Challenging Domain Names

The creation of the large number of new "top-level" domains has lead to a potentially massive increase in the number of domain names that conflict with brand names, such as registered (und unregistered) trade marks or company names. Under ICANN's Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (abbreviated to "UDRP"), most types of...

Don’t fly into the same trap as British Airways – monitoring brands on the Internet

Two years, the British International Airlines Group, which includes the national carrier British Airways, suffered a major data breach in which hackers stole the details of thousands of customers, including credit card details. Not only did the hackers exploit a known vulnerability in Javascript on the airline’s website, according to...