Two new GlobalBlock features for enhanced brand protection

The GlobalBlock service takes a new step forward in domain name protection with the integration of two major features: Missed Catches and Domain Registration Risk.

Missed Catches: measuring avoidable losses

The GlobalBlock domain name vulnerability report now includes a Missed Catches section. This feature highlights domain names that have been registered or re-registered after expiry, but which could have been blocked if GlobalBlock had been activated in time.

Thanks to this clear visualization, brand owners can?

  • Identify domain names they’ve missed.
  • Assess the practical value of preventive blocking.
  • Use real-life examples to raise awareness internally.

This factual approach reinforces the preventive rhetoric. It transforms a theoretical threat into tangible proof. The risks of inaction become clear, measurable and, above all, avoidable.

Domain Registration Risk: an industry first

The second innovation, Domain Registration Risk (DRR), represents a major step forward. For the first time, a domain name blocking service makes visible the real activity around brand labels, thanks to the analysis of Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) requests.

In practical terms, this new indicator makes it possible to?

  • Monitor interest in a domain name or its variants in real time.
  • Classify risks according to three levels: low, medium or high.
  • Prioritize actions according to the most pressing threats.

DRR gives brand managers strategic visibility. It’s no longer just about blocking, but understanding where and how the threat is evolving.

Data for brand protection strategy

These new features are more than just technical options. They transform GlobalBlock into a decision-making tool.

Portfolio managers can now :

  • Support their budgets with accurate data.
  • Justify the reduction of their defensive portfolios.
  • Better anticipate cybersquatting and phishing attempts.

Microsoft, a GlobalBlock+ customer, sums it up perfectly in an article published by Harvard Business Review:

” GlobalBlock+ has enabled us to start reducing our defensive domain name portfolio, while achieving a level of protection previously unattainable. Ultimately, we expect to significantly reduce our operational and legal costs, while strengthening our defenses against phishing and other forms of cybercrime. “

This quote underlines GlobalBlock’s ability to enhance protection while easing operational management.

GlobalBlock’s ever-expanding range of extensions

GlobalBlock also continues to expand its coverage. From May 2025, 40 new extensions will be added to the service, bringing the total to 674 protected extensions.

This development is in line with the recent integration of high-risk extensions in the adult sector (e.g. .XXX), as detailed on our blog.

The new Missed Catches and Domain Registration Risk functionalities reinforce GlobalBlock’s added value. They offer unprecedented transparency, a dynamic reading of risks, and concrete tools for actively defending brands on the Internet.

As a reminder, Solidnames is an official agent marketing this defensive domain name blocking service. It is one of many services offered by Solidnames to provide brands with a global, relevant and always up-to-date barrier against abusive registrations.