*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Protecting and empowering people on the Internet - New Internet Governance strategy < <http://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/protecting-and-empowering-people-on-the- internet-new-internet-governance> http://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/protecting-and-empowering-people-on-the-i nternet-new-internet-governance> Peter Dengate Thrush re-appointed to United Nations Committee on Internet Governance < <http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/peter-dengate-thrush-re-appointed-united-natio ns-committee-internet-governance-186845> http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/peter-dengate-thrush-re-appointed-united-nation s-committee-internet-governance-186845> < <http://www.lawfuel.com/newzealand/new-zealand-lawyer-re-appointed-united-na tions-committee-internet-governance/> http://www.lawfuel.com/newzealand/new-zealand-lawyer-re-appointed-united-nat ions-committee-internet-governance/> auDA dumps CEO Chris Disspain after 16 years but why? < <https://delimiter.com.au/2016/03/29/auda-dumps-ceo-chris-disspain-16-years/ > https://delimiter.com.au/2016/03/29/auda-dumps-ceo-chris-disspain-16-years/> Swiss Government Puts .CH Registry Out To Tender < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/03/30/swiss-ch-registry-tender/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/03/30/swiss-ch-registry-tender/> China rejects worry over web rules that could cut access to foreign sites < <http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-china-internet-idUKKCN0WW1GM> http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-china-internet-idUKKCN0WW1GM> Beijing Seeks to Tighten Reins on Websites in China < <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/30/technology/china-internet-censorship.html > http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/30/technology/china-internet-censorship.html> The Fight Over the .africa Domain Name < <http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/internet/the-war-over-africa> http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/internet/the-war-over-africa> Insights into the world of ?dot brands? < <http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/article/insights-into-the-world-of -dot-brands> http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/article/insights-into-the-world-of- dot-brands> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Protecting and empowering people on the Internet - New Internet Governance strategy The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers today adopted its Internet Governance Strategy for 2016-2019, which aims to tackle the challenges to human rights, democracy and the rule of law in the rapidly evolving online environment. < <http://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/protecting-and-empowering-people-on-the- internet-new-internet-governance> http://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/protecting-and-empowering-people-on-the-i nternet-new-internet-governance> Latin America and the Future of Internet Governance: Remarks by Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda, Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs Thank you. It is an honor to speak here today and to follow Vint Cerf on the agenda. We all owe him a debt of gratitude for his work and his commitment to the Internet and its development. I also want to thank my friend Olga Cavalli for the invitation to be with you here today. ... I will speak briefly and then open it up to your questions. The billions of us who have access to the global Internet have come to rely on it for everything from banking and shopping to dating and traveling to expressing and organizing ourselves. Businesses manage resources and supply chains across borders using the platform. And governments deliver services more efficiently to their citizens. < <http://www.state.gov/e/eb/rls/rm/2016/255278.htm> http://www.state.gov/e/eb/rls/rm/2016/255278.htm> Peter Dengate Thrush re-appointed to United Nations Committee on Internet Governance New Zealand barrister Peter Dengate Thrush has been re-appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to the MAG after nomination by the Internet's global technical community. < <http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/peter-dengate-thrush-re-appointed-united-natio ns-committee-internet-governance-186845> http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/peter-dengate-thrush-re-appointed-united-nation s-committee-internet-governance-186845> < <http://www.lawfuel.com/newzealand/new-zealand-lawyer-re-appointed-united-na tions-committee-internet-governance/> http://www.lawfuel.com/newzealand/new-zealand-lawyer-re-appointed-united-nat ions-committee-internet-governance/> ********************** ICANN ********************** Conduct at ICANN Meetings by Akram Atallah During and after ICANN55 the issue of certain community-member conduct toward one another has been raised in various sessions and lists. I wanted to re-confirm that ICANN?s staff and Board takes the issue of harassment or other improper conduct at its meetings very seriously. We do not condone any such conduct, and there should be zero tolerance for it within the community. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/conduct-at-icann-meetings> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/conduct-at-icann-meetings> ICANN at RightsCon Silicon Valley by Rafik Dammak, NCUC Chair, and Adam Peake, ICANN Civil Society Engagement We're excited to announce that, for the third year in a row, ICANN will be sponsoring and attending RightsCon, which will be taking place from 30 March to 1 April, in San Francisco. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-at-rightscon-silicon-valley> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-at-rightscon-silicon-valley> The Internet Academy Lecture Project in Poland Kicks Off The Internet Academy is offering free lectures on various Internet-related topics for anyone who is interested in the Internet. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-30-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-30-en> ?Cheese sandwich? comment blamed for sexual harassment complaint ICANN?s first formal case of sexual harassment has been closed with no official finding by the Ombudsman. < <http://domainincite.com/20201-cheese-sandwich-comment-blamed-for-sexual-har assment-complaint> http://domainincite.com/20201-cheese-sandwich-comment-blamed-for-sexual-hara ssment-complaint> ********************** ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** auDA dumps CEO Chris Disspain after 16 years but why? Those of you who?ve been around the traps for a while will know that for the past 16 years, a gentleman by the name of Chris Disspain (above, middle) has ruled Australia?s domain name space with an iron fist, from the position of chief executive of Australia?s domain name regulator, .au Domain Administration. < <https://delimiter.com.au/2016/03/29/auda-dumps-ceo-chris-disspain-16-years/ > https://delimiter.com.au/2016/03/29/auda-dumps-ceo-chris-disspain-16-years/> Competitive tender for management of .ch domain names The management of the database of .ch internet domain names is to be put out to tender. The SWITCH Foundation contract expires in mid-2017. In mid-April, the Federal Office of Communications OFCOM will launch the public invitation to tender to designate the registry manager which will ensure the organisation and central administration of the .ch domain. < <http://www.bakom.admin.ch/dokumentation/medieninformationen/00471/index.htm l?lang=en&msg-id=61133> http://www.bakom.admin.ch/dokumentation/medieninformationen/00471/index.html ?lang=en&msg-id=61133> For a safer Internet, .ch must stay with SWITCH On 29 March OFCOM announced that in mid-April 2016 it will launch a public tender process for the administration of .ch domain. SWITCH, which has operated the registry from the very beginning, will apply to keep this function. The foundation has made .ch one of the most secure TLDs in the world and is confident that it will remain the best choice for Switzerland going forward. < <http://www.switch.ch/news/tender/> http://www.switch.ch/news/tender/> Swiss Government Puts .CH Registry Out To Tender The Swiss Federal Office of Communications has put out the management of the .ch registry to tender. The current contract with the SWITCH Foundation expires in mid-2017. < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/03/30/swiss-ch-registry-tender/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/03/30/swiss-ch-registry-tender/> cn: Govt reassures foreign companies on new Internet rules China's draft Internet regulation on domain names, the addresses used to navigate the Web, will not affect foreign companies' normal business in China, the top industry regulator said on Wednesday. < <http://www.china.org.cn/business/2016-03/31/content_38148318.htm> http://www.china.org.cn/business/2016-03/31/content_38148318.htm> China rejects worry over web rules that could cut access to foreign sites China's technology regulator has rejected criticism of proposed Internet rules that could block access to foreign websites, saying there was misunderstanding about what some people see as a way to tighten control over cyberspace. < <http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-china-internet-idUKKCN0WW1GM> http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-china-internet-idUKKCN0WW1GM> China Says New Internet Regulations Won?t Increase Blocking of Foreign Websites China has sought to address criticism of proposed new Internet regulations, saying they had been misunderstood and suggesting they wouldn?t lead to increased blocking of foreign websites. < <http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-says-new-internet-regulations-wont-increa se-blocking-of-foreign-websites-1459351655> http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-says-new-internet-regulations-wont-increas e-blocking-of-foreign-websites-1459351655> China floats domain crackdown plans The Chinese government is planning a crackdown on internet domains that could see mass censorship of non-Chinese names. < <http://domainincite.com/20197-china-floats-domain-crackdown-plans> http://domainincite.com/20197-china-floats-domain-crackdown-plans> Beijing Seeks to Tighten Reins on Websites in China China?s government said on Monday that it would take steps to more strictly manage websites in the country, its latest push to set boundaries in the wider Internet. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/30/technology/china-internet-censorship.html > http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/30/technology/china-internet-censorship.html> China Considers Tightening Control Over Internet Websites China?s government is moving to tighten its grip over the Internet as it rolls out draft rules that will effectively ban Web domains not approved by local authorities, including possibly the most widely used .com and .org addresses. < <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-29/china-considers-tightenin g-control-over-internet-websites> http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-29/china-considers-tightening -control-over-internet-websites> Change to Proposed Chinese Law Would Make Foreign Websites Impossible to Reach China?s list of blocked websites and Internet services is already big, and it continues to grow. But a potential new law could make it far larger. < <http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2016/03/change-proposed-chinese-law-would-ma ke-foreign-websites-impossible-reach/127059/> http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2016/03/change-proposed-chinese-law-would-mak e-foreign-websites-impossible-reach/127059/> China proposes tighter restrictions on foreign websites Foreign websites in China face new restrictions under a proposal that seeks to force internet service providers to block access to everything with a domain registered outside the country. < <http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/888e864a-f595-11e5-96db-fc683b5e52db.html> http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/888e864a-f595-11e5-96db-fc683b5e52db.html> < <http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/29/china-proposes-tighter-restrictions-on-forei gn-websites.html> http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/29/china-proposes-tighter-restrictions-on-foreig n-websites.html> Authorities advise foreign companies to transfer website domain names Authorities advised that foreign companies would do well to transfer the domain names of their websites to Chinese registers to meet the terms of a newly released draft regulation on Internet domain names. < <http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/976615.shtml> http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/976615.shtml> Draft rule targets Chinese domain name supervision The Chinese government is stepping up efforts to strengthen management of the Internet with the recent drafting of an "unprecedented" regulation on Internet domain names, observers said. < <http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/976451.shtml> http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/976451.shtml> ********************** NEW TLDS ********************** The Fight Over the .africa Domain Name An explosion of domain names has reshaped the Internet by offering hundreds of new ways to end a Web address. Lawyers can now advertise websites with ?.lawyer? while toy companies can register with ?.toys.? Jokers who want to build a site that finishes with ?.fail? or ?.wtf? can do that, too. < <http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/internet/the-war-over-africa> http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/internet/the-war-over-africa> Insights into the world of ?dot brands? Guillaume Pahud, co-founder of Dot Stories, an activation platform for 'dot brands', provides some analysis on the current state of play of this form of new gTLD. < <http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/article/insights-into-the-world-of -dot-brands> http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/article/insights-into-the-world-of- dot-brands> $5M Open Offer to Rightside Group Ltd Below you will find an offer to Rightside Group, Ltd. to purchase four of the under-monetized new gTLDs Rightside holds, including .army, .dance, .dentist and .vet, for $5,000,000. I chose these four gTLDs, which currently have fewer than 15,000 domains registered, to highlight the tremendous value Rightside?s registry component holds. < <https://ceo.xyz/5m-open-offer-to-rightside-group-ltd/> https://ceo.xyz/5m-open-offer-to-rightside-group-ltd/> Crack Your Online Branding Strategy with New gTLDs With the new gTLDs most brands have a whole new clean slate and platform to plan their branding strategy on. If you are still wondering why you should consider getting a gTLD for your website, just think about the search algorithm. The new TLD acts like a signal to the algorithm that it is authentic, legitimate and actually belonging to that brand. < <http://www.groundreport.com/crack-online-branding-strategy-new-gtlds/> http://www.groundreport.com/crack-online-branding-strategy-new-gtlds/> Google Small Business We?re so excited about our new domain name endings, we used one ourselves! Starting today, you can find us at domains.google. < <https://plus.google.com/+GoogleBusiness/posts/T4Q15iwAfK3> https://plus.google.com/+GoogleBusiness/posts/T4Q15iwAfK3> Google begins using domains.google domain name Google has begun using a domain name under its .brand TLD, .google, for its domain name registrar. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/03/29/google-beings-using-domains-google-dom ain-name/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/03/29/google-beings-using-domains-google-doma in-name/> ********************** DNS SECURITY ********************** The Path Toward Increasing the Security of DNSSEC with Elliptic Curve Cryptography by Dan York How do we make DNSSEC even more secure through the use of elliptic curve cryptography? What are the advantages of algorithms based on elliptic curves? And what steps need to happen to make this a reality? What challenges lie in the way? Over the past few months we've been discussing these questions within the community of people implementing DNSSEC, with an aim of increasing both the security and performance of DNSSEC. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160329_increasing_security_of_dnssec_with_e lliptic_curve_cryptography/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160329_increasing_security_of_dnssec_with_el liptic_curve_cryptography/> DNS root server attack was not aimed at root servers ? infosec bods The internet's root servers were not the target of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in December which for a short time took out four of the 13 pillars of the global network. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/29/root_server_attack_not_aimed_at_roo t_servers/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/03/29/root_server_attack_not_aimed_at_root _servers/> Root Servers Were Not Targets of 2015 DDoS Attack Two VeriSign researchers are expected to deliver a talk this week that explains how two Chinese domains were the targets of 2015 DDoS attacks that impacted the Internet?s root name servers. < <https://threatpost.com/root-servers-were-not-targets-of-2015-ddos-attack/11 7082/> https://threatpost.com/root-servers-were-not-targets-of-2015-ddos-attack/117 082/> The anatomy of a nation-state hack attack Cyber-security is not all about cyber-thieves. It is about cyber-spies too. Mixed in among the spam, phishing messages and booby-trapped emails that land in your inbox might be the odd message crafted by hackers working for a government rather than a group of criminals. < <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34474879> http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34474879> NIST Cybersecurity Framework Effective, but Requires High Level of Investment: Report Adoption of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework is improving organizations? security confidence, but is presenting implementation challenges, according to research released by Tenable on Tuesday. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/nist-cybersecurity-framework-effect ive-but-requires-high-level-of-investment-report> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/nist-cybersecurity-framework-effecti ve-but-requires-high-level-of-investment-report> NIST Cybersecurity Framework Adoption Linked to Higher Security Confidence According to New Research from Tenable Network Security Tenable Network Security, Inc., a global leader transforming security technology for the business needs of tomorrow, revealed today that overall security confidence was higher for organizations leveraging the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, according to findings from the Trends in Security Framework Adoption Survey. < <http://www.tenable.com/press-releases/nist-cybersecurity-framework-adoption -linked-to-higher-security-confidence-according> http://www.tenable.com/press-releases/nist-cybersecurity-framework-adoption- linked-to-higher-security-confidence-according> UK and US to simulate cyber attack on nuclear plants to test resilience Britain and the US will stage a war-game later this year, simulating a cyber attack on a nuclear power plant, to test the readiness of the government and utility firms. < <http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/mar/31/uk-us-simulate-cyber-attack- nuclear-plants-test-resilience> http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/mar/31/uk-us-simulate-cyber-attack-n uclear-plants-test-resilience> Jamie Butler on Detecting Targeting Attacks Mike Mimoso talks to Endgame chief technology officer Jamie Butler about targeted attacks, ransomware, and what defenders are doing about detecting attacks on their networks. < <https://threatpost.com/jamie-butler-on-detecting-targeting-attacks/117076/> https://threatpost.com/jamie-butler-on-detecting-targeting-attacks/117076/> ********************** DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** Holding a domain name hostage in a partnership dispute Business partnerships have a bad habit of ending badly. When they do, control over key domain names can become an issue. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/03/29/domain-held-hostage/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/03/29/domain-held-hostage/> ********************** MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Let Me Make Yeti-DNS Perfectly Clear by Paul Vixie The following rather alarming text caught my eye today... Had the text appeared under a less august letterhead, or signed by less qualified authors, there would be no cause for alarm. However, the letterhead was World Economic Forum and the authors were William J. Drake, Vinton G. Cerf, and Wolfgang Kleinw?chter. As one of three coordinators for the Yeti-DNS project, this feels a bit like I'm in big trouble now. So, let's discuss the matter. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160330_let_me_make_yeti_dns_perfectly_clear /> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160330_let_me_make_yeti_dns_perfectly_clear/ > ------ David Goldstein email: <mailto:david at goldsteinreport.com> david at goldsteinreport.com web: <http://goldsteinreport.com/> http://goldsteinreport.com/ Twitter: <https://twitter.com/goldsteinreport> https://twitter.com/goldsteinreport phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9663 3430 - office/home "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. Every time you forgo fossil fuels, you're being part of the solution" - Dr Tim Flannery -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.cynosure.com.au/mailman/private/dns/attachments/20160331/783f5508/attachment-0001.html>Received on Thu Mar 31 2016 - 03:13:22 UTC
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