This year we’ve seen an exponential increase in domain name hijacking and theft, all thanks to a requirement by ICANN for registrars to verify WHOIS information.
Domain theft is rampant in countries that the US legal system cannot comfortably reach, such as China and Russia.
- Change your email password often.
- Test your password for its security strength. (There are free sites for checking password strength.)
- Disable POP if your email provider is able to use a different protocol.
- Tick the setting “always use https” under email options.
- Frequently check the “unusual activity” flag if provided by your email service.
- Use a two-step (two-factor) authentication if available.
