Co.uk Registry Takes Action Against Phishing

By Michele Neylon on May 6, 2009 in Domains, nominet

The co.uk registry operator, Nominet, has enabled a new feature to help fight phishing and other domain abuse.

The new “Phishing Lock” enables registrars, such as ourselves, to lockdown domains suspected of abusive use eg. phishing etc.,

A domain may now be marked as being used in abusive activities and completely locked down to prevent dns changes etc.,

More details on the Nominet site

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Known for his outspoken opinions on technology and the Internet, Michele Neylon is the award winning author of several blogs and co-host of the Technology.ie podcast. A thought leader in the Internet community, Neylon is active with ICANN and an expert on policy, security, ICANN, Nominet and Internet Governance.

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