Outsmart Cybercriminals: Why Your Business Needs Domain Protection Now

May 7, 2024, 16:27 PM

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Protecting your online brand is more important than ever; with millions of businesses online, the primary gateway to your website is through its domain name. With an average of 36% of domains registered as .com as of April 2024 and more than a hundred million registered domains globally, the value of a single .com domain can reach millions of US dollars. The importance of these domains is underscored by their security—a lesson highlighted by an incident involving Google Argentina.

Google Argentina’s official domain was temporarily acquired by Nicolas Kurona, a 30-year-old web designer from Buenos Aires. While working late on a project, Kurona discovered Google.com.ar available for purchase on a local domain registry service. Driven by curiosity and disbelief, he bought it for merely 270 pesos (approximately £2.08/$2.90), according to a BBC report. This incident briefly redirected millions of users to Kurona's information, temporarily leaving the tech giant without control of its domain.

Although Google Argentina regained control shortly thereafter, this episode serves as a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities that even the titans of technology face in the digital domain landscape.

Another company that lost its domain was ToysRUs, which experienced a digital crisis when its domain BabiesRUs.com lapsed. An opportunistic party seized control, significantly impacting their digital identity and brand reputation, not to mention the financial burden of reclaiming the domain.

These incidents underline the important role of domain protection for businesses operating online and it highlights the risk.

Here is how to manage and safeguard your domain effectively:

• Regular Domain Renewal: Regularly renewing your domain is more than an administrative task—it's a strategic imperative. By setting your domain to renew automatically, your brand's online 'shop window' remains continuously open, offering uninterrupted service to your audience and supporting stable SEO rankings.
• Domain Locking: Think of domain locking as a robust door that safeguards your brand's home on the web. This key security feature prevents unauthorised transfers, ensuring you retain complete control over your virtual space and maintain the integrity of your brand, thus fostering trust with your audience.
• Private Registration: Opting for private registration adds an extra layer of privacy to your digital operations. It conceals your details from the public eye on the WHOIS database, helping to avoid unwanted solicitations and secure your brand against identity theft.

Understanding the significant responsibilities of domain protection and how these essential measures can fend off cybercriminals highlights why a strategic approach to domain management is needed for your online business. Implementing protective steps such as regular domain renewal, domain locking, and private registration are powerful strategies that safeguard your brand's digital identity. However, employing these techniques effectively requires experienced expertise and strategic insight—an area where our services excel.

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Despite best efforts, digital challenges can arise. If your domain faces an issue such as being stolen, our robust recovery services act swiftly to minimise disruption and restore your domain to total operational capacity as quickly as possible. With us, you're not just choosing a service provider—you're partnering with a team dedicated to protecting your brand's digital interests.

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