7 Leading Causes of Downtime and Proven Prevention Strategies
Website downtime doesn’t just inconvenience users. it costs businesses dearly. A widely-cited Gartner study found, in 2014, 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 […]
RDAP: The Modern Replacement for WHOIS
Introduction For decades, WHOIS was the only way to look up domain ownership. However, as of January 28, 2025, ICANN officially mandated the transition to RDAP (Registration Data Access Protocol) for all generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs). If you are still relying on legacy WHOIS tools, you are using a protocol that is officially considered “legacy.” Here is everything […]
Setting Up SPF, DKIM, and DMARC to Stop Spoofing
Email 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 […]
What is Domain Name Monitoring?
Domain 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 […]