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Domain Security Essentials

Protect your digital assets

11 lessons
4-5 hours

About this course

Your domains are valuable digital assets that need protection. This comprehensive 11-lesson course teaches you how to secure domains against hijacking, theft, and unauthorized access using industry best practices, including DNSSEC, email authentication, and enterprise security.

What you'll learn

  • Enable two-factor authentication on all registrar accounts
  • Configure domain locks to prevent unauthorized transfers
  • Implement privacy protection correctly
  • Implement DNSSEC and email authentication
  • Create an enterprise security checklist
  • Know your legal options against domain squatters

Course Content

1

Setting Up Two-Factor Authentication

Start here

2FA is your first line of defense. Learn how to set it up at every major registrar.

2FA prevents account takeover even if pa...Use authenticator apps over SMS when pos...
10 min
2

Understanding Domain Locks

Domain locks prevent unauthorized changes. Learn about the different types and when to use them.

clientTransferProhibited prevents unauth...Some registrars offer registry-level loc...
9 min
3

Preventing Domain Hijacking

Domain hijacking can devastate a business. Learn the attack vectors and how to defend against them.

Social engineering is the #1 attack vect...Keep registration contact information cu...
9 min
4

WHOIS Privacy Protection

Understand when and how to use privacy protection to hide your contact information.

Privacy protection hides your contact in...GDPR has changed what information is pub...
14 min
5

WHOIS Privacy After GDPR

GDPR changed domain privacy forever. Understand what information is now public and what's protected.

GDPR requires registrars to redact perso...Business contact information may still b...
7 min
6

Setting Up DNSSEC

Protect your domains from DNS spoofing and cache poisoning with DNSSEC.

DNSSEC adds cryptographic signatures to ...Setup process varies by registrar
14 min
7

Email Authentication (DMARC/SPF/DKIM)

Prevent email spoofing and improve deliverability with proper domain email authentication.

SPF specifies which servers can send ema...DKIM adds cryptographic signatures to ou...
18 min
8

Domain Monitoring & Alerts

Set up monitoring to detect unauthorized changes to your domains before damage is done.

Monitor DNS records, WHOIS data, and SSL...Automated alerts catch changes you'd oth...
18 min
9

Protecting Against Typosquatting

Typosquatters register misspellings of popular domains. Learn how to protect your brand.

Common typos include missing letters and...Consider registering common misspellings...
12 min
10

Fighting Cybersquatting

If someone registers a domain targeting your trademark, you have legal options. Learn the UDRP process.

UDRP is the primary dispute resolution p...You need a trademark to file a complaint
12 min
11

Enterprise Domain Security Checklist

The complete security checklist for businesses managing multiple domains.

Implement role-based access and separati...Establish incident response procedures
15 min

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Who it's for

  • Business owners with valuable domains
  • Domain portfolio holders
  • IT administrators
  • Anyone concerned about domain security