Domain Hijacking Prevention (Glenn Heitkoetter)
Feb 27, 2010
Domain protection is a top concern for your Internet enterprise. Your domain name can be ripped off from you. This is usually called domain hijacking. This is where your domain is stolen through various means, sometimes re-registering, getting into your e-mail, after finding out your e-mail address from your registration, or false identification is implemented. In this article we are going to discuss approaches to prevent this.
There are different reasons why someone would want to hijack your domain name. They can be just hacking with destructive intent. It could also be that your going to get quoted a price from them to get it back. They may assume that it is more costly to go through the legal battles than to just pay them. They are taking a heavy legal risk but it does happen.
The first mode of protection is we need to assure all of our registration data is without question up-to-date including our e-mails for contact, address, telephone number, and owners names. When making use of an e-mail make for certain you're utilizing a secure service along with a complex password. Avoid utilizing words from a dictionary as part of the password because of password guesser tools. Which goes for the registration company where you registered your domain. You might want to make use of a password memory tool that is fully encrypted instead of a internet browser to keep them, so you don't have to type these complex passwords
Another very important item that you can do is to lock your domain in your control panel where you registered your domain name. If you do not see a lock in there then you must contact customer service to verify that it is either already locked or needs to be locked by them.
Rules for domain transferring plus more information that is current is under ICANN and you may read about the latest information for this about transferring. When someone attempts to bring about a transfer from your name to theirs or fake name you ought to be notified by the company that registered your domain that this attempt will be made. You are given a few days to respond usually this is going to be by e-mail.
Another point is to register with a top domain company or hosting service. If you get a minimal budget operation, with poor quality service, you might not be notified properly by them that the transfer attempt is being made.
Some of these hijackings are done when people do not update their e-mail address. The key reason why they forget to get this done many times is they switch Internet service providers, and they use the e-mail service that includes the Internet service. Then when they switch companies the former e-mail is no longer valid and they forget to update the address in their domain registration control panels.
If you cannot be contacted, the domain transfer can go through and your permission is not necessarily required at the time this article was written. It is vital that you receive these e-mails, or other notifications by phone or address so you can monitor any transfer attempts.
You can make your WhoIs information private as another security measure. If you wish you still can register your domain as private even after you had purchased it.
You must also make sure that when you are using a wireless network that it is an encrypted network. Criminals tap into these networks to get information. These networks may not be apparent where you're at, such as a coffee shop, restaurant, or other public place. If you are not sure do not access any of these domain accounts or the e-mail account that is the contact address for your domain. Always run top notch anti-virus and ant-spy-ware programs while working on your accounts.
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