Donuts Inc. Named Winner of the Coveted Global InfoSec Awards at RSA Conference 2022
PRESS RELEASE
Donuts Wins ‘Publisher's Choice Anti-Phishing
Award’ for Homograph Phishing Protection Included with its Domain Names
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – June 6, 2022 – Donuts Inc., the global leader in next-generation top-
level descriptive domains and authentic digital identities, today announced in conjunction with
the RSA Conference that it was awarded the ‘Publisher's Choice Anti-Phishing Award’ from
Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry’s leading electronic information security
magazine. Donuts is the first and only domain registry to automatically provide homograph
phishing protection to its customers across hundreds of top-level domains (TLDs).
“We’re thrilled to receive one of the most prestigious and coveted cybersecurity awards in the
world from Cyber Defense Magazine, during their 10 th anniversary,” said Akram J. Atallah, CEO,
Donuts Inc. “We knew the competition would be tough, and with top judges who are leading
InfoSec experts from around the globe, we couldn’t be more pleased.”
With phishing on the rise, businesses need to fight back against bad actors using look-alike
domain names in their attacks. Unlike other domain registries, Donuts’ Phishing Protection
automatically identifies known homographs of a buyer’s domain name at the time of registration
and provides phishing protection for a domain’s lifetime. In addition to Phishing Protection,
Donuts offers enhanced brand protection with its Domains Protected Marks List (DPML)
program. This service protects a brand’s trademarks, prevents cybersquatting, and ensures that
domains are available for future use.
“We scoured the globe looking for cybersecurity innovators who could make a huge difference
and potentially help turn the tide against the exponential growth in cybercrime,” said Yan Ross,
editor of Cyber Defense Magazine. “Donuts Inc. is absolutely worthy of this coveted award and
consideration for deployment in your environment.”
The RSA Conference takes place from June 6-9 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. For a
complete list of winners, please visit http://www.cyberdefenseawards.com/.
About CDM InfoSec Awards
This is Cyber Defense Magazine’s tenth year of honoring InfoSec innovators from around the
globe. Our submission requirements are for any startup, early-stage, later-stage, or public
companies in the InfoSec (Information Security) space who believe they have a unique and
compelling value proposition for their product or service.
About the Judging
The judges are CISSP, FMDHS, CEH, and certified security professionals who voted based on
their independent review of the company submitted materials on the website of each
submission, including but not limited to data sheets, white papers, product literature, and other
market variables. CDM has a flexible philosophy of finding more innovative players with new
and unique technologies than those with the most customers or money in the bank. CDM is
always asking “What’s Next?” so we are looking for best of breed, next-generation InfoSec
solutions.
About Donuts Inc.
Donuts Inc. simplifies and connects the online world with domain names and related
technologies that allow people to build, market and own their digital identities. Donuts owns the
world’s largest portfolio of top-level domains, branded TrueName Domains, and operates
hundreds of others for registry partners on its innovative registry services platform. Together,
Donuts’ top-level domains have nearly 25 million domains under management. Beyond its
domain name registry and innovative registry services platform, Donuts enables customers to
discover, register, support, and use high-quality domain names with its registrar,
Name.com. Donuts, which ranked on Inc.’s 5000 list as one of the fastest-growing U.S private
companies in 2021, is a global company with hundreds of employees. It is headquartered in
Bellevue, Washington with international offices across four continents. For more information,
please visit www.donuts.domains.