what is the Secure Domain Foundation; Large internet companies have worked together to form a nonprofit organization designed to provide its infrastructure managers Internet free tools and information to combat cybercrime.
Facebook, security intelligence agency Crowdstrike, Verisign, ESET Anti-Virus, Verizon and the Anti-Phishing Working Group, among others, are supporting the new NGO Secure Domain Foundation (SDF).
Scammers have often used large domain names to control botnets, distribute malware, and endanger unsuspecting visitors. The Secure Domain Foundation's free tools and API will give "credit ratings" to customers who want to enhance and validate their security and communication data reputation.
Buying and selling domains, creating a new account, registering a domain, and updating records can be checked by the newly formed Secure Domain Foundation for reliability through a large base data and confirm that there are no potential problems.
The database of malicious domains has been growing for two years. Internet name sales services are required to integrate the contact data validation service into existing domain registration procedures.
The Secure Domain Foundation was founded by security researcher Chris Davis, who participated in the successful Mariposa botnet takedown operation four years ago, and Norm Ritchie, an expert from the domain industry and one of the seven administrators of the secure root zone.
ICANN recently requested that all domain sales services provide validation of the mailing addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses provided as contact information in the process of registering a new domain, ”said Norm Ritchie, President of SDF.
"Many new registers gTLD are committed to taking a more active role in combating domain abuse. SDF offers a completely free service that validates not only the contact information provided, but also allows the domain registrar to know if this data has been used in the past for a cybercrime. ”
Η SDF plans to provide free tools, technology, research, and intelligence for domain name security to domain registrars, ccTLD managers, as well as gTLD managers. The organization hopes to expand its services to web hosting, DNS providers, CERT teams, work with Authorities, and other Internet infrastructure providers in the coming months.
