domain.me/adobe-max-2024-exploring-creative-expression-on-paper-and-online-with-domain-me/

(.RU Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ)

Some Eccentric Character Demanded ICANN Transfer .COM Management Rights to Him

https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/industry/37010/

Knowledge in Tests

https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/37006/

World Intellectual Property Organization and Internet Commerce Association Prepare Joint UDRP Reform Proposals

https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/industry/36989/

Coordination Center Participates in Global Internet Governance Forum

https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/36988/

Anguilla Government Signs Agreement with Identity Digital

https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/industry/36984/

New Version of “On the Procedures to be Applied in the Event of Disputes Over Domain Names” Regulation Published

https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/36983/

Study the Internet comes to Chelyabinsk

https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/36975/

UpTerra Corporation accused of attempted reverse domain name hijacking

https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/industry/36974/

Launch of the fifth season of the National Digital Dictation event

https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/36969/

Global consultancy reviews third-quarter liquid domains transactions

https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/industry/36968/

(Versign)

DNIB.com Reports Internet Has 362.3 Million Domain Name Registrations at the End of the Third Quarter of 2024

https://www.verisign.com/en_US/internet-technology-news/verisign-press-releases/articles/index.xhtml?artLink=aHR0cDovL3ZlcmlzaWduMjAyMHRmLnE0d2ViLmNvbS9uZXdzL25ld3MtZGV0YWlscy8yMDI0L0ROSUIuY29tLVJlcG9ydHMtSW50ZXJuZXQtSGFzLTM2Mi4zLU1pbGxpb24tRG9tYWluLU5hbWU

Quarterly Report: DNIB.com Announces 362.3 Million Domain Name Registrations in the Third Quarter of 2024

https://blog.verisign.com/domain-names/q3-2024-domain-name-industry-brief-quarterly-report/

Verisign Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results

https://www.verisign.com/en_US/internet-technology-news/verisign-press-releases/articles/index.xhtml?artLink=aHR0cDovL3ZlcmlzaWduMjAyMHRmLnE0d2ViLmNvbS9uZXdzL25ld3MtZGV0YWlscy8yMDI0L1ZlcmlzaWduLVJlcG9ydHMtVGhpcmQtUXVhcnRlci0yMDI0LVJlc3VsdHMvZGVmYXVsdC5hc3B

Verisign and ICANN Renew Root Zone Maintainer Service Agreement

https://blog.verisign.com/security/root-zone-maintainer-service-agreement-renewal/

(WhoisXML API)

New RomCom Variant Spotted: A Comparative and Expansion Analysis of IoCs

https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/threat-reports/new-romcom-variant-spotted-a-comparative-and-expansion-analysis-of-iocs

A DNS Investigation of the 32 Doppelganger Websites the U.S. Government Seized

https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/threat-reports/a-dns-investigation-of-the-32-doppelganger-websites-the-u-s-government-seized

Investigating the Proliferation of Deepfake Scams

https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/threat-reports/investigating-the-proliferation-of-deepfake-scams

Examining the DNS Underbelly of the Voldemort Campaign

https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/threat-reports/examining-the-dns-underbelly-of-the-voldemort-campaign

September 2024: Domain Activity Highlights

https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/blog/september-2024-domain-activity-highlights

Others

Revising the criteria for the accreditation of RIRs

https://blog.apnic.net/2024/10/28/revising-the-criteria-for-the-accreditation-of-rirs/

Apply now for an APRICOT 2025 Fellowship

https://blog.apnic.net/2024/10/25/apply-now-for-an-apricot-2025-fellowship/

Serial BGP hijackers: A reproducibility study and assessment of current dynamics

https://blog.apnic.net/2024/10/25/serial-bgp-hijackers-a-reproducibility-study-and-assessment-of-current-dynamics/

A free and open source IPv6 textbook

https://blog.apnic.net/2024/10/24/a-free-and-open-source-ipv6-textbook/

APNIC fellowship: A journey through Internet Infrastructure and governance

https://blog.apnic.net/2024/10/23/apnic-fellowship-a-journey-through-internet-infrastructure-and-governance/

The IPv6 transition

https://blog.apnic.net/2024/10/22/the-ipv6-transition/

APRICOT 2025 Call for Presentations open now

https://blog.apnic.net/2024/10/18/apricot-2025-call-for-presentations-open-now/

Event Wrap: SGNOG 11

https://blog.apnic.net/2024/10/18/event-wrap-sgnog-11/

The strange cases of consumer-grade routers on puny power supplies

https://blog.apnic.net/2024/10/18/the-strange-cases-of-consumer-grade-routers-on-puny-power-supplies/

Event Wrap: Brunei CySec Conference 2024

https://blog.apnic.net/2024/10/17/event-wrap-brunei-cysec-conference-2024/

New global agreements on AI, metaverse and sustainability at key ITU standards conference

https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2024-10-24-WTSA-closing.aspx

ITU advances work on latest UN calls for global AI standards and capacity development

https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2024-10-18-global-AI-standards.aspx

World conference on the future of technology standards begins

https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2024-10-15-WTSA-opening.aspx

Senate Urges Domain Registrars to Combat Russian Election Interference

https://circleid.com/posts/senate-urges-domain-registrars-to-combat-russian-election-interference

IPv6 Transition Stalls as Internet Moves Beyond IP Addresses

https://circleid.com/posts/ipv6-transition-stalls-as-internet-moves-beyond-ip-addresses

Starlink Poised to Enter India After Regulatory Shift

https://circleid.com/posts/starlink-poised-to-enter-india-after-regulatory-shift

Sudanese Nationals Charged in Global Cyberattack Campaign

https://circleid.com/posts/sudanese-nationals-charged-in-global-cyberattack-campaign

Apple’s New Benchmark, ‘GSM-Symbolic,’ Highlights AI Reasoning Flaws

https://circleid.com/posts/apples-new-benchmark-gsm-symbolic-highlights-ai-reasoning-flaws

Senator says domain industry “enables” Russian disinfo attacks

https://domainincite.com/30493-senator-says-domain-industry-enables-russian-disinfo-attacks

bit.ليبيا? Libya to get its Arabic ccTLD

https://domainincite.com/30490-bit-%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a7-libya-to-get-its-arabic-cctld

Verisign gets eight more years running the root

https://domainincite.com/30488-verisign-gets-eight-more-years-running-the-root

Two-horse race for open ICANN board seat

https://domainincite.com/30486-two-horse-race-for-open-icann-board-seat

Chinese say internet not ready for single-letter gTLDs

https://domainincite.com/30484-chinese-say-internet-not-ready-for-single-letter-gtlds

Unloved INTA slams ICANN over new gTLDs

https://domainincite.com/30479-unloved-inta-slams-icann-over-new-gtlds

Namecheap scores win in .org price-cap lawsuit

https://domainincite.com/30474-namecheap-scores-win-in-org-price-cap-lawsuit

Some Guy wants to take over .com and .net

https://domainincite.com/30467-some-guy-wants-to-take-over-com-and-net

Second-shot gTLD bid rules revealed

https://domainincite.com/30447-second-shot-gtld-bid-rules-revealed

Nominet names directors after tight election

https://domainincite.com/30444-nominets-names-directors-after-tight-election

Social Media

PANDI gets together legal experts to refine it’s domain dispute resolution policy

The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) is working on 5G networks and sharing its expertise with the world

TDRA hosted a workshop on 5G private networks, drawing more than 100 participants from 40 entities.

Hear from Dinesh Jebamani, Vice President – Head of Digital Marketing at DFCC Bank PLC, the Overall Silver Winner of BestWeb.lk 2024!

In this insightful clip, Dinesh shares how the detailed report from TopWeb.LK played a crucial role in their journey to success at Sri Lanka’s premier web design competition, BestWeb.LK 2024.

Watch the full video at https://www.youtube.com/live/5aKznsNXeGM?si=Xp0dqVVWYNUcC4W6

Ready to elevate your website? Apply for TopWeb.LK awards and gain the insights you need to reach new heights!

Visit https://topweb.lk/apply now!

Call 0114 462 865 or email topweb@domains.lk to learn more and get your website ready for the competition.

MYNIC Berhad : direct engagement with local businesses is a key to staying relevant to the community

The EyHost team is thrilled to participate in the ICANN81 Annual General Meeting in Istanbul, Türkiye!

Join us from November 9-14, 2024, at the Istanbul Congress Center (ICC), where global leaders in internet governance will gather to shape the future of online connectivity.

Let’s connect, collaborate, and explore new opportunities. Whether you’re interested in domain services, cloud hosting, or cybersecurity, we’re ready to discuss how we can work together.

Want to schedule a meeting? Email us at sales@eyhost.biz.

See you at ICANN81!

Leveraging our extensive domain, DNS, and threat intelligence sources, we analyzed the domain registration activities, DNS resolutions, and malicious domains tagged as #IoCs in Q3 2024. We published our findings in Global Domain Activity Report: Q3 2024, which provides insights on:

– The top gTLDs and ccTLD extensions of the Q3 2024 NRDs and IoCs

– The most popular NRD registrars

– The top MX FQDNs and their providers

– The top NS FQDNs and their providers

Download the report now to learn more about the trends we identified: https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/…/global-domain-activity…

The CleanDNS Team will be at the ICANN81 Annual General Meeting in Istanbul, Türkiye. Be sure to connect with our team to discuss all things abuse disruption, actionable evidence, secure harm mitigation, compliance obligations, and all the other ways your organization can join us in Cleaning Up the Internet for Good.

9-14 November | Istanbul, Türkiye

The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) commends it’s zero-bureaucracy staff at a dedicated ceremony

In the face of adversity, .ORGs are stepping up to support communities affected by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. From providing emergency supplies to coordinating relief efforts, these organizations are making a real difference!

Consider donating or volunteering today!

Is Your Website Really Secure?

You might be risking your brand and customer trust! Discover how SSL can protect your site and why it’s essential for your online success.

Visit www.dot.ph to take the first step in securing your website!

All passionate hobbyists have probably thought about turning their leisure interests into a business at least once in their lives.

If this is you, don’t scroll down — we’ve prepared a guide on where to begin and the various ways to start building your online presence.

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WhoisXML API expanded IoC lists for six #APT groups. From 38 #BackdoorDiplomacy IoC IPs, our Premium DNS Database revealed 14,318 #FQDNs. Read more on our findings on BackdoorDiplomacy and five other groups in: https://circleid.com/posts/2024-domain-intelligence-study-of-6-apt-groups-notorious-for-targeting-europe

From a single step to a digital revolution, Prof. Gihan Dias spearheaded the transformation of Sri Lanka’s online landscape through LK Domain Registry.

With every .LK domain registered, we aren’t just building a digital presence, we’re proudly marking our Sri Lankan identity in cyberspace.

Join us in weaving a future of innovation and connection! Register your .LK domain today and be part of Sri Lanka’s digital legacy.

Visit www.domains.lk for more details.

auDA is pleased to present our 2023-24 Annual report, which reflects how we, along with our multi-stakeholder community, shaped the .au during the financial year. Highlights include enhancing the security of .au, driving innovation through our new Public Benefit Program and research, and our local and international advocacy work to ensure an open, free, secure and global internet. Read the report: www.auda.org.au/news-events-insights/reporting/annual-reports

auDA’s community knows how important a website is for any organisation operating online, so we’re excited to share we’ve been working to launch a new auDA website with an enhanced user experience. Our new website is scheduled to launch soon. Before then, learn what to expect in our latest blog: https://www.auda.org.au/blog/auda-website-launch-improved-user-experience-way

The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) is at GITEX24 -video

National Internet Exchange of India supports innovation

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As a proud sponsor of Ideas for Bihar Innovation Summit 3.0, NIXI is dedicated to supporting initiatives that fuel innovation and technological advancement.

AUDA – .au Domain Administration treated their registrars really well

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Last week we had the pleasure of hosting our annual Registrar Summit. It was great to connect with .au registrars to discuss topics including:

auDA’s Future Scenarios Report

Megatrends in domain names

ESG and sustainability.

Thank you to our registrar community for sharing their time and knowledge with the auDA team and each other as we continue delivering a secure, trusted .au together.

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