New gTLD abuse

A lookalike domain is any domain crafted to resemble a legitimate one closely enough to deceive. It is the umbrella term that covers typo-, combo-, and homoglyph squatting and more.

Typosquatting is the registration of domains that exploit common typing mistakes of a well-known domain, such as "gogle.com" or "amazn.com", to capture mistyped traffic.

Combosquatting combines a brand name with an extra word, such as "paypal-security.com" or "apple-support.net", to create a domain that looks legitimate and trustworthy.

Domain monitoring is the continuous tracking of newly registered and changed domains that resemble your brand, so you can spot lookalikes and abuse early, before they are used against you.

Cybersquatting is registering, trafficking in, or using a domain name that is identical or confusingly similar to someone else’s brand or trademark, in bad faith.

Punycode is the encoding that represents non-ASCII characters in domain names using only ASCII, turning an internationalized domain into a string that starts with "xn--". Attackers exploit it to hide homoglyph domains.

Domain reputation is a score that mail providers, browsers, and security tools assign to a domain based on its history, deciding whether to trust, flag, or block its mail and links.

Trademark monitoring is watching for unauthorized use of your registered trademarks, in new trademark filings, domains, marketplaces, and online content, so you can object or enforce early.