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Marketing and Media Teams Can Streamline Their Services with WHOIS Databases

Marketing and Media Teams Can Streamline Their Services with WHOIS Databases

The world of marketing and media isn’t a walk in the park. The teams working in those departments are always on the move constantly looking for ways to improve their strategies. A WHOIS database can prove useful for them in many ways. Read on to find out how.

Reverse WHOIS in action: find all domains or websites of a company, and more

Reverse WHOIS in action: find all domains or websites of a company, and more

See Reverse WHOIS service in action by searching for all Internet domains a company owns or is related to. We shall use the web-based reverse WHOIS service. An alternative would be to use the reverse WHOIS API, a RESTful solution which is also available with the same capabilities. We shall pick a popular brand, the Eastman Kodak Company, as an example for our investigation, although it works for any other one you might be interested in. If you are a domainer, a marketer, a legal investigator, an IT security expert, or anyone interested in or working with Internet domains, you are in the right place. We present the Swiss Army knife designed to fit in your very pocket.

How Domainers and Registrars Can Leverage WHOIS Databases

How Domainers and Registrars Can Leverage WHOIS Databases

Keeping track of a vast range of domain information, especially with the Internet’s rapid growth, is quite challenging for domainers and registrars. However, WHOIS data can help tackle multiple issues that these specialists face on a daily basis. Moreover, access to domain details can provide a lot of insights that were previously unavailable or hard to obtain. Let’s take a look.

IP WHOIS lookups vs. an IP Netblocks WHOIS database

IP WHOIS lookups vs. an IP Netblocks WHOIS database

In many of the aforementioned applications, it is equally important to find out who an actual IP address is assigned to and which part of the network it belongs to. Technically, it necessary and sufficient for a device to have an IP address to be able to communicate on the network. As it is sufficient, there are nodes which are not assigned a domain name. However, in every communication it is necessary for the IP address to be able to be tracked back at least. This makes IP WHOIS data useful in many of the aforementioned applications, and indeed essential for IT security. In a typical server log, for instance, we have IP addresses whose ownership can be identified via its IP WHOIS record obtainable by the WHOIS protocol.

Are You Keeping An Eye On Your & Your Adversary’s Domain Activity? – Part 1

Are You Keeping An Eye On Your & Your Adversary’s Domain Activity? – Part 1

If the answer to the above question is “no”, “looking forward to, but don’t know how”, or god forbid, “why would I want to do that?”, then you are just in the right place! Businesses always need to protect their brand from bad actors who can spoil their reputation, while at the same time, also try & stay a step ahead of their competition. And why only businesses, security teams also need to constantly keep a track of threats in order to pre-empt & proactively curb online attacks. The internet has made a lot of information easily accessible, but getting relevant, timely & proactive Intel is the key for staying a step ahead whether it is to protect your brand or to prevent a hacker from committing an online crime. Reactive in today’s day & age is longer a solution for success.

WHOIS Databases for Cybersecurity, Threat Intelligence, and Law Enforcement

WHOIS Databases for Cybersecurity, Threat Intelligence, and Law Enforcement

Organizations that wish to keep their defenses up always have to look for new ways to combat dangerous cyber threats. This can be done by supporting traditional cybersecurity approach with threat intelligence and threat hunting efforts.

How IP Geolocation Can Help Business Security Management

How IP Geolocation Can Help Business Security Management

When it comes to business security management, knowing the "where" of a potential threat can be as important as or even more important than the "who" or "when." The reasons for this are fairly easy to understand. The nature of litigation and the location of sensitive property or facilities make it necessary for companies to understand all the potential threats to both their own safety and that of their stakeholders, and to take the necessary steps to protect and safeguard that property.

Different Ways to Turn your Website Visitors into Known Customers

Different Ways to Turn your Website Visitors into Known Customers

Building trust with customers is a very important aspect for anyone’s business both now and in the future. By looking at how most of the e-commerce platforms have performed, one has to admit that there is a growing demand for goods online. All of this is mainly due to the current technological advancements that have facilitated the growth rate of online-based businesses. As a result, understanding website visitors is crucial to the success of any organization.

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