Who’s hitting your server? As we head deeper into National Cyber Security Awareness Month, it’s about time we all take a step back and think about whether or not you – and your IT colleagues – are practicing safe DNS. Starting today, .ORG is helping you do just that with our brand new “Practice Safe DNS” web site and campaign. Our goal is simple: to promote security and curb ground abuse of the DNS by showing how domain holders, registrars, web developers, IT professionals and the like can respectively play a increasingly relevant role in providing a safer and more secure Internet. After all, as Steve Crocker, CEO of Shinkuro and one of our safe DNS experts, notes: “The first domain name may have been created 25 years ago, but the Internet is still in its infancy when it comes to security.” Isn’t it time we caught up?
Today, it’s my pleasure to announce that Mr. Brian Cute has been named CEO of .ORG, The Public Interest Registry, effective February 1. It’s been an honor to serve as interim CEO over the past few months, and as I return to my position as Chairman of the Board, I – as well as the rest of the PIR team – look forward to working alongside Brian in cementing .ORG’s position as the most trusted domain.
