---
id: "domain-monitoring"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "domain monitoring"
language: "en"
category: "Rights protection and disputes"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/domain-monitoring/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/vigilancia-dominios/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/domain-ueberwachung/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/surveillance-noms-domaine/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/monitoraggio-domini/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/monitoramento-dominios/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/monitoring-domenov/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/yuming-jiance/"
---

# domain monitoring

A service that watches new domain registrations and alerts a brand owner when a name that contains or resembles its mark appears. It lets the owner act early against cybersquatting or phishing, for example with a complaint or a takedown request.

## related terms

- [brand protection](https://tldlog.com/glossary/brand-protection/)
- [typosquatting](https://tldlog.com/glossary/typosquatting/)
- [cybersquatting](https://tldlog.com/glossary/cybersquatting/)
- [phishing](https://tldlog.com/glossary/phishing/)
- [takedown](https://tldlog.com/glossary/takedown/)