We’re proud to announce the new MANRS Content Delivery Network and Cloud Programme, which helps bring us closer to a secure and resilient global routing system – the foundation of the Internet.
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Disinformation: The Invisible Sword Dividing Society
Internet Governance
1 April 2020
Disinformation: The Invisible Sword Dividing Society
Supermarkets have finally restocked their toilet paper in Hong Kong after weeks of panic buying when a rumor about...
MANRS to help secure large hubs of the internet from common routing problems
In the News
1 April 2020
MANRS to help secure large hubs of the internet from common routing problems
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Encryption Helps America Work Safely – And That Goes for Congress, Too
Encryption
31 March 2020
Encryption Helps America Work Safely – And That Goes for Congress, Too
This opinion piece was originally published in The Hill. Over the past month, Americans across the country have adapted to a new...
New Category of CDNs and Cloud Providers Join MANRS to Improve Routing Security
Strengthening the Internet
31 March 2020
New Category of CDNs and Cloud Providers Join MANRS to Improve Routing Security
Today, we’re proud to announce the new MANRS Content Delivery Network (CDN) and Cloud Programme. This new program broadens...
Leading CDN and Cloud Providers Join MANRS to Improve Routing Security
Press Releases
31 March 2020
Leading CDN and Cloud Providers Join MANRS to Improve Routing Security
Washington, DC – 31 March, 2020 – The Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) initiative, supported by the...
Content delivery networks, cloud providers can now join routing security group
In the News
31 March 2020
Content delivery networks, cloud providers can now join routing security group
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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...
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Fact Sheet: Ghost Proposals
What are they, what is their impact, and can they achieve their goals? What are “ghost” proposals and why...
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Fact Sheet: Client-Side Scanning
What it is and why it threatens trustworthy, private communications. Encryption is a technology designed to help Internet users...