DOMAIN PROTECTION
In today’s interconnected world, cybersquatting has become a prevalent issue that poses significant risks to businesses and individuals alike. By implementing best practices for prevention, we can ensure that our digital assets remain secure and protected from malicious actors. Let’s dive into the world of cybersquatting and discover how we can stay one step ahead.… Continue reading Cybersquatting: A Growing Threat in the Digital Age and How to Combat It
September 19, 2023
7 MIN
Today, business owners around the world understand that digital security is of the utmost importance, but it’s no longer just enough to play defense by way of putting up walls to keep hackers out of a particular network. Given the proliferation of malicious acts like spoofing and typosquatting, businesses must be far more proactive about… Continue reading The Power of Automated Domain Monitoring
August 22, 2023
4 MIN
Domain risks are growing increasingly aggressive, and detrimental to businesses despite their best domain risk management efforts. Domain threats, including typosquat domains, phishing attacks, and impersonation attacks target businesses with malicious domains meant to trick customers, employees, and those tied to your business. While Domain Risk Management (DRM) can be a straightforward process, it is… Continue reading Domain Risk Management – The Build vs. Buy Dilemma in 2023
August 08, 2023
3 MIN
This blog is part 1 of a web scraping series. The Bolster Research Team evaluated the performance and working of various libraries available in NodeJS for Web Scraping. Throughout this blog, we will see how we can use different libraries in Node JS to implement web scraping. In the subsequent blog posts, we will analyze… Continue reading Evaluating Web Scraping, Crawling, and Automation with NodeJS Libraries
August 03, 2023
4 MIN
Malicious website domains are a headache for organizations to deal with, mainly because they are easy for hackers to put up, but difficult for security and risk teams to successfully takedown. Conducting a website takedown requires time and resources, not just to contact the right people (whether it’s lawyers, domain registrars, or regulatory groups), but… Continue reading How to Conduct a Website Takedown In 3 Easy Steps
June 20, 2023
4 MIN
If you have an online presence, chances are your brand, or more specifically your Internet domain, is a target for cybercriminals. Cybercriminals have a distinct advantage using typosquatting techniques to stage high-volume web-based attacks. This makes for a tricky website takedown process for businesses trying to combat typosquat domains quickly, while new ones are popping… Continue reading How to Conduct a Website Takedown (The Hard Way), and How to Improve
June 08, 2023
6 MIN
Lookalike domains are fraudulent domains that mimic legitimate ones in order to trick users into divulging sensitive information or downloading malware. These domains can be used for phishing attacks, domain name spoofing, and other malicious activities. In this blog, we will discuss what lookalike domains are, provide examples of fake domains, and explain how to… Continue reading What Are Lookalike Domains & How to Detect Them
May 11, 2023
7 MIN
Security professionals are concerned about the security of their domains and are searching for how to protect their business stability and reputation. And rightfully so; there is no doubt that cybercrime is on the rise: Phishing attacks on global brands are up 19% YoY The economic cost of cybercrime for 2023 is predicted at $8… Continue reading The Most Critical Domain Security Risks & Five Ways to Prevent Attacks
May 02, 2023
5 MIN
Introduction Before we jump into the world of subdomain hijacking/ takeover, let’s try and understand what a subdomain is: A subdomain is an extension to your primary domain name. It helps you organize the content of your websites into different sections. Think of it as a folder with subfolders on your laptop to organize your… Continue reading Subdomain Hijacking: How to identify subdomains at risk in 2023
April 21, 2022
4 MIN
Domain Name Server (DNS) spoofing is a type of attack in which the DNS records are altered to redirect the online traffic to a spoofed website that resembles the original destination. On landing the spoofed websites, adversaries can steal sensitive information such as credentials or credit card details depending upon the type of attack. Additionally,… Continue reading What is DNS Spoofing?
April 07, 2022
3 MIN
