A domain name scam is a form of cybercrime designed to deceive domain owners into paying for fake services, revealing sensitive information, or unknowingly handing over control of their domain. Criminals use these scams to impersonate reputable companies, set up fake domain services, or create convincing copycat websites to steal customer data. Any business can…
A domain name is not just your website’s URL. It forms part of your brand’s online strategy and it’s also the first clue visitors can get about the purpose of your website. That’s why the name and extension you eventually decide on shouldn’t be taken lightly. There’s a world beyond .com or a .co.za. If…
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced that, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report from DNIB.com, the third quarter of 2025 closed with 378.5 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 6.8 million domain name…
Africa’s ability to realize the national security, communications, development, and disaster mitigation benefits from satellites and other space technology relies on optimizing opportunities for collaboration. March 2024 ushered in a new era of Africa’s relationship with the space domain. That month, a severed submarine cable caused internet outages across 13 West African countries. Businesses, banks,…
ZADNA CEO Molehe Wesi. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) The ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) will implement its previously announced Consumer Price Index (CPI)-linked registry fee adjustment, effective 1 October, it said yesterday. The move, it says, follows the public consultation process conducted in 2024, and is aligned with its multi-year pricing projection strategy. “Starting 1…
