2019 Impact Report
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Indigenous Connectivity Summit Policy Recommendations: Helping Policymakers Make Inclusive Decisions
Growing the Internet
8 April 2020
Indigenous Connectivity Summit Policy Recommendations: Helping Policymakers Make Inclusive Decisions
As billions of us move into self-isolation, one thing is crystal clear: Internet access is critical. If anyone of us...
Unfortunate Natural Experiment Shows the Internet Works
Growing the Internet
8 April 2020
Unfortunate Natural Experiment Shows the Internet Works
For many weeks now, as the pandemic caused by the coronavirus has spread around the world, people have been...
What Does a Global Pandemic Mean for the Internet?
About Internet Society
8 April 2020
What Does a Global Pandemic Mean for the Internet?
This interview was originally published in Technical.ly. The Internet has long been a connector beyond the physical. Now, it’s the...
When We Come Together, We Are Richer for It
Growing the Internet
7 April 2020
When We Come Together, We Are Richer for It
These are unsettling and unprecedented times. The speed at which coronavirus has taken hold around the world, and the...
Russian Telco Hijacked Internet Traffic of Major Networks – Accident or Malicious Action?
In the News
7 April 2020
Russian Telco Hijacked Internet Traffic of Major Networks – Accident or Malicious Action?
Security Week
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Kilima: Highlights from ISOC Africa – March 2020
Africa Regional Bureau Newsletter for March 2020
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2019 Indigenous Connectivity Summit Report
Executive Summary The 2019 Indigenous Connectivity Summit (ICS) was held in Hilo, Hawai’i on November 12 and 13, 2019...
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MANRS Fact Sheet: Content Delivery Network (CDN) and Cloud Programme
We are inviting CDNs and cloud providers around the world to join the programme.
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Fact Sheet: How Encryption Can Protect Journalists and the Free Press
Encryption is a tool designed to help Internet users keep their online data and communications private and secure. It...
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2019 Indigenous Connectivity Summit Policy Recommendations
Based on conversation and outcomes from the Summit, 2019 Indigenous Connectivity Summit Policy Advisors developed 8 recommendations to help policymakers...
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Fact Sheet: Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
What are they, and how can we prevent them? When using the Internet, we expect that our communications are...