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Africa Needs Its Internet Institutions More Than Ever, Especially AFRINIC
Internet Governance
21 November 2018
Africa Needs Its Internet Institutions More Than Ever, Especially AFRINIC
At the recent African IGF in Khartoum, on November 5, participants of the workshop on “Strengthening the Institutional Capacity...
Stakeholder Workshop Held to Discuss Tajikistan IXP
Access
20 November 2018
Stakeholder Workshop Held to Discuss Tajikistan IXP
The Internet Society in conjunction with the Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation – Tajikistan and the CAREN3 project organised an IXP...
Meeting Four of the Canadian Multistakeholder Process: Enhancing IoT Security
Internet of Things (IoT)
19 November 2018
Meeting Four of the Canadian Multistakeholder Process: Enhancing IoT Security
The Canadian Multistakeholder Process: Enhancing IoT Security meeting takes place in Ottawa today, November 20th, from 1PM-5PM EST. This...
The Week in Internet News: The Bottom Line of IoT Security
Technology
19 November 2018
The Week in Internet News: The Bottom Line of IoT Security
The cost of IoT breaches: Companies struggling with Internet of things security are seeing a monetary impact, says WeLiveSecurity.com....
El Buen Fin: Tips to Shop Smart
Internet of Things (IoT)
16 November 2018
El Buen Fin: Tips to Shop Smart
Last week I had the opportunity to participate in the first edition of the International Internet and Entrepreneurship Forum...
Route Leak Causes Major Google Outage
Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS)
15 November 2018
Route Leak Causes Major Google Outage
Google recently faced a major outage in many parts of the world thanks to a BGP leak. This incident...
In Azacualpa, Honduras: “Smart Communities” Help Preserve Collective Memory
Community Networks
15 November 2018
In Azacualpa, Honduras: “Smart Communities” Help Preserve Collective Memory
Access to the Internet can change people’s lives for the better. This is particularly true when communities take ownership...
Inspecting Gadgets: Don’t Forget the Asterisk When Buying Smart Devices
Internet of Things (IoT)
14 November 2018
Inspecting Gadgets: Don’t Forget the Asterisk When Buying Smart Devices
As we approach the holiday buying season, excitement is building for all the new IoT gadgets – “smart” everything...
U.S. R&E Community Embraces Routing Security
Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS)
14 November 2018
U.S. R&E Community Embraces Routing Security
The Internet Society participated in a Routing Security Workshop that was held during the Internet2 Technology Exchange 2018 on...
We Won’t Save the Internet by Breaking It
Internet Governance
13 November 2018
We Won’t Save the Internet by Breaking It
On the anniversary of the armistice ending the First World War, more than 40 countries stood together for security...
IoT Offers Opportunity, But We Must Also Advocate for Privacy
Internet Governance
12 November 2018
IoT Offers Opportunity, But We Must Also Advocate for Privacy
Our world is evolving exceedingly fast these days. Within the last few years in what has been coined the...
The Week in Internet News: China Wants Fairer Internet, More Control
Technology
12 November 2018
The Week in Internet News: China Wants Fairer Internet, More Control
China wants fairness: Chinese President Xi Jinping called for international cooperation to make the Internet more “fair and equitable,”...