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Kentucky seizes two gambling domains, sites fight back (Ars Technica)
Despite protests from industry groups and interested parties, the state of Kentucky has seized the domains of two online gambling sites, and may do the same to 139 more. Judge Wingate heard comments from pro-online gambling groups on Tuesday, but has yet to indicate if he'll send the case on to a forfeiture hearing. Read More...
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US proposes DNS fix: digital signatures (ZDNet)
The Commerce Department is considering deploying digital signatures to make DNS less susceptible to hacking, ComputerWorld reports. Under the proposal, DNS records would be signed by DNSSEC Domain Name and Addressing System Security Extensions. There have been some commitments to the system for the following top-level domains:...
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How botnets use 'bullet-proof' domains (CNET via Yahoo! News)
Botnets are proving to more resilient and harder to shut down.
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How botnets use 'bullet-proof' domains (CNET)
Researchers find clues as to how switching servers behind hard-coded domain names keeps criminals in business.
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white papers (IT World)
The U.S. government is soliciting input on a way to make the Internet's addressing system less susceptible to tampering by hackers. VeriSign is in many ways synonymous with managing the Web, thanks to its handling of key DNS root servers and of name resolution for .com, .net, and other domains.
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Interorganizational wrangling begins as .gov studies DNS fix (Ars Technica)
In the wake of recent DNS hijacking hacks, a number of top-level Internet domains have deployed DNSSEC. Now, the US Commerce Department is requesting comments on proposals to roll it out for the root DNS servers. Read More...
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Poker sites fight to get domain names back from Kentucky (ZDNet)
This is a novel legal strategy. And so far it's working. Last month, in an effort to preserve the state's monopoly on legal gambling, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear sued to have 141 online gambling sites' domains transferred to the state's control. According to the Washington Post, a big...
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Calif. man registers Web site domains in names of politicians he wants out of office (Miami Herald)
A Rocklin, Calif., man who claimed dozens of Web site domains in the names of local politicians says he won't budge until they're ousted from office.
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Microsoft elaborates on Oslo (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)
Shedding more light on its Oslo vision for model-based software development, Microsoft this week elaborated on plans to preview Oslo technologies, offering code names and citing the company's DSL (Domain Specific Languages) concept as a lynchpin of the platform.
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An S.O.S. To Silicon Valley (Forbes)
Wall Street and Washington are breaking the bank. Silicon Valley creates wealth. Who should be in charge?
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