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* | *[[ICANN]] announced that all 1,195 generic top-level domains ([[gTLD]]s) have deployed Domain Name System Security Extensions ([[DNSSEC]]). | ||
*Donuts | *[[WHOIS]] replacement inched forward. | ||
* | *The Government of Niue Launched Proceedings With ICANN to reclaim [[.nu]] as its [[ccTLD]]. | ||
*[[ICANN Board]] Withheld Consent for a Change of Control of the Public Interest Registry (PIR) from ISOC to Ethos Capital. | |||
*[[GoDaddy]] ACQUIREd (in chronological order) [[Over]], [[Uniregistry]], [[Neustar]], [[Skyverge]], and [[Poynt]]. | |||
*[[Donuts]] acquires [[Afilias]]. | |||
*COVID-19 makes working from home the norm, accelerating [[DNS Abuse|cyberattacks]] and the difficulty of managing [[cybersecurity]]. For instance, many employees at [[GoDaddy]], currently the world's largest domain registrar and web-hosting company, recently failed the company's controversial [[phishing]] email test, and [[WIPO]] announced that it had registered its 50,000th [[cybersquatting]] case, contributing to the 11% jump from 2019. | |||
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2020 in Review
- ICANN announced that all 1,195 generic top-level domains (gTLDs) have deployed Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC).
- WHOIS replacement inched forward.
- The Government of Niue Launched Proceedings With ICANN to reclaim .nu as its ccTLD.
- ICANN Board Withheld Consent for a Change of Control of the Public Interest Registry (PIR) from ISOC to Ethos Capital.
- GoDaddy ACQUIREd (in chronological order) Over, Uniregistry, Neustar, Skyverge, and Poynt.
- Donuts acquires Afilias.
- COVID-19 makes working from home the norm, accelerating cyberattacks and the difficulty of managing cybersecurity. For instance, many employees at GoDaddy, currently the world's largest domain registrar and web-hosting company, recently failed the company's controversial phishing email test, and WIPO announced that it had registered its 50,000th cybersquatting case, contributing to the 11% jump from 2019.
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