ICANN74 recap
If we’ve known each other or worked together for any significant period of time, you know that I have a strong sense of FOMOW—fear of missing out on work. The … Continue Reading
Targeting content creators with .blog
There are millions of individuals, businesses, and organizations that provide regular content to their audiences. For some, content — be it workshops, courses, or paid subscriptions — is the core … Continue Reading
Tiered Access update: registration data accuracy, and updated statistics
In the lead-up to ICANN74, we’re back with another set of Tiered Access disclosure request and response statistics. You can jump to the numbers to see how the first few … Continue Reading
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