Jun 2, 2021

Why You Need to Take Domain Name Security Seriously

Firms often own thousands of domain names. That makes good business sense: Marketing can use unique landing pages for different promotional efforts or campaigns. Company lawyers may even buy up similar—but incorrect—spellings of the flagship domain to avert fake product lines, unwanted complaints, or phishing attacks.

But it’s surprisingly easy to lose track of all those domain names—or leave them unsecured. Employees may register domains and forget to renew the registrations, for example. Or they may register domain names on their own and then leave the company.