I am looking for a domain name registrant. Where can I look it up?
The Whois is an easy-to-use tool for checking the availability of a .nl domain name. If the domain name is already taken, you can see who has registered it.
On the page looking up a domain name you will find more information about what a domain name is, how the Whois works and how the privacy of personal data is protected. Alternatively, you can go straight to look for a domain name via the Whois.
I would like to transfer my domain name to another registrar. What is the procedure?
To get your domain name transferred, you need the token (unique ID number) for your domain name. Your existing registrar has the token and is obliged to give it to you within five days, if you ask for it. The procedure for changing your registrar is described on the page transferring your domain name.
The details registered about me/my company are incorrect or out of date. How can I get them updated?
To update the contact details associated with your domain name, you need to contact your registrar. Read more about updating contact details.
Why is my domain name in quarantine?
When a domain name is cancelled, we aren't told the reason, so we can't tell you. You'll need to ask your registrar. The advantage of quarantine is that, if a name's cancelled by mistake, you can always get it back.
One common reason is that the contract between you and your registrar says you've got to renew the registration every year. If you haven't set up automatic renewal and you don't renew manually, the registration will expire.
Ik heb een klacht over mijn provider/registrar. Kan ik daarvoor bij SIDN terecht?
Wanneer je een klacht hebt over of een geschil met je registrar dan zijn er verschillende mogelijkheden om tot een oplossing te komen. Hierover lees je meer op pagina klacht over registrar. SIDN heeft geen formele klachtenprocedure voor het behandelen van een klacht over jouw registrar.
What conditions do I have to meet as a registrar?
Would you like to be able to register domain names for customers or for your own organisation by dealing directly with SIDN? If so, you can become a .nl registrar. Read more about the conditions and how to apply for registrar status on the page becoming a registrar.
Cybercrime and SMEs: what you really should know about hacking!
Cybercrime and SMEs: what you really should know about hacking!
Four tips for spotting trouble
Friday 24 April 2020
Cybercrime is an increasing threat to SMEs. Why? Because SMEs generally lack the resources, knowledge and/or access to knowledge required to recognise threats and protect against them. Smaller firms are consequently all too easy targets. So what's the answer?
No fewer than 67 per cent of Dutch SMEs think that they aren't attractive targets for cyber-attackers. So says insurer Allianz, who carried out a survey in collaboration with the Ipsos research agency. However, the truth is that all organisations big and small are attractive targets for cybercriminals. Of the many forms of cybercrime, one of the most problematic for SMEs is hacking. That's where someone gets access to someone else's computer or system. When done without the permission of whoever owns the data, hacking is a criminal offence. If you're curious to know what the other two most common forms of cybercrime affecting SMEs are, check out
our whitepaper.
Most Dutch SMEs' websites are insecure and therefore very vulnerable to hacking, according to research by BDO Advisory and Perfect Day. Around the world, there are an estimated 720 million hacking attempts a day. More than half (53 per cent) of organisations with fewer than five hundred staff have been affected by hacking or digital intrusion in the last year.
How can you recognise hacking?
Insurer Centraal Beheer has formulated a number of examples to help you recognise hacking in practice. Four of them are summarised below.
Your
computer is behaving strangely - If weird screens pop up, your e-mail keeps hanging or staff are having problems logging in, alarm bells should be ringing. It's very important that staff know that those things may be signs of trouble, and report them straight away. Act promptly and investigate the problem (or get an expert to look into it).
There's
unusual activity on your network– Has someone logged in from an odd location? Are you generally seeing more data traffic than normal? If you have your systems continuously monitored by an expert, you know immediately when you've been hacked. When an issue's detected, act quickly, before the hacker can penetrate deeper into your systems.
Hackers
are messing with your website – Has someone placed links on your website, pointing to their own site? Or been sending spam from an e-mail address in your domain? If so, you should think about arranging for your website to be monitored; it can save you some unpleasant surprises.
Your
data surfaces outside your organisation – Were you on the point of signing a contract with a new partner, only to be undercut by a rival who seemed to know the price you'd agreed? That might mean you've been the victim of online industrial espionage. You'd be well advised to have all your customer data analysed for vulnerabilities.
Did you know that…
…some people hack computers just for fun? That's one of the findings of a study by Veiliginternetten.nl. Five per cent of youngsters in the Netherlands have had a go at hacking.
…hackers can help you improve your security? 'Ethical hacking' is where a hacker looks for vulnerabilities in hardware and software, but, instead of exploiting any weakness, tells the owner about them.
…data is sometimes stolen by 'shoulder surfing'? That's where a crook gets hold of confidential information by sneakily looking at a screen they're not supposed to see. It's a growing problem, because more people are using laptops in public places.
Want to know more about making your business cyber-resilient? Take a look
at our whitepaper: Making SMEs cyber-resilient
