End-to-End Domain Abuse & DNS Threat Protection
Comprehensive protection from phishing, impersonation, typosquatting, DNS abuse, and domain-based threats. Human-led oversight and proprietary technology, enterprise-grade.
Threat Detection & Protection
Domain-level detection and response: phishing, impersonation, typosquatting, DNS abuse, and domain-based threats.
Phishing Domain Protection
Cybercriminals register deceptive domains to impersonate brands and steal credentials, payments, and customer trust. DomainHQ identifies phishing domains in real time, validates threats, generates evidence, and supports rapid escalation and takedown.
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- Real-time phishing domain discovery
- Credential harvesting site detection
- Payment fraud domain identification
- Automated evidence collection for takedowns
- Integration with law enforcement protocols
Brand Impersonation Defense
Malicious actors create domains that closely mimic your brand, executives, or partners to deceive customers and enable BEC, wire fraud, and social engineering. Our platform detects brand and executive impersonation across all domain variants and helps you take swift action.
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- Look-alike domain monitoring
- Brand keyword abuse detection
- Executive and board impersonation tracking
- Vendor/partner impersonation and BEC-style campaign alerts
- Social engineering and wire-fraud domain identification
Typosquatting & Look-alike Detection
Typosquatting exploits common typing errors and visual similarities to redirect your users to malicious sites. We monitor thousands of variations to catch these threats before they impact your customers.
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- Keyboard proximity typosquatting
- Homophone detection (sound-alike domains)
- Visual similarity analysis
- TLD variation monitoring (.com vs .co, etc.)
- Automated similarity scoring
Domain Squatting Detection & Defense
Domain squatting is the bad-faith registration of a domain that matches or closely resembles your brand or trademark, often to sell it back at a premium, to redirect your audience, or to harm your reputation. There is a thin line between a domain investor and a domain squatter: an investor typically registers generic or descriptive names for legitimate resale or use; a squatter targets others' brands or marks with no legitimate interest. We monitor for squatted variants of your brand across TLDs and ccTLDs, help you assess intent and risk, and support evidence for recovery (e.g. UDRP) or defensive acquisition.
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- Monitoring for brand and trademark squats across TLDs and ccTLDs
- Distinguishing bad-faith squatting from legitimate domain investment
- Evidence and documentation to support UDRP or legal recovery
- Guidance on defensive registration and when to acquire vs. dispute
- Alerting when your brand or key marks appear in new registrations
IDN & Glyph Abuse Monitoring
Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) allow attackers to create visually identical domains using Unicode characters. Our system detects these sophisticated attacks that bypass traditional security tools.
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- Unicode character abuse detection
- Punycode domain monitoring
- Homograph attack identification
- Multi-script confusion detection
- Visual rendering analysis
DNS Abuse & Hijack Indicators
Unauthorized DNS changes can redirect legitimate traffic to malicious destinations. We monitor DNS configurations for suspicious modifications that indicate potential hijacking or abuse.
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- DNS record change monitoring
- Unauthorized nameserver alerts
- MX record manipulation detection
- DNSSEC validation tracking
- DNS hijacking indicator analysis
Malicious Domain Discovery
Proactively discover domains being used for attacks against your organization, including domains hosting malware, command-and-control servers, and attack infrastructure.
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- Malware hosting detection
- C2 infrastructure identification
- Attack staging domain discovery
- Threat actor infrastructure mapping
- Cross-campaign correlation
Domain Portfolio Risk Management
Assess and manage security risks across your entire domain portfolio, including expired domains, misconfigured DNS, and domains at risk of being compromised or hijacked.
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- Domain expiration monitoring
- Configuration vulnerability assessment
- Registrar lock status tracking
- Transfer authorization monitoring
- Portfolio health scoring
Compliance & Audit Support
Generate comprehensive reports and documentation for regulatory compliance, security audits, boards, and incident response. Includes white-label and board-ready materials so you can demonstrate a formal domain protection program.
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- Automated compliance and audit trail generation
- White-label compliance reports
- Board and auditor brief materials
- Documented domain protection program narrative
- Regulatory requirement mapping and evidence preservation for legal proceedings
Takedown & Escalation Workflows
Speed up abuse response with structured evidence packages, takedown notice drafting, and escalation to registrars, registries, and law enforcement where appropriate.
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- Takedown notice drafting and templates
- Evidence packages for registrar and registry requests
- Escalation paths and law enforcement coordination
- Approval-based automated takedown workflows (Enterprise)
- Timeline and status tracking for each case
Evidence & Forensic Documentation
Automated forensic evidence collection for takedowns, legal action, and compliance: WHOIS, DNS history, SSL certificates, and content archival.
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- WHOIS data capture and historical tracking
- DNS record history and change analysis
- IP address and hosting attribution
- SSL/TLS certificate monitoring
- Website content archival and timeline reconstruction
Counterfeit & Illegal Sales Domain Detection
For pharmaceuticals and life sciences: detect domains used for counterfeit or illegal sales, fake clinical trials, and IP infringement so you can escalate to authorities where applicable.
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- Counterfeit and illegal sales domain identification
- Fake clinical-trial and recruitment domain monitoring
- Provider and researcher phishing detection
- Impersonation and lookalike domain alerts
- Evidence for regulatory and enforcement escalation
Portfolio & M&A Advisory
Portfolio strategy, defensive registration, and M&A due diligence: expert-led advisory included in higher-tier plans.
Defensive Registration & Portfolio Strategy
Expert guidance on which domains to register defensively, how to optimize your portfolio, and how to reduce exposure from expired or orphaned domains.
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- Defensive registration recommendations
- Portfolio optimization and consolidation advice
- Quarterly Domain Portfolio Advisory (Enterprise)
- Expired and legacy domain risk assessment
- Multi-brand and subsidiary portfolio visibility
M&A & Domain Acquisition Due Diligence
Before acquisitions or domain purchases: identify hidden abuse, typosquatting, and security issues in target portfolios. Domain acquisition and evaluation support on Enterprise plans.
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- Domain acquisition and M&A evaluation support
- Hidden abuse and high-risk domain identification
- Portfolio risk assessment for due diligence
- Security and brand exposure in target domains
- Actionable recommendations before deal close
Deep dives: explore each solution
Detailed guides on how we approach each threat and capability, with examples, FAQs, and how it fits your industry.
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Protect Your Organization From Domain Threats
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