Matthew Bryant @IAmMandatory of TheHackerBlog.com wrote a very detailed post on how he was able to register domains in .io that would essentially allow him to take over authoritative nameservers for the .io cctld. It's a very interesting post and shows many registries need to beef up their security protocols. From the article: Impact Given the fact that we were able to take over four of … [Read more...]
The Continuing Uptrend in .io
Park.io published an article on the continued growing usage of .io. The article titled, "The explosive growth of .io domains" takes a look at the growing percentage of websites using .io and the fact that Hillary Clinton has got her own .io domain. From the article: The percentage of websites using .io domains has more than doubled in the last year alone, according to w3techs.com. This makes … [Read more...]
European Start Up Accelerator Reveals Latest Startups and a lot of them use the .io extension
Tech Crunch did a story on Entrepreneur First which is a European accelerator for start-ups along the lines of the popular Y Combinator. Entrepreneur First is the best place for Europe’s top technical individuals to meet and build world-changing startups in London. We select purely on the basis of technical talent, so you can apply before you have a team or an idea. Our intensive 7-month … [Read more...]