Beyond the Top Level: DNSSEC Deployment at ICANN 40
I recently wrote about the encouraging level of DNSSEC adoption among top-level domain name registries, and noted that adoption at the second level and in applications is an important next step for...
View ArticleDNSSEC Baby Steps Reported at ICANN 41
The Internet is slowly beginning to adopt the new DNSSEC domain names standard, but significant challenges remain. That was the main takeaway from a four-hour workshop on the technology held during the...
View ArticleDNSSEC Update from ICANN 42 in Dakar
While the global rollout of Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) continues at the domain name registry level -- with more than 25% of top-level domains now signed -- the industry continues...
View ArticleAfilias says “no” to SOPA
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is the subject of substantial controversy in the United States, and the domain name industry is squarely in the middle of the debate. Many DNS service providers and...
View ArticleNASA teething troubles teach a DNSSEC lesson
On January 18, 2012, Comcast customers found they could not access the NASA.gov website. Some users assumed that Comcast was deliberately blocking the website or that NASA, like Wikipedia and Reddit,...
View ArticleSlowly cracking the DNSSEC code at ICANN 43
As regular readers know, ICANN holds lengthy, in-depth discussions devoted to DNSSEC at each of its three annual meetings. The half-day session held at ICANN 43 in Costa Rica last month was...
View ArticleMobile Users Now and in the Future: A Snapshot
Like many of us in the technology industry, I am captivated by the growing adoption of mobile. It’s changing multiple industries at a pace that would have seemed impossible just a few years ago.read more
View Article2012 Global Phishing Trends: Uptime Down, Numbers Up
Despite security advances over the past year, including the increased deployment of DNSSEC, pirates continue to wreak havoc on the Internet. But before you decide that Internet security innovations are...
View Article.भारत Brings the Promise of a New Digital India
On August 27, 2014, the world became a bit more connected as the Internet welcomed more than 400 million Hindi language speakers in their own language..भारत (.Bharat), which means India in the Hindi...
View ArticleWhich Domains Stand the Strongest Against Phishing Attacks?
Highlights from the latest research published by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG)Criminals behind phishing attacks are constantly looking for new vulnerabilities.The latest Anti-Phishing Working...
View ArticleThe Internet of Things: Solving Security Challenges from the Fringe to the Core
The Internet of Things: Solving Security Challenges from the Fringe to the Coreread more
View ArticleThe Internet of Things: When Sci-Fi Becomes Reality
Chapter 15 – The Day of ReckoningFirst it was the fridge – it didn’t feel as cold. Then the oven was taking a long time to heat up. Then the air conditioning, the washer, the dryer… even the microwave...
View ArticleHelp CrypTech (and me) make the Internet more secure
Are you ready to help me make the Internet more secure? Here’s your chance to join me in a project to create an open-source hardware device to protect email, files and other data from hackers and...
View ArticleKeynote: ION Hangzhou Conference
Developing Internet of Things Building Blocks Defining standards, privacy, and security components and identifying their respective pain points. Part 1: Defining the Internet of Thingsread more
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