Website downtime doesn’t just inconvenience users—it costs businesses dearly. A widely-cited Gartner study found that downtime costs an average of $5,600 per minute, but more recent research shows costs have risen significantly. According to a 2024 EMA Research study prepared for BigPanda, the average cost has climbed to $14,056 per minute, with large enterprises facing […]
Continue readingIntroduction For decades, WHOIS has been the go-to protocol for looking up domain registration information, IP address allocations, and autonomous system numbers. However, this aging protocol has significant limitations that make it increasingly unsuitable for today’s internet. Enter RDAP (Registration Data Access Protocol), a modern replacement designed to address WHOIS’s shortcomings while meeting contemporary security […]
Continue readingEmail spoofing and phishing attacks are growing threats to businesses and individuals. Cybercriminals often forge email headers to make messages appear as if they come from a trusted source, tricking recipients into providing sensitive information or clicking malicious links. To combat this, three critical email authentication protocols—SPF (Sender Policy Framework), DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail), and […]
Continue readingDomain names are critical assets for businesses, organizations, and individuals. They function as unique identifiers in the DNS (Domain Name System) and serve as the foundation of online presence. Given their importance, domain names must be continuously monitored to mitigate security vulnerabilities, unauthorized modifications, and potential cyber threats. This is where domain name monitoring becomes […]
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