 The impact of GDPR on WHOIS: Implications for businesses facing cybercrimeAnthony J. Ferrante Cyber Security: A Peer-Reviewed Journal, 2018, vol. 2, issue 2, 143-148 Abstract: To protect privacy rights, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been effectively blocking access to the personal information of individuals who register Internet domains. Prior to the May 2018 GDPR enforcement deadline, this information was available through WHOIS, the directory service maintained by the ICANN, the organisation that manages the global domain system. By preventing access to this information, GDPR is depriving cyber security professionals of data that is vital for fighting a variety of Internet-based crimes. ICANN and European authorities have been engaged in high-stakes negotiations over who may legally access the data in the future, and how. To address the concerns of security professionals and others, ICANN has proposed creating a tiered system to allow accredited users, including security professionals, to continue accessing personal data. However, how that tiered system would work is unclear, complicated and mired in controversy. Corporate security officials should take note, as it could speed up the already rapidly escalating problem of cybercrime. Keywords: GDPR; WHOIS; ICANN; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers; PID; personal identifiable data; cybercrime; cyber security (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:aza:csj000:y:2018:v:2:i:2:p:143-148 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Cyber Security: A Peer-Reviewed Journal from Henry Stewart Publications |
Is your work missing from RePEc? Here is how to contribute.
Questions or problems? Check the EconPapers FAQ or send mail to .
EconPapers is hosted by the
School of Business at Örebro University.