http://www.circleid.com/ Postings from Garth Bruen on CircleID en Copyright 2012, unless where otherwise noted. 2011-04-04T14:46:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/garth_bruen_discussing_whois_dnssec_and_domain_security http://www.circleid.com/posts/garth_bruen_discussing_whois_dnssec_and_domain_security has interviewed Garth Bruen, Internet security expert and creator of Knujon, on some key issues under discussion during the recent ICANN meetings in San Francisco. Topics include Whois, DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) and generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) -- issues of critical importance particularly with ICANN's expected roll-out of thousands of new gTLDs in the coming years. More...]]> 2011-04-04T14:46:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/20110315_knujon_releases_new_security_abuse_and_compliance_report http://www.circleid.com/posts/20110315_knujon_releases_new_security_abuse_and_compliance_report More...]]> 2011-03-15T10:32:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/20110310_proxy_privacy_user_higher_for_illicit_domains http://www.circleid.com/posts/20110310_proxy_privacy_user_higher_for_illicit_domains More...]]> 2011-03-10T08:46:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/20101203_two_years_later_dozens_of_registrars_still_in_the_shadows http://www.circleid.com/posts/20101203_two_years_later_dozens_of_registrars_still_in_the_shadows More...]]> 2010-12-03T09:45:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100929_policy_failure_enables_mass_malware_part_ii_icann_and_onlinenic http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100929_policy_failure_enables_mass_malware_part_ii_icann_and_onlinenic More...]]> 2010-09-29T09:05:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100922_policy_failure_enables_mass_malware_part_i_rx_partners_vipmeds http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100922_policy_failure_enables_mass_malware_part_i_rx_partners_vipmeds More...]]> 2010-09-22T20:08:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/glavmed_hacks_us_government_website http://www.circleid.com/posts/glavmed_hacks_us_government_website Garth Bruen writes: A report in LegitScript takes a look at Russian rogue Internet pharmacy hacking US government website. "As rogue Internet pharmacy networks become more sophisticated, even US government websites are at risk. Today, we're taking a look at how a rogue Internet pharmacy linked to a criminal network operating out of Russia and Eastern Europe has hacked into a US government website. The Millennium Challenge Corporation, a US foreign aid agency, utilizes a ".gov" top-level domain, which is assigned to the control of the US government. Domain names ending in .gov are typically administered by the General Services Administration." More...]]> 2010-08-04T07:43:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/who_is_blocking_whois_part_2 http://www.circleid.com/posts/who_is_blocking_whois_part_2 More...]]> 2010-06-29T07:38:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100621_knujon_releases_internet_doomsday_book http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100621_knujon_releases_internet_doomsday_book More...]]> 2010-06-21T08:10:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/who_is_blocking_whois http://www.circleid.com/posts/who_is_blocking_whois More...]]> 2010-06-07T08:10:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100601_registrar_abacus_america_is_in_corporate_delinquency http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100601_registrar_abacus_america_is_in_corporate_delinquency Abacus America is in Corporate Delinquency in the state of Kansas. Kansas defines a company as Delinquent if "The business entity has not filed its annual report and fee by the due date." ... This incident is significant because Abacus America was cited by LegitScript and KnujOn for sponsoring an unlicensed pharmacy selling Schedule 3 substances... More...]]> 2010-06-01T07:47:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100504_when_registrars_look_the_other_way_drug_dealers_get_paid http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100504_when_registrars_look_the_other_way_drug_dealers_get_paid More...]]> 2010-05-04T09:05:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100324_mit_2010_spam_conference_starts_tomorrow http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100324_mit_2010_spam_conference_starts_tomorrow More...]]> 2010-03-24T11:19:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/should_a_domain_name_registrar_run_from_a_po_box http://www.circleid.com/posts/should_a_domain_name_registrar_run_from_a_po_box More...]]> 2010-01-28T11:43:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/whois_privacy_considered_material_falsification http://www.circleid.com/posts/whois_privacy_considered_material_falsification Garth Bruen writes: Sedo reports that a "recent decision by the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has determined that using WHOIS privacy on domains may be considered 'material falsification' under federal law. The defendants in US v. Kilbride (9th Cir., 2009) were convicted under the CAN-SPAM Act in a case that involved criminal charges of intentional email spamming. Enacted by the US Congress in 2003, the CAN-SPAM Act prohibits false or misleading transmission information, deceptive headers, and requires email solicitations to give an easy opt-out method and be labeled as an advertisement, including the senders physical post address. Commercial emails that use false or misleading headers, or violate other CAN-SPAM provisions, such as falsified registration information, are subject to fines of up to $11,000 for each unsolicited email sent." More...]]> 2010-01-20T13:59:00-08:00