Even if the deployment of DNSSEC in the .sk domain is already now excellent, in order to secure a higher standard of the services for domain holders and a comfort of services for the registrars, we are planning to introduce automated DNSSEC activation on the basis of the data on the DNS servers (so called…
After closing the call of the SK-NIC Fund for the support of young projects the assessment committee has announced the results. From among 56 projects that applied 11 were recommended for the support! 43 % of all requests are from the field of education, however also citizens associations, natural persons, limited liability companies, foundations or…
The October campaign focused on raising the standard of domain security with DNSSEC exceeded expectations. The number of domains with this higher security standard has increased significantly. After the campaign’s deadline on 16/11/2019 almost 35,500 domains were secured, which represented 8,82% of all registered .sk domains. This number has exceeded 42,000 domains yesterday and continues to rise! The percentage…
After the first call deadline, a total of 56 applications have been received. The amount of requested aid even exceeded the amount assigned for support in this call several times. The first application was received by the Pontis Foundation already one day after the call was published, i.e the 1st of October 2019 and the…
The month of cybersecurity is also the month in which we have crossed the limit of 400,000 domains. Virtual Slovakia is growing with the number of those who enter the virtual world. In the Slovak one, we have the space for all who want to learn, communicate, travel, shop or have fun. Slovak virtual space…
We protect virtual Slovakia. That was also the reason why we launched DNSSEC domain protection in April 2019. This service ensures, that Internet traffic is directed to the correct address. Thus it protects your virtual sites – domains from attacks. In this way, we protect almost 8,000 domains to date. As in the real world,…
It’s finally here! After long negotiations and searching for the right financing model, we have launched a new support mechanism. We are pleased that also the professionals from the Internet community were part of the discussions and the creation of the mechanism. From all the topics that we could support, we have selected two, which…
For the eighth time, the Slovak public had the opportunity to participate in a unique test to examine the digital knowledge and skills of ordinary users. IT Fitness Test 2019, supported by us this year as well, involved more than 25,000 respondents not only among students and teachers, but also the general public. More than…
SK-NIC company supports various projects every year. It is in our interest to continue in the set trend. To make the whole process more effective, we have established the SK-NIC Fund, which we want to use to support quality projects in a regular way. For 2019, we have allocated 100,000 EURO. This year’s call for proposals…
The Internet has more than 4,1 billion users nowadays. It´s not everything – the virtual world welcomes lots of new „residents“ daily, and almost 17% of them come from Europe. Virtual Slovakia is also growing up and tens of domains are added daily in the Slovak Republic. The risk of hacking websites, which are available…
