NetBeacon Reporter: Difference between revisions

m Improved text, fixed broken ref
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
'''NetBeacon Reporter''' or simply '''NetBeacon''' is a free tool that simplifies DNS Abuse reporting for individuals and organizations and provides domain registrars with the information and tools they need to act.<ref>https://netbeacon.org/reporting/</ref> It is a tool developed by the [[NetBeacon Institute]] in collaboration with [[CleanDNS]] to combat [[DNS Abuse]].<ref name="about">[https://netbeacon.org/about/ NetBeacon.org - About]</ref> The tool enables online abuse reporting, and provides vetting and identity verification for abuse complaints. Reports are routed to the relevant organizations after vetting.<ref name="about" /> It handles reports of malware, phishing, botnets, and spam.  
'''NetBeacon Reporter''' or simply '''NetBeacon''' is a free tool that simplifies DNS Abuse reporting for individuals and organizations and provides domain registrars with the information and tools they need to act.<ref name="reporting">[https://netbeacon.org/reporting/ NetBeacon: NetBeacon Reporter]</ref> It is a tool developed by the [[NetBeacon Institute]] in collaboration with [[CleanDNS]] to combat [[DNS Abuse]]. The tool enables online abuse reporting, and provides vetting and identity verification for abuse complaints. Reports are routed to the relevant organizations after vetting. It handles reports of malware, phishing, botnets, and spam.<ref name="reporting"></ref>


==History==
==History==
Line 16: Line 16:
The service is free and was mainly directed at registrars. NetBeacon aimed to make it easier for registrars to receive actionable, high quality reports of phishing, malware, botnets, and spam. It also included customization to individual needs.  
The service is free and was mainly directed at registrars. NetBeacon aimed to make it easier for registrars to receive actionable, high quality reports of phishing, malware, botnets, and spam. It also included customization to individual needs.  


They claimed that their reports were:  
They claimed that their reports are:  


* '''Evidenced''': The standardized abuse reporting forms prevent reporters from submitting a report that does not meet a basic evidentiary standard. The reports were enriched with additional external API sources (like Reputation Block Lists, Hybrid Analysis).  
* '''Evidenced''': The standardized abuse reporting forms prevent reporters from submitting a report that does not meet a basic evidentiary standard. The reports were enriched with additional external API sources (like Reputation Block Lists, Hybrid Analysis).