Weekly Launch Guide April 15, 2019

SPOTLIGHT:

Groupe Renault Endorses CSC

Pierre Tréhorel, digital content and domain names strategist for Renault Group—a global car manufacturer with multiple brands, including Renault and Dacia—spoke to CSC about their experience using CSC for domain name management. View here

CSC Alerts Companies To Increased DNS Hijacking

CSC joins the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the UK National Cyber Security Centre, and other leading security organizations—including Cisco® Talos, FireEye®, and Akamai—in alerting corporations and the public to the recent widespread, state-sponsored domain name system (DNS) hijacking attacks. The targets of these recent attacks include government, corporate, telecommunication, and infrastructure entities resulting in website and email redirection to collect sensitive information. We urge companies to stay vigilant and employ security protocols to reduce exposure. Read the full Press Release here!

Still Launching

The following TLDs have launch phases (Pre-General Availability) that are currently still in progress. If you are interested in participating in any of these launches, please contact your Client Service Partner.

.inc

.monster

.UK

.basketball

.bot

.rugby

.mt

Launches within 30 days (bold indicates where dates fall within time frame)

Extension Start Date Order Entry Deadline First-come First-served (FCFS) Registry
 Sunrise
.inc 27-Mar-2019 26-Apr-2019 Yes Intercap Holdings Inc. (Uniregistry)
 Early Access Phase (EAP)
.inc 30-Apr-2019 2-May-2019 Yes Intercap Holdings Inc. (Uniregistry)

The information provided is intended for informational purposes only and is subject to change without notice.