What are some of the hazards that face my domain name?
There are three principal hazards that can threaten a domain name registration. First is hijacking, when someone hacks into a domain record and directs it elsewhere. For example, a company could have the domain record of its web page hacked and redirected to another organization’s site that is dedicated to complaining about that company or its policies. This can damage a company’s reputation, or even cripple its ability to do business over the Internet. Second, there are rare instances of accidental transfer or deletion, when registrars mistakenly move your registration record to another registrar or send a “delete” command to the central registry, signaling its intention to make the domain name available for someone else to register. Finally, it is surprisingly common for a domain name to be inadvertently deleted because the registrant forgot to re-register the domain name. Our back order system helps protect against the massive damages that can result from these perils.
