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ICANN Wins IANA Contract Bid

The US government has renewed the IANA contract to ICANN. Full details in the official release. The IANA contract renewal had been haunting ICANN for the last year, so closure on this key aspect of internet plumbing should be greeted positively in most quarters. The EU, however, might not be too happy, as they’d already… Continue reading ICANN Wins IANA Contract Bid

European Commission Likes New IANA Contract – Doesn’t Like US Only Bidding Process

In a move that shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, the EU Commission has given a rather mixed welcome to the IANA bid. While they obviously like a lot of what they are seeing, they’re also not overly impressed with the contract only being open to US companies. Here’s the full text of their… Continue reading European Commission Likes New IANA Contract – Doesn’t Like US Only Bidding Process

Why Won’t ICANN Answer Questions?

During the last public ICANN meeting in San Francisco there was a public forum. This is quite normal. Several people asked questions of the ICANN board, some were answered, others weren’t. Why not? Nigel Roberts from the Channel Isles registry asked the following (for the sake of clarity I’m republishing the entire section of the… Continue reading Why Won’t ICANN Answer Questions?

Check Your DNS Security

In the last few weeks considerable attention has been focussed on security flaws in DNS. IANA have released an easy to use tool that allows you to check your dns to make sure that it is not vulnerable to attack and / or abuse.They also explain what the tool is checking for and why.

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