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Domain Registrar Namecheap Gives Away Half a Million Free .me Domains to Students

September 7, 2023 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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PHOENIX, AZ - Namecheap, the Phoenix, Arizona-based domain name registrar and web hosting company originally founded in 2000, recently announced that they have given away a total of 500,000 free .me domain names to students in conjunction with their Namecheap for Education program.  The company originally started the program in 2014, which provides students, teachers, and others involved in academia who are located in North America, the United Kingdom, and … [Read more...]

WordPress Offering 100-Year Domain Registration, Hosting Plan for $38,000

August 31, 2023 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA –  WordPress – which recently made headlines when they offered up to one million Google Domains customers free transfers to their service after the company's assets were acquired by Squarespace – announced this week a new plan where they will be selling domains with a registration length of 100 years for a one-time payment of $38,000.  Known primarily for its content management system that allows users to create simple and easy-to-use … [Read more...]

It’s Only A Matter of Time Until You Need to Be Licensed to Operate A Web Server

May 5, 2020 By John Colascione 6 Comments

PALM BEACH, FL – I have been thinking about this off and on for a few years now, but I have never really posted or written about it. That is because it is an awful prediction that I hate the idea of, but I think it is going to eventually happen. Here it goes…. I predict that to operate a web server sometime in the near future, you will be required to have a license, or have passed a basic course in IT security or Cybersecurity intrusion mitigation. Not at the single site … [Read more...]

This AMEX Email Phishing Scam Wants You Homeless & Poor, With A Zero FICO Score

December 17, 2019 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

PALM BEACH, FL - Nothing could better destroy your holiday spirit than a compromise of your most secure personal information in the form of a phishing expedition. Here is one of the latest email scams circulating what is probably hundreds of thousands of inboxes, just in time for Christmas. Here is how it all plays out: You receive an email which appears to be from American Express, but it isn't, it's from some scrupulous hacker hiding somewhere behind a computer who is … [Read more...]

Follow the Money: IRS Takes Down Largest Child Exploit Domain by Tracing Bitcoin

October 19, 2019 By John Colascione 2 Comments

PALM BEACH, FL – The largest child exploitation website on the Internet “Welcome to Video” which, according to GitHub was using a dark-web address of “mt3plrzdiyqf6jim.onion” was seized and/or shut down last week resulting in over 300 arrests. According to the Department of Justice, the service was the largest child sexual exploitation market by volume of content. Particularly interesting was the way the sites owners were traced as I have been contemplating my first … [Read more...]

German Police Raid Hosting Facility Dubbed “CyberBunker”; Seize Domains, 200 Servers

October 3, 2019 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

BERLIN – Thirteen people were arresting during a raid in Germany on September 27, 2019. According to Brian Krebs, a security journalist and investigative reporter for Krebs on Security, the raid targeted the physical premises of a Dark Web hosting operation that described itself as a “bulletproof” hosting provider that was willing to provide web site hosting services to any business, no matter how illegal or unsavory. This past Friday, 600 military equipped officers … [Read more...]

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Google’s New “.meme” Top-Level Domain Allows Users to “Express Themselves”

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -For anyone who wants to add an element of silliness to their website address, Google Registry is giving them the opportunity to do so with the release of the new top-level domain … [Read More...]

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PALM BEACH, FL - “Domain squatting” – AKA cybersquatting – and “brand hijacking” are two internet-based threats that present unique dangers to both businesses and end users, opening up some to … [Read More...]

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