This interview is part of an ongoing series created to help you get acquainted with the MarkMonitor team. Hailing from around the globe, our employees bring a diverse spectrum of industry skillsets to accomodate your online protection needs. We look forward to sharing more of these profiles with you throughout the year.  How long have you worked at MarkMonitor, and what positions have you held? I have worked at MarkMonitor for 11 years and was a Sr. Domain Client Services Manager/Training Specialist before I came to my current position as a Domain Services Manager, specializing in domain brokering. What’s a typical... Read More

From cryptocurrency schemes to counterfeit ploys, there’s no slowdown in sight for cybercrime. Asia-based threats continue to surge. Counterfeit goods from China and Hong Kong combine to make up an estimated 86 percent of the world’s counterfeits, the value of which totals nearly $400 billion. A 2018 Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR), released by Symantec, indicates that IoT attacks saw a 600 percent increase in 2017, while coin-mining activity spiked 34,000 percent. Watch these trends in the year ahead, and we’ll keep you up to speed as 2019 unfolds with whitepapers, webinars and events. Keep your eye on the crypto-sphere Threats... Read More

According to the European Commission, “the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was put into place to ensure one set of data protection rules for all companies operating in the EU, wherever they are based.” The purpose of this important privacy regulation is to ensure that individuals, residing in EU member states, have more control over their personal data and that data collectors take required steps to protect that data. No one can argue against the benefits of knowing the purpose for why personal data is collected and how it will be used, processed and disposed of; still, six months after the... Read More

We have seen a dramatic rise in online sales in recent years — the Office for National Statistics reports an increase from, 9.7% five years ago, to 18% today, as a percentage of all sales. This represents a huge opportunity for retailers - but unfortunately, they are not the only ones benefiting. Counterfeiters, fraudsters and cyber criminals are cashing in too. Just as the web can be used to promote, market and sell legitimate brands, it’s also an ideal tool for counterfeiters to sell fake goods. And this is especially true in the gift-giving season, with 91% doing at least some of our... Read More

Gaining access to information on the ever-changing new gTLD ecosystem remains paramount to domain registration strategies and to maintaining a successful domain portfolio. To date, more than 1,200 new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), have been delegated, including: Geographic terms (.NYC, .LONDON, .OSAKA) Generics (.FILM, .FASHION, .SPORT) Brands (called ‘dotbrands’ and applied for in a brand’s own name) A TLD is considered delegated once it has been added to the internet’s authoritative database, the Root Zone. TLDs are delegated to the respective registry operator by ICANN, but the registry operator sets the timetable as to when, if ever, to launch the... Read More