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Architelos Files For Bankruptcy Following Afilias Court Case

Architelos logoArchitelos, a consultancy and provider of tools for registry and DNS operators filed for bankruptcy Monday after it lost a court case brought by Afilias.

Architelos lost a patent lawsuit to Afilias last August, reports Domain Incite, with the jury setting “damages at $10 million, finding that Architelos had misappropriated Afilias trade secrets, but the trial judge recently indicated her intention of reducing the award to $2 million.”

However Architelos couldn’t afford even this and had “floated the idea of operating NameSentry on a revenue share with Afilias until its debt was paid.”

Architelos announced in a blog post by its CEO Alexa Raad that it “ceased operations [Monday] and commenced bankruptcy proceeding by filing a petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy under provisions of Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Unlike Chapter 11, which provides for reorganization and continuation of operations, Chapter 7 entails immediate cessation of company operations and an orderly liquidation of its assets.”

The company notes that “customers of the NameSentry service are not immediately impacted. NameSentry will continue to operate in the short term, however the decision on the continuation and or timing of the termination of the service will be up to the Trustee.”

Domain Name Disputes, Domain Name Registrants, Domain Name Registrars, Domain Name Registry, ICANN and Governance, New gTLDs

Daily Wrap: ICANN CEO Update, .TICKETS Unique Thwarting of Cybersquatters, Instagram Launches Legal Proceedings, Afilias Has Damages Slashed Against Architelos And Auto gTLDs Gets $1m In EAP

ICANN participants logoStephen Crocker, ICANN’s Chair, has provided an update on the process to choose a successor to Fadi Chehadé. In short, Crocker says he “cannot say much more now” but that he ‘looks forward to giving a fuller update just as soon as he can.’ Chehadé is set to have his last day with ICANN on 12 March.

The .tickets gTLD has an interesting means of protecting against cybersquatting. It’s one that Domain Incite asks if it could be “the ultimate anti-cybersquatting system.”

The registry, Accent Media, “has launched an anti-cybersquatting measure that lets the world know who is trying to register what domain name a whole month before the domain is allowed to go live.”

“The service, at domains.watch, is currently only being used by .tickets, but it seems to be geared up to accept other TLDs too.” There are two processes for registrations – “fast track” and “standard”. The former “is for organisations with trademarks matching their names. It take five days for the trademark to be verified and the domain to go live.”

“Instagram has launched legal proceedings in the US in a bid to have a 2011 domain name purchase agreement upheld and block a ‘sham’ lawsuit in China” reports IPPro. Facebook paid $100,000 for the domain in 2011, which was previously owned by a Chinese registrant. The registrant, Murong Zhou, has “along with other family members, has made a business out of squatting on domain names containing famous trademarks, including Instagram’s, according to the district court complaint.”

Afilias was recently awarded a whopping $10 million in a court case against Architelos in a “trades secrets case” reports Domain Incite. A jury decided Architelos “had misappropriated trade secrets from Afilias in order to build its patented NameSentry domain security service, may even be thrown a lifeline enabling it to continue business.”

“A little over a week ago, the judge ordered that the $10 million judgment originally imposed by the jury should be reduced to $2 million.” Even this reduced would be too much for Architelos that has suffered a loss of business since the decision. “But the judge seems to be considering an injunction that would enable Architelos to continue to exist.”

The .cars, .car and .auto gTLDs have got off to a flying start, financially at least, taking in over a clear $1 million during the Early Access Period according to Domain Incite. General Availability started on 20 January and followed the Sunrise and lucrative Early Access Period, the latter closed on 12 January.

One of the most prominent registrations was Apple’s registration of “a trio of domains related to cars” according to USA Today. The trio were apple.car, apple.auto and apple.cars.

Domain Name Registry, ICANN and Governance, New gTLDs

ICANN Selects Architelos for Domain Abuse Intelligence Reporting

Architelos logoArchitelos has announced they have again been selected by ICANN to provide monthly market intelligence reports on domain name abuse across both new and existing TLDs.

The abuse intelligence reporting is based on Architelos’ patented NameSentry℠ platform. Architelos also publishes the thrice-yearly NameSentry Namespace Quality Report which analyzes the prevalence of domain name abuse across the entire Internet.

Under the terms of this agreement we will provide summary level spam, phishing, and malware abuse by TLD, as well as analysis of notable trends. This agreement underlines NameSentry’s fundamental value proposition which is to which enable accuracy, transparency, and automation in managing domain name abuse.

Domain Name Registry, New gTLDs

NameSentry℠ Adopted by Over 60% of New TLDs Launched

 

Architelos logo[news release] Architelos, Inc., the premier provider of automated domain name abuse detection and mitigation services, has added Famous Four Media to its expanding roster of NameSentry clients.

Famous Four Media will be implementing NameSentry for current and upcoming generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) such as .trade .webcam, and .science. Other new gTLDs that have recently adopted NameSentry include, .build, .ceo, .lat, .luxury, and .ooo, to name a few. To date NameSentry has been adopted by more new gTLDs than any other commercially available solution in the market. Sixty percent (60%) of new gTLDs launched use NameSentry. “The results show that registry operators have embraced NameSentry to protect the long-term health and reputation of their investments, while cost effectively meeting compliance obligations,” said Alexa Raad, CEO of Architelos.

“The fact that NameSentry is offered by a trusted 3rd party, Architelos, was also a plus”

Architelos’ pioneering NameSentry service enables new gTLDs to not only comply with regulatory requirements for managing security threats such as domain name abuse, but also to build and maintain a safe and reputable namespace with low commitment and low overhead. NameSentry provides the most real-time and comprehensive view of domains registered for the purpose of distributing malware, spam and phishing. The service layers investigative tools to pinpoint abusive sites and target bad actors for automated suspension or shutdowns to reduce time to harm.

“We took the time to evaluate all options including competing services as well as a do-it-yourself option. In the end, we chose NameSentry, because it had the most established track record in the market, was customizable across a range of our TLDs, and automated many of the previously manual tasks, saving us time and resources,” said Geir Rasmussen, CEO of Famous Four Media. “The fact that NameSentry is offered by a trusted 3rd party, Architelos, was also a plus,” added Geir.

About Architelos Inc.

Architelos, Inc. provides SaaS-based software, outsourced registry management, and strategic consulting for clients in the domain name (DNS) industry and in particular, top-level domains. Top-level domains are regulated by ICANN and include .com run by VeriSign [VRSN], .biz run by NeuStar [NSR], and many others run and operated by companies such as Minds + Machines Group Limited [L:MMX] and CentralNic Group PLC [L: CNIC]. Architelos’ software products include NameSentry℠a patent-pending abuse detection and mitigation service, and NumberSense™ a registry financial management service. Architelos founders have over 30 years of experience in successfully building launching and managing multi-million name gTLDs. Architelos has locations in Leesburg (VA), Los Angeles and San Francisco (CA), Toronto (Canada) and Dublin (Ireland), as well as data centers in Toronto and Los Angeles. For more information please follow Architelos on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.

About Famous Four Media

Famous Four Media Limited was set up in 2011 by a small group of recognized domain name experts and successful financiers to actively provide products and services to TLD Registry operators under ICANN’s new generic Top Level Domains (“gTLD”) program. Drawing on the best from both Registries and Registrars, Famous Four Media’s management team has extensive experience in the domain name industry having successfully launched, operated, marketed and run generic TLDs under previous rounds and having managed some of the largest corporate and retail domain name registrars in the world.

This Architelos news release was sourced from:
architelos.com/most-new-gtlds-use-namesentry-after-famous-four-signs-with-architelos/

New gTLDs

Architelos Signs NameSentry Referral Agreement with Verisign

 

Architelos logo[news release] Architelos, Inc., the premier provider of automated domain name abuse detection and mitigation services, announced it has signed a referral agreement with Verisign for NameSentry. Under the terms of the agreement, Architelos will provide NameSentry at a discounted rate to new generic top-level domain (gTLD) registry operators that use Verisign as their back-end registry services provider.

Architelos’ pioneering NameSentry service enables new gTLDs to not only comply with regulatory requirements for managing security threats such as domain name abuse, but also to build and maintain a safe and reputable namespace, with low commitment and low overhead. NameSentry aggregates the best of breed data sources on malware, spam and phishing to get the most real-time and comprehensive view. The service then layers investigative tools to quickly pinpoint abusive sites and bad actors for automated suspension of shutdowns.

“NameSentry provides new gTLDs with the means to protect their namespace and by extension their customers and Internet users, as well as the means to comply with ICANN’s contractual requirements related to domain abuse spelled out in Spec 11,” said Alexa Raad, CEO of Architelos. “We are excited by the opportunity to offer the ease and innovation of NameSentry to Verisign’s new gTLD clients.”

“Architelos has designed NameSentry for new gTLD registry operators to help them more easily and cost-effectively meet their compliance requirements and domain abuse mitigation needs,” said Sarah Langstone, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Verisign. “We are pleased to work with Architelos in making this service available to our customers as they prepare to launch their new gTLDs.”

About Architelos, Inc.

Architelos, Inc. provides SaaS-based TLD managed services solutions, and strategic consulting for clients in the domain name (DNS) industry.  NameSentry, a patent-pending abuse detection and mitigation service, is the second SaaS based service launched by the company, after Business Case Builder in 2011.  Architelos is unique in having over 30 years of experience in building, launching, and managing multi-million name gTLDs.  Clients include new gTLDs, as well as existing generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) and Country Code (ccTLD) registries.   Architelos has locations in Leesburg (VA), Los Angeles (CA), Toronto (Canada) and Dublin (Ireland), as well as data centers in Toronto and Los Angeles.  For more info follow Architelos on Twitter and Facebook or Linked-in.

This Architelos news release was sourced from:
architelos.com/architelos-signs-namesentry-referral-agreement-verisign

New gTLDs

Architelos Announces Flat Rate NameSentry Pricing For New gTLDs

 

Architelos logo[news release] Architelos, Inc., the leading provider of automated domain name abuse detection and mitigation services, announced a flat rate pricing for its NameSentry automated abuse detection and mitigation service targeted at new gTLDs. New gTLD operators will now be able to sign up for NameSentry Basic or NameSentry Enterprise service and pay a flat rate regardless of their domain name registration volumes. Architelos’ pioneering NameSentry service enables new gTLDs to not only comply with regulatory requirements for managing security threats such as domain name abuse, but also to build and maintain a safe and reputable namespace, with low commitment and low overhead.

“New gTLDs in the first year of launch want the certainty of knowing what their domain abuse mitigation and compliance costs would be, regardless of how much they grow”, said Alexa Raad, CEO of Architelos. “Introducing an easy to understand flat rate pricing structure for new gTLDs helps them manage costs while enjoying the upside of their growth,” she added. To comply with regulatory requirements and to ensure a safe namespace, new gTLDs can either choose a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) approach by investing in data, systems and personnel, or they can choose to outsource. A DIY option requires upfront and long-term investment in data, personnel and development, as well as an established expertise in domain name abuse mitigation. While there may be other outsource options, Architelos is the only independent, 3rd party provider, and NameSentry the leading service already adopted and in use by existing and new gTLDs.

Architelos’ market leading NameSentry service aggregates data from multiple third party malware, spam and phishing providers, to get the most real-time and comprehensive view. The service then layers investigative tools to quickly pinpoint abusive sites and bad actors, and employs automated workflows to shut down threats. Under the new promotional plan for new gTLDs, monthly subscriptions prices range from $389 for the Basic service to $689 for the Enterprise version. More info is available on the Architelos website.

About Architelos, Inc.

Architelos, Inc. provides SaaS-based TLD managed services solutions, and strategic consulting for clients in the domain name (DNS) industry. NameSentry℠, a patent-pending abuse detection and mitigation service, is the second SaaS based service launched by the company, after Business Case Builder in 2011. Architelos is unique in having over 30 years of experience in building, launching, and managing multi-million name gTLDs. Clients include new gTLDs, as well as existing generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) and Country Code (ccTLD) registries. Architelos has locations in Leesburg (VA), Los Angeles, (CA), Toronto (Canada) and Dublin (Ireland), as well as data centers in Toronto and Los Angeles. For more info follow Architelos on Twitter and Facebook or LinkedIn.

New gTLDs

Architelos’ NameSentry Abuse Mitigation Service Adopted by 44% of New gTLDs; Rightside Joins Donuts in Adopting NameSentry

 

Architelos logo[news release] Architelos, Inc., the premier provider of automated domain name abuse detection and mitigation services, announced it has reached 44% market share for its SaaS based NameSentry abuse detection and mitigation service. According to ICANN, it has signed registry agreements for 386 new gTLDs; a signed registry agreement is the first and critical step in the launch of any new gTLD. Architelos has implemented, or is in the process of implementing NameSentry abuse detection and mitigation service for 172 or 44% of the new gTLDs.

“We invested in NameSentry ahead of the market, and it is now in use by existing as well as new gTLDs for almost two years,” said Alexa Raad, CEO of Architelos. “This is a wonderful milestone for us to achieve.”

Architelos recently concluded an agreement with Rightside™ for providing NameSentry abuse detection and mitigation service for all gTLDs operated on Rightside’s registry platform. The agreement covers implementation of NameSentry for all of the strings applied for by Rightside Registry and those applied for by Donuts. “We carefully considered the new service providers and came to the conclusion that Architelos’ NameSentry was the right choice for Rightside and Donuts TLDs. It is another step in fulfilling our commitment to combat potential abuses and add protections that intentionally exceed those required by ICANN” said Jeff Eckhaus, SVP Market Development and Policy at Rightside.

Architelos’ pioneering NameSentry service enables new gTLDs to not only comply with regulatory requirements for managing security threats such as domain name abuse, but also to build and maintain a safe and reputable namespace, with low commitment and low overhead.

About Architelos, Inc.

Architelos, Inc. provides SaaS-based TLD managed services solutions, and strategic consulting for clients in

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the domain name (DNS) industry. NameSentry℠, a patent-pending abuse detection and mitigation service, is the second SaaS based service launched by the company, after Business Case Builder in 2011. Architelos is unique in having over 30 years of experience in building, launching, and managing multi-million name gTLDs. Clients include new gTLDs, as well as existing generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) and Country Code (ccTLD) registries. Architelos has locations in Leesburg (VA), Los Angeles, (CA), Toronto (Canada) and Dublin (Ireland), as well as data centers in Toronto and Los Angeles. For more info follow Architelos on Twitter and Facebook or LinkedIn.

About Rightside

Rightside™, the domain name services division of Demand Media, Inc. (NYSE: DMD), inspires and delivers new possibilities for consumers and businesses to define and present themselves online. The company, with its affiliates, is a leading provider of domain name services, offering one of the industry’s most comprehensive platforms for the discovery, registration, development, and monetization of domain names. This includes 15 million names under management, the most widely used domain name reseller platform, more than 20,000 distribution partners, an award-winning retail registrar, the leading domain name auction service and an interest in more than 100 new Top Level Domain applications. Following the planned separation from Demand Media, Inc., Rightside will be home to some of the most admired brands in the industry, including eNom, Name.com, United TLD and NameJet (in partnership with Web.com). Headquartered in Kirkland, WA, Rightside has offices in North America, Europe and Australia. For more information please visit www.rightside.co

This news release was sourced from the Architelos website here.

ICANN and Governance, New gTLDs

Architelos Launches NameSentry Lite for Domain Abuse Monitoring and Compliance Reporting

 

Architelos logo[news release] Architelos, Inc. the premier provider of automated domain name abuse detection and mitigation services, announced today the availability of NameSentrysm Lite. NameSentry Lite is designed for new generic Top Level Domain (gTLDs) operators who expect limited security threats such as phishing, malware, pharming and spam (collectively known as “domain abuse”), but who still require monitoring and notification of such abuses for compliance purposes.

NameSentry Lite is the entry-level version of the NameSentry abuse detection and mitigation service and is based on NameSentry’s patent-pending technology. NameSentry Lite provides monthly reports summarizing the domains and URLs that were detected as security threats in a given gTLD. The report includes such info as: the domain (and URLs if relevant), detection date, type of abuse, data sources, each domain’s sponsoring registrar, and incident resolution status in some cases. These reports can be used to support contractual compliance with abuse monitoring and notification requirements as set out in ICANN’s Registry Agreement.

NameSentry Lite is ideal for new gTLDs who expect little or no abuse, but still have to manage compliance reporting. Examples include brand gTLDs, “vertically integrated” gTLDs, or even gTLDs balancing abuse monitoring and compliance cost with other launch and operational expenses. Additional product information, FAQs and pricing info are available at www.architelos.com/namesentry.

Over 100 new gTLDs have already signed their Registry Agreement with ICANN. As more sign and prepare for launch, they will have to put in place resources to implement their domain abuse mitigation policies and commitments. One of the earliest gTLDs to launch, Dot Kiwi has already implemented NameSentry and is using it to differentiate Dot Kiwi as a safe and responsible gTLD as part of Dot Kiwi’s overall marketing campaign. “We are excited to be the first gTLD registry to launch with NameSentry’s protective services bundled with Dot Kiwi. We take the issue of abuse detection and mitigation very seriously and considered our options carefully. We found NameSentry to be the best solution for Dot Kiwi and one that would be fitting for the degree of importance we place on registrant and consumer protection. The operational ease and excellence for us means we can deliver on the high standards we set ourselves,” said Tim Johnson, CEO of Dot Kiwi.

Announces Promotional Monthly Subscription Rates in Effect till Jan 31, 2014
The extended NameSentry product suite allows new gTLDs a way to avoid the up-front cost and commitment of building and staffing an in-house manual system for domain abuse mitigation and compliance reporting, in favor of a low-cost and automated subscription based service, with flexible terms. To provide even greater flexibility, Architelos is offering a promotional monthly subscription rate for both NameSentry Lite and NameSentry Portal, in effect till Jan 31, 2014. New gTLDs as well as existing TLDs can now subscribe to any of the NameSentry options with a no-commitment and low-cost monthly plan. “As new gTLDs prepare for launch, we recognize that abuse mitigation and compliance will be an important and costly consideration,” said Alexa Raad, CEO of Architelos. “Our promotional offer of a month-to-month subscription rate is designed to alleviate the cost burden and allow them to focus on other aspects of launch planning.”

About Architelos, Inc.
Architelos, Inc. provides SaaS-based TLD managed services solutions, and strategic consulting for clients in the domain name (DNS) industry. NameSentry℠, a patent-pending abuse detection and mitigation service, is the second SaaS based service launched by the company, after Business Case Builder in 2011. Architelos is unique in having over 30 years of experience in building, launching, and managing multi-million name gTLDs. Clients include new gTLDs, as well as existing generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) and Country Code (ccTLD) registries. Architelos has locations in Leesburg (VA), Los Angeles, (CA), Toronto (Canada) and Dublin (Ireland), as well as data centers in Toronto and Los Angeles. For more info follow Architelos on Twitter and Facebook or LinkedIn.

This Architelos news release was sourced from:
architelos.com/architelos-launches-namesentry-lite-domain-abuse-monitoring-compliance-reporting/

New gTLDs

Architelos Publishes Second NameSentry Report, Releasing Data and Key Findings on Internet Safety and Comparative Rankings of over 70 TLDs

architelos logoArchitelos, Inc. announced today the publication of the second installment of  the NameSentry Namespace Quality Report. The report benchmarks the comparative safety of the Internet and its largest Top Level Domains (TLDs) by measuring by the prevalence of security threats such as malware, phishing, botnets, and spam. The findings indicate a 67% increase of domain names identified and listed as “abusive” by major blocklists from January to September 2013, and that at least 5.5% of newly registered domain names are being used to perpetrate security threats.

“We hope greater transparency will encourage debate and open dialogue to leverage collective wisdom on best practices to combat abuse”

Report Finds Increase of “Abusive Domains” and Potential Lessons for New gTLDs

The findings indicate 67% increase of domain names identified and listed as “abusive” by major security blocklists from January to September 2013. These respected blocklists are used to protect Internet users by blocking malware, phishing, dangerous spam, and other threats. The majority of the domains on these blocklists were registered for the purpose of perpetrating abuse, with a small minority consisting of domains that were compromised by bad actors. From January to September of 2013, an estimated 5.5% of newly registered domains were listed. “This underscores prevalent practice of bad actors to use domain names for perpetrating security threats and then quickly moving to new ones,” said John Matson, COO of Architelos. “The increase in abusive use of domains is a challenge for the security and domain industries, and for the general Internet-using population.”

The first NameSentry Report covered January to May 2013, was released in July  and pioneered the concept of the Namespace Quality Index (NQI). NQI measures the relative concentration of abusive domain names in any given namespace, thus providing a comparative measure of safety. Specifically, the NQI measures the “number of reported abusive domain names/million Domains Under Management (DUM).” Taking a snapshot in May and then again in September, of the 15 TLDs with NQI ratings of “Excellent/Green” in the May, only 6% or four TLDs sustained their ranking by September, while the rest slipped to “Good/Yellow.” This demonstrates the challenge TLDs face to achieve and maintain an “Excellent/Green” rating. The number of “Good/Yellow” rated TLDs increased from 36 in number in May to 45 total in September and represented 63% or the majority of the 72 TLD studied. The number of “Caution/Orange”-rated TLDs increased slightly in number from 14 in May to 15 total in September; and the number of at “Risk/Red” rated TLDs increased slightly from 7 in May to 8 in September comprising 11% of all measured TLDs. The NameSentry Namespace Quality Report is available for download at www.architelos.com/namesentry.

Starting now and continuing through next year and beyond, more than 1,000 new gTLDs will be added to the Internet root. Architelos’ goal in publishing the NQI data and the resulting analytical findings, is to bring greater transparency to the domain name industry and the Internet in general, regarding the prevalence of security threats such as       malware, phishing, botnets and spam which start with a domain name registration and depend on that domain name to perpetrate their harm. “We hope greater transparency will encourage debate and open dialogue to leverage collective wisdom on best practices to combat abuse,” said Alexa Raad, CEO of Architelos.

About Architelos, Inc.

Architelos, Inc. provides SaaS-based TLD managed services solutions, and strategic consulting for clients in the domain name (DNS) industry. NameSentry℠, a patent-pending abuse detection and mitigation service, is the second SaaS based service launched by the company, after Business Case Builder in 2011. Architelos is unique in having over 30 years of experience in building, launching, and managing multi-million name gTLDs. Clients include new gTLDs, as well as existing generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) and Country Code (ccTLD) registries. Architelos has locations in Leesburg (VA), Los Angeles, (CA), Toronto (Canada) and Dublin (Ireland), as well as data centers in Toronto and Los Angeles. For more info follow Architelos on Twitter and Facebook or LinkedIn

This Architelos news release was sourced from:

Domain Name Registrants, Domain Name Registrars, Domain Name Registry, New gTLDs

Regulated TLDs Generally Safer Than Unregulated TLDs: Architelos Study

Not all TLDs are equal. And some are safer than others. That’s the finding of a report from Architelos that looked at the number of abusive domain names in 72 TLDs around the world. The TLDs surveyed accounted for over 257 million domain names, or over 99 percent of the total domains in the world’s registries.The report found that “low prices, ineffectual registrars, and a lack of compliance and enforcement tend to attract abusive registrations, whereas restrictive registration policies and higher prices tend to deter abusive domain registrations.”Further, “TLD registries can be distinguished by how resistant they are to abusive registrations, and how active or passive the registry is in detecting and mitigating abuse.”The survey was conducted on the eve of the introduction of hundreds of new TLDs as a starting point to help determine if the new TLDs are more or less safe and secure than those already currently in existence.The survey sought to benchmark the “current state” of TLDs so any level of change could be determined based on facts and not ideological positions.The analysis was built on data in the Architelos’ patent-pending NameSentry Abuse Detection and Mitigation Service. Since its introduction in November 2012, NameSentry has been tracking and analysing abusive domain activity across the internet.Of the TLDs surveyed, it was found 0.4 percent of all domain names registered, or roughly 4,000 abusive domains per million, that are considered abusive.And 90 percent of these abusive domains were found when they were advertised in spam, with six percent involved in spreading malware. Phishing involved above 150,000 unique domains per year. Those domains involved in command-and-control botnets though are relatively rare, but have a disproportionate importance.Overall 15 TLDs, or 21 percent of those surveyed, were considered to have an excellent rating. Those included the only two gTLDs to get the excellent rating, .tel and .xxx, as well as .no, .nz, .ch and .au.Those with a good rating made up half the sample with 36 of the TLDs and included the two largest ccTLDs, .tk and .de, and .nl, the fifth largest ccTLD.The largest TLD of them all with over 40 percent of all registrations, .com, came in the next category, “exercise caution”, along with 13 other TLDs including .at, .eu, .uk, .org and .net.And there were seven TLDs (10%) with the worst rating, determined to be “at risk”, and this group included .info, .us, .ru, .asia and .cn.The full report from Architelos is available for download from:
architelos.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/NameSentry-Report-2013.pdf