Domain Blocking Program Primer

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The launch of the new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) has ushered in a new era of naming conventions. This opens up new avenues for marketing and branding opportunities for both small and large corporations, but it also exposes them to new challenges online. As the list of available extensions grows, brands now face an uphill … Read more

Corporate Domain Portfolio Management, Perfected

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Webnames Corporate is a leading corporate domain registrar and the first .CA registrar globally. Since 2000, our corporate services division has specialized in reducing the complexity, risk and cost of managing large domain portfolios for hundreds of North American brands, non-profits, law firms and government. We are accredited by ICANN and numerous domain registries for … Read more

Domain Name Monitoring Overview

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Protect brands by detecting fraudulent or infringing domain registrations fast. With thousands of different domain extensions, and with the ability for anyone to register copycat, counterfeit, or misspelled variations of your trademarks and brands at any time, companies need to be vigilant about protecting their intellectual property. Webnames Domain Name Monitoring allows your business to … Read more

Premium DNS Overview

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Webnames Corporate Premium DNS ensures that mission critical websites are secure, fast and always available. Premium DNS Highlights Take full control of your DNS and benefit from world-class performance, leading security features and expert DNS support when you need it. 15+ DNS record types, including ALIAS 100% uptime SLA Multi-layered DDoS protection Full service set-up, … Read more

The Growing Threat of Domain Hijacking (and How to Protect Against It)

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Whenever domain hijacking occurs, hackers can gain full control over a domain name, including its DNS settings. This may result in one or all of the following scenarios: Domain Hijacking Cases Domain hijackers typically target the domain names of reputable brands in order to steal the domain name or to intercept sensitive corporate data. In … Read more

Protecting Against Phishing and Business Email Compromise

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The numbers are startling. Canadian businesses are losing over $3 billion dollars annually to cybercrime, and experienced a reported average of 44 cyberattacks per year in 2016. While most businesses are acutely aware that cyberattacks are increasing in frequency and sophistication, the majority are falling behind when it comes to evolving their detection and prevention … Read more

One Flexible Billing System to manage multiple teams, roles and 1000+ domains

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With the potential for hundreds, even thousands, of small purchases across multiple departments, the accounting component of corporate domain management can be tedious. Webnames Corporate works with enterprises and organizations to alleviate accounting challenges and to meet their unique requirements regarding budgeting, billing, accounts payable and reporting. With a comprehensive range of accounting features and … Read more

Seven Best-Practices for SSL Managers

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The growth of a corporation often comes with the need for issuing more digital certificates to encrypt all the new websites, cloud infrastructure, mobile connections, and IoT devices. Digital certificates, commonly referred to as SSL or TLS, have reached the point that they have become a necessary part of doing business. In fact, not having … Read more

Corporate Domain Portfolio Management: Is it Right for Your Business?

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Domain names are valuable business assets and the home of your brands online. If they go offline, even briefly, it can have serious implications on revenue, brand and customer trust. If they are poorly managed and spread across multiple registrars, your business is exposing itself to increased risk and expending unnecessary time, resources and money. … Read more