The INFERMAL research project will unfold in three phases. In Phase 1 (November 2023), researchers will map abusive domains from blocklists to their registration information. Phase 2 (July 2024) will analyze proactive security measures, including how registrars validate user data and respond to abuse notifications. The final phase (September 2024) will culminate in a research paper using generalized linear modeling to identify key factors driving domain abuse and propose recommendations for mitigation.
More about our next steps in this blog.
Great to see our colleague, Youssef Abyaa, presenting at the Workshop on Traffic Measurements for Cybersecurity (WTMC) during IEEE Euro S&P earlier this week! In his talk, he showcased how to leverage BIMI to build a validated dataset of brands, domain names, and logos.We’re pleased to have supported this year’s workshop edition. Check out the full program here: https://wtmc.info/index.html
We are happy to share that our research paper got accepted to ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS) 2025. This work builds on the INFERMAL report and investigates the preferences of malicious actors when registering domain names for phishing — an important step toward understanding and mitigating DNS abuse.We are looking forward to present our work in October in Taiwan. Read more about the conference and how to participate.
We’re pleased to share that our Cybersecurity Researcher Yevheniya Nosyk has been selected as a new co-chair of the RIPE DNS Working Group. The WG focuses on the operational aspects of DNS, including deployments, measurements, and security. We're pleased to take a more active role in supporting that work.Learn more about the RIPE DNS Working Group here.