October is a pumpkin season. Many people enjoy carving them, scooping them out, and shaping them. It’s actually much the same with ideas… It starts with an idea. Gradually, you take something away, add something, change and refine it, until it evolves into a concrete project, brand, or business. And once you’ve sufficiently “carved” your…
The Slovak internet is approaching a milestone rarely seen. We will soon reach the 500,000 mark for .sk domains! That represents half a million addresses—websites, e-shops, companies, projects, blogs, and ideas—backed by people who said to themselves: “I am choosing the right place on the internet.” Anniversary domain And as this occasion deserves something…
ICANN, global partner of SK-NIC, brought you a webinar entitled: Discovering Parked Domains and the Evolution of their Behaviour. We looked at what we mean by a parked domain, and how we can discover them at scale. We also looked at changes to the parking ecosystem, covering “zero-click” redirections and “Traffic Distribution Systems”, and what…
As we previously announced during the summer, we are preparing to launch a new auction phase in the lifecycle of .sk domains this autumn. With the introduction of this change, domains scheduled for deletion after the expiration of the protection period will enter a new phase of their lifecycle – the auction phase – prior to…
We would like to inform you that, starting in late August 2026, we are launching regular technical scanning of domains in the .sk zone. The scanning will be performed automatically, typically during the final days of each month. Why do we scan .sk domains? As the .sk domain registry, we know when a domain…
The harvest is time to gather what has ripened throughout the year. The crops are brought in from the fields, leaving behind the most valuable outcome—the result of hard work and sound decisions. Even in the digital world, it is worth to know the right time to gather. Sometimes, it’s an idea that waits for…
ICANN, global partner of SK-NIC, brought you a webinar entitled: Key Signing Key (KSK) Rollover 2026. The ICANN DNS root zone Key Signing Key (KSK) rollover is scheduled for October 11, 2026. On this date, the new cryptographic trust anchor (KSK-2024) will be used to sign the root zone for the first time. This event…
In the spirit of summer, we are sharing information about upcoming changes that will affect the lifecycle of the .sk domain and introduce new management options. We are preparing to launch a new service this autumn – auctions for expired domains. Domains that should be deleted after the Redemption Grace Period will enter a new life…
ICANN, global partner of SK-NIC, brought you a webinar entitled: AI Models and the Internet’s Unique Identifiers. This talk focused at how two popular AI models use Internet identifiers, and how responses to queries may be different depending on the model. This is a timely talk aimed a mixed technical and tech-interested audience. The webinar…
Imagine your business getting a report card. What would it say? Company name: ⭐⭐⭐ Product: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Marketing: ⭐⭐⭐ Web location – domain: ABSENT The truth is, a domain is often a customer’s first contact with your business. If you don’t have one, you can fail – just like in school. Consider whether a short, easy-to-remember…
