Nominet to develop anti-abuse IT for the fight fraudulent use of .uk domains
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The partnership is being supported by the Department of Trade and Industry through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) award. It will see the creation of two new anti-abuse posts.
Taking advantage of Oxford Brookes' highly respected research and academic experience in knowledge discovery and data mining, Nominet will utilise advanced data mining and visualisation techniques to develop algorithms and software tools that can help detect fraudulent use of the .uk national registry.
'As the organisation responsible for the management of the national .uk registry, Nominet plays a key role at the heart of the UK e-economy. It is essential that we remain ahead of those who wish to exploit the registry,' argues Jay Daley, Nominet's Director of IT.
'We've developed sophisticated systems to protect the .uk registry; but as we know, we need to make efforts to stay ahead of the abusers by developing increasingly complex systems. The KTP with Oxford Brookes will allow Nominet to learn from respected academics at the University and develop tools to guard against those who seek to disrupt operations, take commercial advantage of the system or steal information'.
Commenting on the partnership John Corlett, KTP Manager for Oxford Brookes University says, 'Oxford Brookes is currently making excellent progress in researching and studying the techniques associated with fighting fraudulent Internet activity. The partnership with Nominet will allow us to build on our existing academic work and develop systems that will help protect the Nominet registry and create a safer UK Internet.'
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Nominet UK is the national registry for all Internet domain names ending in .uk. Its purpose is the careful and impartial management of this central database, providing stability, security and accessibility for all users of .uk domain names. Nominet is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. It has members not shareholders, pays no dividends and its charges only cover its running costs. Anyone with an interest in the Internet may become a member. Nominet has over 2,800 members representing all areas of the Internet industry and is recognised as the .uk domain name registry by the Internet industry and the UK Government. It is not a governing or regulatory body, but provides a public service for the .uk namespace on behalf of the UK Internet community.
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