State of DNSSEC Deployment 2016 report shows over 89% of top-level domains signed

Did you know that 89% of top-level domains are now signed with DNSSEC? Or that over 88% of .GOV domains and over 50% of .CZ domains are signed? Were you aware that over 103,000 domains use DANE and DNSSEC to provide a higher level of security for email? Or that 80% of clients request DNSSEC signature records in DNS queries?

All these facts and much more are available in our new State of DNSSEC Deployment 2016 report

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New report: “State of DNSSEC Deployment 2016”

What is the current state of deployment of the DNS Security Extensions? (DNSSEC) How many domains are secured with DNSSEC? What actual usage are we seeing on the Internet? What software is available to help? For years there have been many statistics about DNSSEC available, but it’s been hard to get an overall picture of Read more…

State of DNSSEC Deployment 2016 report shows over 89% of top-level domains signed

Did you know that 89% of top-level domains are now signed with DNSSEC? Or that over 88% of .GOV domains and over 50% of .CZ domains are signed? Were you aware that over 103,000 domains use DANE and DNSSEC to provide a higher level of security for email? Or that 80% of clients request DNSSEC […]

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FIR Episode 68 Available Now – Artifical Intelligence (AI), fake videos, PR trends, blockchain and much, much more

Yesterday I had an incredibly fun experience starting off 2017 – and now you can share in that: For Immediate Release (FIR) episode #68 is available for listening or download at: http://firpodcastnetwork.com/fir-68-us-actually-say/ Host Shel Holtz (in the big picture above)…

For Immediate Release #68: Did any of us actually say any of this?

Artificial Intelligence is on the panel’s mind — among other things — as C.C. Chapman, Neville Hobson, and Dan York join Shel Holtz for the first episode of 2017 and the beginning of our 13th consecutive year of podcasting. Our conversation covered the impact of a second consecutive presidential administration planning an arm’s-length relationship with the press while employing social media more to communicate directly with the public; businesses making preparations to address the prospect of an attack from the president; five industries whose futures are threatened by technology (and what they can do about it); and much more.
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My 3 Words For 2017

Continuing the tradition I started back in 2010 (see past years), here are three words that describe themes I intend to focus on this year. They aren’t "resolutions" as much as areas of activity. "Themes" is a good way to think about them. HEALTH I have let my weight creep up to where I am about 30 pounds over where I should be (and where I was back in 2011). I haven’t been exercising. I have some dental issues to take care of. My last physical exam was… (I’m not sure… but I don’t think I’ve ever met the doctor…

TDYR 319 – Watching 100 Girls Throw Rocks At Houses

What is it like to watch 100 girls throw rocks at houses? In this episode I talk about our recent trip to Toronto where I got to do exactly that…

For Immediate Release #67: Let’s launch a startup!

Not much news of interest to communicators is reported over the holidays, so Ayelet Baron, Eden Spodek, and Brad Whitworth joined host Shel Holtz for a higher-level conversation Facebook’s obligations as a new kind of media company, the wisdom of choosing to launch a startup as your first job, how companies can attract younger workers more inclined to launch a startup, how cultures need to change to embrace a corporate narrative, whistleblowing, and suicide by overwork. There’s much more, including Dan York’s report on Facebook Live Audio.
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Will Facebook Live Audio be good for podcasting? So many questions…

Will "Facebook Live Audio" be good for podcasters? Will it help us engage with our audiences? Will it compete with SoundCloud and other similar platforms? Or will it pull people away from traditional podcasts to keep people within Facebook’s shiny…

For Immediate Release #66: Detached from the real world

Kami Huyse, Marshall Kirkpatrick, and Laura Pevehouse join host Shel Holtz for an update on the latest news about fake news, including the steps Facebook is taking to call it out, Germany’s new law that could cost Facebook 500,000 euros for each fake news item it publishes, how big brands are inadvertently funding fake news, how fake news is inspiring people to turn their attention back to mainstream media, and why owned media (especially corporate blogs) are more important than ever; a look at a new app that lets employees engage anonymously with other workers in their company led 200-plus Amazon employees to critique their employer’s handling of a colleague’s attempted suicide; conversation about how blockchain could play a part in marketing and advertising, and much more (including Dan York’s weekly tech report).
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