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Re: Wacky Weekend: The '.secure' gTLD


From: valdis.kletnieks () vt edu
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:42:19 -0400

On Thu, 31 May 2012 20:11:22 -0400, Jay Ashworth said:
routinely conduct security scans of registered sites.

This can only play out one of 2 ways:

1) They launch an nmap scan on the 13th of every month from a known fixed address
which everybody just drops traffic, and it's pointless.

2) The worst rules-of-engagement mess the industry has ever seen.

sites. The venture has $9.6 million (US) in funding provided by Artemis'
parent company NCC Group, a UK-based IT security firm."

And only have to pay $185K to ICANN for the TLD.  Hmm....

A bunch of lawyers are gonna get filthy stinking rich.  I think I need to make some popcorn. :)

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