Protecting Your Domain Name and Online Brand
Domain security, recovery, and monitoring from industry veterans.
Simply registering a domain name isn't enough
Domain names are stolen, hijacked, and lost every day. We secure them, watch them, and get them back.
Domain Recovery
- Stolen and hijacked domain recovery
- Expired domain reclamation
- Registrar disputes and escalation
- Ownership investigations
Brand Protection
- Multi-registry domain blocking
- Abuse prevention and takedowns
- Trademark monitoring
- Registry lock configuration
Domain Background Checks
- 45+ data points analyzed
- Full WHOIS and ownership history
- DNS and hosting history
- Prior-use and reputation review
DNShield Monitoring
- Real-time change alerts
- Nameserver and DNS monitoring
- Expiration and renewal warnings
- Registrar lock verification
Domain Mgt
- Portfolio consolidation
- DNS configuration and DNSSEC
- Registrar security policy
- Renewal and access governance
Domain Recovery
Recover stolen, hijacked, and improperly transferred domain names.
- Stolen domain investigations using WHOIS, DNS, and registrar records
- Registrar escalation and dispute handling
- Expired and lapsed domain reclamation
- UDRP coordination and expert testimony
- Evidence packages prepared for counsel
Brand Protection
Block abusive registrations before they ever reach your customers.
- NameBlock multi-registry domain blocking
- AbuseShield takedown and abuse reporting
- BrandLock trademark enforcement
- Registry lock and registrar security policy
- Portfolio governance and access control
DNShield Monitoring
Know the moment something changes on a domain you depend on.
- Real-time alerts on nameserver and DNS record changes
- WHOIS and registrant change detection
- Expiration, renewal, and registrar lock monitoring
- SSL certificate expiry warnings
- Alerts by email or webhook
Research, cases and guides
What we have learned from real domain thefts, and plain-English guides to how domain names work.
Theft Report 2026
- How control of a domain is lost
- What thieves do after a transfer
- Which remedies work, and their limits
- Prevention data from public research
Case Studies
- Patterns.com: stolen twice
- A nonprofit's domains held by its developer
- Seven anonymized theft cases
- The patterns the cases share
Domain Basics
- Renewals, auctions and backorders
- Transfers, auth codes and status codes
- Registrars, registries and ownership
- A glossary of 61 domain terms
Talk to a Domain Security Expert
Call +1 214 236 4378 or email us and we will tell you plainly whether we can help.
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Why Organizations Come to Us
We handle the cases others could not
- Most clients reach us after another consultant or registrar told them nothing could be done.
Expert witness experience
- Retained in litigation involving domain ownership, search, and digital advertising.
Independent and vendor-neutral
- No registrar commissions and no reseller conflicts. The recommendation is the recommendation.
An investigative approach
- Historical WHOIS, DNS, archive, and registry records, not a checklist.
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