The Weborati

Just who are the “Weborati“[1] you ask? And where does the term come from? Well, to answer the latter question, It’s a neologism that just made up; please don’t shoot me for it. :) As for the former, they are people who either created – starting with Tim Berners-Lee – who have passionately shepherded the …

Simple Solution to Phishing Epidemic?

Call me simplistic, but it seems to me that there is a relatively simple solution to the phishing epidemic, assuming those in control of the Internet would like to stop it.  Since almost all phishing emails using a hyperlinks something like http://www.MyBigBankName.com.bad_guys_domain.info/login.html, eliminating it would be a simple as ICANN cancelling domain registrations for anyone caught …