A survey of domains by email security firm Proofpoint has found that registrations of fraudulent domains increased by 11% in 2018 even as quarterly domain registrations grew by 44% between the first and fourth quarters of the year.

Google's move to strip out the "www" and "m." in domains typed into the address bar, beginning with version 69 of its Chrome browser, has drawn an enormous amount of criticism from developers who see the move as a bid to cement the company's dominance of the Web.

Financial services technology provider TAS has partnered with Endeavour Mutual Bank to activate its ".bank" URL in a move aimed at enhancing Endeavour’s cyber security measures.