ccTLDs less abused than gTLDs!
For Q2 2021, the gTLD .com once again made it at the top of the most abused top-level domains ranking.
Meanwhile, only two new ccTLDs were new to the Top 20 this quarter, not to mention three ccTLDs improved their reputation and departed the list: .us, .de & .la.
What's driving ccTLDs market growth in 2021?
What's driving ccTLDs market growth in 2021? - Pandemic gave new business models a boost Many restaurants now see takeaway services as a potentially profitable expansion to their business models. - All start-ups are now internet start-ups Businesses that start online will likely continue online, even when restrictions ease. - ...
Q1 domain name round-up
Verisign’s Domain Name Industry Brief for the first quarter of 2021 has shown a decrease of 0.8% in domain name registration numbers across all Top Level Domains (TLDs) when compared with the fourth quarter of 2020. The decrease highlighted in the Brief seems, at first glance, to buck the trend observed in a number of ccTLDs, such as Germany, ...
Breaking Down Phishing Site ccTLDs
Cybercriminals continue to heavily abuse domains for phishing attacks. It has found that 96% used Generic (gTLD) or Country Code (ccTLD) Top-level Domains. There were seven ccTLDs represented among the top 10 most abused TLDs. The seven had 83% of all phishing scams hosted on ccTLDs. It should be noted that five of the seven ccTLDs can ...