ICANN announced earlier today that there has been a change in their Executive team. Cyrus Namazi who headed up the Global Domains Division (GDD) has left the organisation. Theresa Swinehart, Senior Vice President, Multistakeholder Strategy & Strategic Initiatives, will be in charge of GDD for the interim. That sounds like they'll either be promoting someone … [Read more...] about Staff Changes in ICANN Executive Team
Registrar Group Publishes COVID-19 Response Document
With the COVID 19 pandemic a focus of attention for most people around the world at the moment there is an impact on domain name registration trends and the internet infrastructure business. While many of the domains that are registered containing strings like "covid" or "corona" are never used for anything and are purely speculative (good luck with that), some of the domains … [Read more...] about Registrar Group Publishes COVID-19 Response Document
COVID 19: What Registrars and Registries are Doing to Help
With the COVID-19 pandemic an ongoing crisis across the globe many businesses are currently closed. Some of them may never open again. While some governments are offering packages of financial assistance the current situation is going to hit many sectors really hard. Against the backdrop of the current pandemic companies in the internet infrastructure have become even more … [Read more...] about COVID 19: What Registrars and Registries are Doing to Help
How to Spot a Corona Virus / COVID 19 Phish
Unfortunately cyber crime has not stopped during the global COVID-19 crisis. If anything there's probably been an increase in certain types of malicious activity. EuroPol and other agencies have been sharing tips and resources to help individuals and businesses address security, which with so many employees now being forced to work from home, has become a much bigger issue … [Read more...] about How to Spot a Corona Virus / COVID 19 Phish
ICANN Cancels Paris Events
ICANN formally announced last night that both the GDD Summit and DNS Symposium scheduled to be held in Paris, France in May have been cancelled. The DNS OARC workshop which was slated to take place in the same venue the weekend after the ICANN events has also been cancelled. The GDD Summit is usually more business and operational focussed than the main ICANN meetings, so … [Read more...] about ICANN Cancels Paris Events
ICANN Hires New Head of Eastern Europe & Central Asia
While the COVID 19 virus has pretty much taken over the news in recent weeks, other things are still happening, albeit at a slower pace. ICANN announced Monday that they had hired Mikhail Anisimov to head up their activities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. "Mikhail Anisimov is a well-known domain industry professional in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and a … [Read more...] about ICANN Hires New Head of Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Cloudfest Falls Victim to COVID 19 – Event Cancelled
Cloudfest, which is arguably the biggest single event for the hosting and cloud industry, has fallen victim to COVID 19 and been cancelled. The annual event which is held in Southern Germany normally attracts over 7000 attendees from the four corners of the globe. From my own experience if you work in hosting and domains then it is "the" event to attend every year, as … [Read more...] about Cloudfest Falls Victim to COVID 19 – Event Cancelled
Middle East DNS Forum Cancelled (for now)
The Middle East DNS Forum which was scheduled for next month in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has been cancelled. The event organisers, which includes ICANN, hope to be able to hold the event later in the year, though no dates have been announced as yet. This latest announcement of an event cancellation is not surprising. The Saudi government announced yesterday that they were … [Read more...] about Middle East DNS Forum Cancelled (for now)
Nominations for RIPE Board Open
Nominations for the RIPE NCC Executive Board are now open. The elections will be held during the upcoming RIPE meeting in Berlin this May. There will be elections for three seats, the ones currently held by Maria Häll, Christian Kaufmann and Salam Yamout, whose terms expire in May 2020. If you'd like to find out more about what the Board roles involve there's information … [Read more...] about Nominations for RIPE Board Open
ICANN Cancels Cancún Meeting Switches to Online Event
ICANN's Board of Directors met yesterday evening and decided to cancel the upcoming meeting in Cancún, Mexico. The meeting will be held instead online, though this has never been done before. "This is a decision that the ICANN Board has been considering since the outbreak was first announced and it is one that we haven't taken lightly," said Maarten Botterman, ICANN Board … [Read more...] about ICANN Cancels Cancún Meeting Switches to Online Event