ICANN73 recap
ICANN73 took place last week and, as always, it was a productive conference. Panels covered an interesting range of topics: in-progress policy work, what it truly means for something to … Continue Reading
ICANN’s SSAD Operational Design Assessment: our analysis
Last week, we shared updated statistics about data disclosure requests processed through our Tiered Access Compliance & Operations (TACO) platform. As promised in that post, we also want to connect … Continue Reading
Tiered Access update: refreshed statistics and law enforcement processes
In May 2018, Tucows moved to redact all personal data from the default public Whois in order to comply with the GDPR1 and other data protection laws. Since then, the … Continue Reading
5 ways to help small businesses find their perfect domain name
This post was written by Tasmiya Sayed, Sr. Content Marketing & Communication Associate at Radix, the registry behind some of the most successful new domain extensions, including .online and .tech. … Continue Reading
20i.com on how to build a successful hosting business
Jonathan and Tim Brealey are somewhat of a legend in the domains and hosting industry. The duo founded UK-based registrar, 123-reg, back in 2000, launched Heart Internet in 2004, and, … Continue Reading
Six ways to avoid phishing attacks
In 2021, cybercriminals delivered a tsunami of cyberattacks. PhishLabs reported a 47% increase in phishing attempts from Q1 2020 to Q1 2021. Another report by Cisco Umbrella revealed that of … Continue Reading
Tucows’ response to Log4j vulnerability
Updated – Dec 15, 2021
Last Friday, a critical system vulnerability with Log4j was uncovered that has the potential to result in remote code execution against … Continue Reading
ICANN72 recap
Another ICANN conference has come and gone, and, while the timezone was more friendly for us North Americans, it was a bit sad to spend so much time with my … Continue Reading
The future of e-commerce: insights and trends for web service providers
The pandemic has impacted all lives and businesses, some more than others. One major change that many of us experienced was an increased reliance on home deliveries and online ordering. … Continue Reading
Tiered Access request review process and updated statistics
It’s been quite some time since our last Tiered Access statistics update. In the interim, we’ve been hard at work managing requests for disclosure of previously public registration data and, … Continue Reading