[New post] Web address explosion is bonanza for cyber-criminals: study

sskarthik posted: "An explosion in the number of new Internet addresses has created a wealth of opportunities for criminals exploiting shady domains such as .zip, .kim or .party, according to an industry study published on Tuesday. An analysis of tens of millions of website" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Web address explosion is bonanza for cyber-criminals: study by sskarthik An explosion in the number of new Internet addresses has created a wealth of opportunities for criminals exploiting shady domains such as .zip, .kim or .party, according to an industry study published on Tuesday. An analysis of tens of millions of websites by enterprise security company Blue Coat found the most dangerous top-level domains (TLDs) were .zip, .review and .country, while the safest new ones were .london, .tel and .church. "Ideally, TLDs would all be run by security-conscious operators who diligently review new domain name applications, and reject those that don't meet a stringent set of criteria," Blue Coat wrote in its study. Read more... sskarthik | September 1, 2015 at 10:49 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3hY7 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/09/01/web-address-explosion-is-bonanza-for-cyber-criminals-study-2/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com