Success Stories: When Domain Protection Pays Off
Real outcomes from organizations that added expert-led domain protection. In each case, stopping one incident could cover years of investment. That is the math we want every enterprise to see.
Fintech Avoids Phishing Campaign Before Launch
The challenge
A global fintech had no dedicated domain monitoring. Phishing and lookalike domains were going live and targeting their login and payment pages without their knowledge.
The outcome
DomainHQ onboarded their brand and key domains and began continuous monitoring. Within weeks, the team identified and escalated multiple abusive domains. One campaign was stopped before it went live. The cost of that single prevented incident would have dwarfed five years of DomainHQ fees. They now treat domain protection as a core control.
E-commerce Brand Stops Support Scam Domains
The challenge
Fake customer support and refund scam domains were confusing customers and damaging trust. The brand had no systematic way to find or take down these domains.
The outcome
DomainHQ surfaced impersonation and typosquatting domains used for support and refund scams. The team used our evidence and workflows to request takedowns. Customer complaints dropped and the security team gained a repeatable process. Leadership recognized that one major incident avoided had already justified the investment.
Healthcare Provider Meets Board and Auditor Expectations
The challenge
The board and auditors wanted to know how the organization was managing domain and DNS abuse risk. The security team had no dedicated solution or clear narrative.
The outcome
DomainHQ provided continuous monitoring, evidence, and human-led prioritization. The team could demonstrate a formal domain protection program and show documented response to abusive domains. One near-miss phishing domain was taken down before any patient impact. The CISO framed it simply: one avoided incident can cover years of the program.
SaaS Company Secures Login and Partner Domains
The challenge
Phishing domains were mimicking their login and SSO pages. Partners were also being targeted via lookalike domains. Detection was ad hoc and reactive.
The outcome
DomainHQ monitored their brand, login patterns, and key partner names. The team received prioritized alerts and evidence for takedowns. Several phishing domains were removed before they could be used in campaigns. The security lead calculated that preventing a single credential compromise campaign had already paid for multiple years of DomainHQ.
Travel Company Finds Abuse in the First Week
The challenge
A travel and hospitality brand assumed their domain footprint was small and low-risk. They had no visibility into lookalike booking or support domains.
The outcome
Within the first week of monitoring, DomainHQ flagged multiple typosquatting and impersonation domains, including one that was live and collecting customer data. The client's legal team used our evidence to secure takedowns. The company's CFO later said that finding that one active scam site had already justified the contract. They expanded coverage to more brands.
Law Firm Protects Client Communications from Impersonation
The challenge
A large law firm was concerned about domains that could impersonate partners or the firm itself to target clients. They had no dedicated domain monitoring and relied on ad hoc reports.
The outcome
DomainHQ set up monitoring for the firm's name, key partners, and matter-related terms. The team identified several suspicious domains and provided structured evidence to the firm's general counsel. One domain was taken down before it was used in any campaign. The GC noted that the evidence packages made it easy to brief external counsel and request registrar action.
Telecom Operator Secures Customer-Facing and Internal Brands
The challenge
A telecom operator had multiple consumer and B2B brands. Phishing and fake support domains were appearing but the security team had no single view or process to track and escalate them.
The outcome
DomainHQ consolidated monitoring across their brand portfolio and provided a single dashboard and evidence workflow. The team took down over twenty abusive domains in the first quarter. Internal audit used the documentation to satisfy regulatory questions about domain and DNS abuse controls. One prevented credential theft campaign was estimated to have saved the company more than two years of DomainHQ fees.
Insurance Carrier Closes the Gap for Regulators
The challenge
An insurance carrier faced questions from regulators about how they monitored and responded to domain abuse that could affect policyholders or brand trust.
The outcome
DomainHQ gave them a documented domain protection program with continuous monitoring and evidence for takedowns. They shared reports with their legal and compliance teams, who used the material in regulator discussions. When a phishing domain targeting their brand was identified and taken down within days, the CISO presented the case to the board as proof that the investment was paying off. One incident avoided, they argued, could cover years of the program.
EdTech Platform Stops Phishing Before Students Are Hit
The challenge
An education technology company had a strong brand with schools and universities. Phishing and fake login domains were appearing but the small security team had no dedicated domain monitoring.
The outcome
DomainHQ set up monitoring for the brand and key product names. Within a month, several phishing domains were identified and taken down using the evidence we provided. The head of IT said that one prevented credential compromise affecting even a handful of schools would have cost more in support and reputation than a full year of DomainHQ. They now include domain protection in their security roadmap.
Media Company Protects Talent and Brand from Impersonation
The challenge
A media and entertainment company was seeing domains that impersonated their shows and talent for scams and fake ticket sales. Legal and brand teams were reacting to reports but had no proactive visibility.
The outcome
DomainHQ monitored their key brands and talent names and surfaced impersonation and typosquatting domains. The team used our evidence to request takedowns and briefed their legal counsel with the same material. One high-profile impersonation domain was removed before it could be used in a campaign. The company extended coverage to more properties and now treats domain monitoring as part of brand protection.
Pharma Brand Secures Product and Patient Trust
The challenge
A pharmaceutical company was concerned about domains that could impersonate their products or patient support channels. Regulatory and compliance teams wanted a documented approach to domain abuse.
The outcome
DomainHQ provided continuous monitoring and evidence packages that the company could share with legal and compliance. Several abusive domains were taken down; one was linked to a potential counterfeit or support scam. The compliance lead noted that having a formal domain protection program and clear evidence made it easier to answer auditor and regulator questions. One avoided incident, they said, could easily cover years of the program.
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