The internet is a global network, and your domain's WhoIs contact information is available for anyone on the planet to see. The following information is listed on a public domain WhoIs record: your personal name, your company name, your physical address, your e-mail address, your phone number, and your fax number.

The current default system of public WhoIs records, can cause many problems, and even dangers, for a domain owner. Bad people exploit WhoIs records every day, for their own illegal or unethical purposes. Unfortunately, public WhoIs records have also placed some people in danger of physical harm.

Here are just a few of the specific problems a domain owner could face having a public domain WhoIs record:
a. identity theft,
b. time-consuming phone solicitations,
c. copious amounts of e-mail spam,
d. fax spam occupying your fax machine and depleting your supply of fax paper,
e. even more junk mail sent to your physical address,
f. scams by phone, e-mail, and regular mail, and,
g. in some rare instances, personal threats.

We offer many levels of WhoIs privacy, depending on your needs. You will continue to maintain full ownership of your domain, even though all or part of your domain's WhoIs record is replaced with that of ModernSecurity.com.

A secure domain privacy service is the only alternative to exposing your personal contact information, and physical location, to the entire world.

2. Domain Theft:
The Real Value of Domains Far Exceeds The $20 Cost of Registration

Another source of serious potential problems for domain owners is domain theft. Why is domain theft an increasing problem?

You need a domain name for your website, and for a more professional or appropriate e-mail address. But, people and companies have been registering domain names since 1985, therefore, as you are probably aware, the best domains are no longer available for open registration. So, every year since 1985, for well over 20 years, the number of people and companies who come on-line and want a website has steadily increased, while the available supply of high-quailty domains has decreased. The increase in the demand for high-quality domain names, has given rise to an increase in the monetary value of domain names far beyond the nominal registration fee, and, unfortunately, has also led to an increase in attempted domain theft.

All of the rare high-quality domains have been registered for many years. The only way to acquire a high-quality domain is to buy it from the current owner, but owners of high-quality domains do not want to part with them, because of their value as rare, short, and memorable web addresses.

Today, the rare high-quality domains typically sell for anywhere from $50,000, on up to many millions of dollars. High-quality domains are recognized as 2-letter, 3-letter, and 4-letter acronyms, and 1-word dictionary terms, and many 2-word and 3-word phrases. Public reports confirm that domains which are 2-letters and 3-letters in length, are currently selling for into the hundreds of thousands of dollars per domain, and some for well over 1 million dollars. Many 1-word domains, and some 2-word domains, are selling in the same price range, or even higher. Domains ending with dot com, dot net, or dot org, are consistently selling for the highest prices, over other domain extensions such as dot info and dot biz.

Consider these related facts:
* There are only 676 2-letter domains on the planet, such as RE.com and GF.org.
* There are only 17,576 3-letter domains, such as PBS.org and UGX.net.
* There are only 456,976 4-letter domains, such as DRAV.com and EFBH.net.
* The number of meaningful and usable 1-word and 2-word domains is also extremely small, in comparison to the number of people and companies on the planet.

All of the above-mentioned types of domains were first registered many years ago. Simply try to register one today, and you will find that none are available.

With over 6 billion people, and millions of companies, on the planet, and since thousands of individuals and companies are coming on-line every single day, you can easily understand why the demand is so high for these rare and short 2-, 3-, and 4-letter domains, and for rare and usable 1-word and 2-word domains. Rare high-quality domains have become valuable property to their owners, far beyond the typical $20 fee (plus or minus) to register or renew a domain. For example, a domain owner may pay only $10 to $30 per year to maintain the registration and thus ownership of his domain, but the domain may be actually worth anywhere from $150,000, on up into millions of dollars, on the open market.

Domains have become the new real estate. A domain is the "land" or "lot" on which you build your virtual "house" on the internet. Your "house" is your personal or company website with all its web pages. For several reasons, everyone wants a prime piece of domain real estate on the internet's Main Street, but only a very, very small number of high-quality virtual "lots" will ever exist. Your domain registration is the "deed" to your domain, or internet property.

What does all this information mean for domain security? The small number of rare high-quality domains will always be the same, while the demand will always be increasing. And, we all know that some people lack conscience and morality, and are not averse to stealing. These factors working together, mean that attempted domain theft will continue to increase. Domain thieves try to steal the "deed" (or registration) to a domain owner's property, and too often succeed.

Search the internet, and you will find countless stories about domain theft, or attempted domain theft. But, most domain thefts go unreported, unless a well-known company becomes a victim, because of the embarrassment to the company managing the domain.

Solid domain management and security, are the answer to protect your valuable domain property. ModernSecurity.com has never lost a domain to theft.

3. We Understand Domains and Related Services, and We Help

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