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Web Content Personalization through IP Geolocation API

Web Content Personalization through IP Geolocation API

Ranking higher in search engines is the ultimate goal of website owners and developers. Although ranking algorithms are quite complex, we know that user experience (UX) also plays a significant role in them. Google and other search engines mainly want users to be happy or at the very least, satisfied, which not only entails giving them what they are searching for but also ensuring they have a positive experience.

UX as a ranking factor was confirmed in 2017 when low-quality websites that were laden with ads dipped in search ranking. Web pages that don’t give users what they need despite high rankings in the past may see a decline if their content quality drops.

7 Ways Domainers Can Benefit from Bulk Domain Checking

7 Ways Domainers Can Benefit from Bulk Domain Checking

The Internet real estate market is growing at an unprecedented rate and so is the demand for premium domains. That’s a good thing for domainers though, which also means there is a need to be creative and efficient in securing the most sought after domains to invest in. There are different tools that can help with this purpose, but a Bulk WHOIS API, in particular, can turn out invaluable to streamline domain bulk searches.

Why Should Domainers Use Bulk WHOIS API?

Solutions like Bulk WHOIS API provide domainers with vital domain ownership details in the least amount of time. With it, they can quickly obtain several domains’ registration and expiration dates, owner details, and other relevant information at once.

How Can a Domain Reputation Lookup Tool Improve an Organization’s Security Posture?

How Can a Domain Reputation Lookup Tool Improve an Organization’s Security Posture?

Many organizations only consider domain reputation in the context of email services and deliverability. They believe that scores only have to do with whether or not sites are seen as reputable email senders. However, that is not always the case. Domain reputation covers far more than that.

A good domain reputation score can be a stamp of confidence when it comes to website security. Therefore, it is imperative for organizations to regularly carry out domain reputation lookups with a tool like Domain Reputation API or Domain Reputation Lookup to assess both their own websites and those of external stakeholders to improve their security posture. Let’s take a closer look at why it matters.

How to Preserve Your Brand Value by Checking the DNS History of Your Domains

How to Preserve Your Brand Value by Checking the DNS History of Your Domains

Brand trust is the hard currency of any business. In fact, customers cite brand trust as the top reason why they would buy from a retailer, according to a 2018 consumer insights survey. Employees are also most productive when they work for a brand they trust. What’s more, in a climate of trust, companies can forge new partnerships and achieve milestones.

Unfortunately, most organizations overlook a critical element when building trust — brand protection. Despite the heavy emphasis on marketing strategies, it appears that most companies remain unprepared for attacks on their brand. Intellectual property violations and fraud, for instance, can gravely hurt a company’s brand image, reputation, and value. One tool that can help in this area is a DNS database.

How to Check & Improve the Reputation of Your Domain

It has never been easier to build a website and online business. You can create a site from scratch and start promoting and selling your product in a matter of hours. Amazing as this is, such convenience also has a dark side. Cyber-criminals can do that just as easily. They can infect your website with malware or mimic its appearance to lure your unsuspecting customers. Running a website became a technically challenging matter: web server software, content management systems and other digital tools all have their vulnerabilities. There are malicious requests impinging at every website in every minute looking for the possibility of taking control over it. One successful attack could destroy your business completely.

How to Look Up an ARIN IP Address with IP Netblocks WHOIS Database

How to Look Up an ARIN IP Address with IP Netblocks WHOIS Database

Why does it matter who’s behind an IP address? Knowing the identity of IP addresses’ owners, whether they are individuals or organizations, helps users determine if they can be trusted or are potential scammers out to carry fraud.

However, that information is not always readily available, and nor is it publicly accessible due to a variety of reasons. So, how can users obtain such data? One resource that may help is an IP Netblocks WHOIS Database. In a nutshell, it lets users know what IP netblock or range an IP address belongs to and who owns it.

How to Trace a Privately Registered Domain’s Owner By Using a WHOIS History Lookup Tool

How to Trace a Privately Registered Domain’s Owner By Using a WHOIS History Lookup Tool

With a myriad of free readily tools available online, it’s not so difficult to find out if someone else already owns a domain you’re eyeing or if that domain is available for purchase or registration. But that’s where most tools stop. Sometimes, more details such as a domain’s ownership history, including current and past registrants’ names and contact details, are hidden since most domain owners opt for privacy protection.

6 Compelling Reasons Why You Should Check Email Address Owners and Other Email Security Tips

6 Compelling Reasons Why You Should Check Email Address Owners and Other Email Security Tips

An email address is, perhaps, one of the most overlooked network-accessible resources. Many highly publicized attacks are attributed to a phishing email link that an unsuspecting employee regrettably clicked on. Also, business email compromise (BEC) accounted for 50% of total losses among organizations or $1.2 billion in 2018. Yet despite all the constant warnings and devastating examples, these attacks keep on happening. Why is this so?

The occurrence could be bewildering indeed for cybersecurity professionals who deploy the most advanced endpoint protection and intrusion detection systems (IDSs) there is. Unfortunately, all efforts to ward off attackers can prove irrelevant unless you educate employees on good email hygiene or implement the right email security policies.

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