Thanks, Lynn. I would caution the RT4 to take this (and other) WHOIS studies with a grain of salt. There are many agendas in the community, and not all studies take steps to neutralize any bias in the results. For example, in this particular case many registrars were aware of the study and chose not to respond, thus altering the resulting data and conclusions. Thanks-- J. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Rt4-whois] [FWD: [bc-gnso] Knujon Internet Security Report] From: <lynn@goodsecurityconsulting.com> Date: Thu, March 17, 2011 3:55 pm To: rt4-whois@icann.org Dear All, Forwarding a Report below because it includes points that are relevant to effectiveness of WHOIS policy implementation. Wishing everyone safe travels home after the conclusion of the meeting. Lynn -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [bc-gnso] Knujon Internet Security Report From: "Chris Chaplow" <chris@andalucia.com> Date: Thu, March 17, 2011 3:36 am To: "'bc - GNSO list'" <bc-gnso@icann.org> Dear Members, You may be interested to review the latest Knujon Internet Security Report. Chris Chaplow -------------------------- Chris, We have just issued a new report detailing abuse of the Domain Name System and Registrar contract compliance issues. It is available on our home page: http://www.knujon.com or directly at http://www.knujon.com/KnujOn_security_abuse_report_031411.pdf The report specifically discusses: 1. Registrars with current legal issues 2. Illicit Use of Privacy-Proxy WHOIS Registration (also detailed http://www.circleid.com/posts/20110310_proxy_privacy_user_higher_for_illicit _domains/) 3. A study on the contracted obligation for Bulk WHOIS Access 4. Policy Failures and Malware (also detailed here: http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100922_policy_failure_enables_mass_malware_p art_i_rx_partners_vipmeds/) 5. A study of where counterfeiters go to buy trademarked domain names 6. And an introduction to our new statistical methods for measuring Internet abuse. Please contact me with any questions, Garth Garth Bruen at Knujon.com [mailto:gbruen@knujon.com] _______________________________________________ Rt4-whois mailing list Rt4-whois@icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/rt4-whois