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Resource Library

Everyone should have access to an open and trusted Internet.
Read our reports, papers, and other documents for insight and vision on how we can get there.

Action Plan 2024

Our roadmap for tackling the threats and challenges for today’s Internet as we look to grow and defend it for future generations.

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2023 Year in Review

The Year in Review shows the steps we took in 2023 to ensure the Internet is for everyone. Learn about the positive difference we made for the Internet.

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Internet Impact Briefs

Shorter reports that analyze how different policies or new technologies may affect what the Internet needs to exist and thrive.

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Global Internet Report (GIR)

From trust to consolidation, access to sustainability, a deep look at the forces shaping our digital future.

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Policy Briefs

Our perspective on critical Internet issues, including community networks, encryption, open Internet standards, Internet Exchange Points, and more.

Internet Crossing Borders: Boosting the Internet in Landlocked Developing Countries

Please note that this is NOT the full report, but the Executive Summary with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Case Studies. The full report will be ready soon, stay tuned for the ...

Encryption Brief

Encryption is the process of scrambling or enciphering data so it can be read only by someone with the means to return it to its original state ...

The Year That Was Report

A report on the initiatives and activities of the Asia-Pacific Bureau for 2017 ...

Policy Development Process at the Internet Society

The Internet Society advocates for policies that enhance security and privacy, enable the growth of Internet access, and promote the ecosystem of transparent, multistakeholder Internet governance ...

Unleashing Community Networks: Innovative Licensing Approaches

After more than 25 years of Internet development, there still remains a profound connectivity “gap” in many parts of the world, particularly in developing nations, leaving over half the global ...

Internet Society-Chatham House Roundtable on Encryption and Lawful Access

On 26 October 2017, the Internet Society and Chatham House convened an experts’ roundtable to deconstruct the debate and explore ways to bridge two important societal objectives: the security of ...

Cryptography: CEO Questions for CTOs

Cryptography is a complex topic – technically, operationally, and legally. It requires management and operational focus, with all the attention to planning and resources that implies - even when everything ...

Report from the Field: Post-Hurricane Connectivity in the Caribbean

We ask our community to join with us to both #ReconnectTheCaribbean, and also to work to ensure the networks are resilient to withstand the storms that may hit in 2018, ...

2017 Indigenous Connectivity Summit Community Report

The Indigenous Connectivity Summit, held November 8 and 9, 2017, at Hotel Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico, was the first Internet Society meeting to focus on connecting North ...

Internet Access and Education

The Internet has immense potential to improve the quality of education, which is one of the pillars of sustainable development. This Internet Society briefing outlines ways in which policymakers can ...

Enabling Digital Opportunities in the Middle East

The Middle East (ME) is an incredibly diverse region with over 350 million people with widely varying states of Internet access and digital readiness. Using research created ...

Policy Brief: Spectrum Approaches for Community Networks

Community networks are built and operated by people in the community; they are the result of people working together, combining their resources, organizing their efforts, and connecting themselves to close ...

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Internet Society Perspectives on Internet Content Blocking: An Overview

The goal of this paper is to provide a technical assessment of different methods of blocking Internet content, including how well each method works and what are the pitfalls and ...

Comments on Fostering the Advancement of the Internet of Things

Docket Number:
170105023-7023-01

Comments received in response to the Request for Comments on the Benefits, Challenges, and Potential Roles for the Government in Fostering the ...

Best Practices: Smart Home Checklist for Buyers & Sellers

Advice for buyers, sellers and renters to maximize security, privacy and personal safety when buying, selling, or renting a smart home.

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Unleashing the Internet in the Caribbean: Removing Barriers to Connectivity and Stimulating Better Access in the Region

The nations of the Caribbean region are scattered over an area of more than 2.75 million square kilometres. These small, developing countries are mostly isolated from each other by the ...

2016 Cyber Incident & Breach Readiness Guide

The cyber threat landscape has changed dramatically over the past twelve months, with the definition of incidents expanding significantly beyond reported data breaches. Organizations large and small have been the ...

Flow of information of the follow-up of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)

- 6 January 2017 -
Since the Tunis Summit, the Internet Society has been actively involved in supporting the implementation of the targets, recommendations and commitments of the WSIS as ...

A Vision for Trusted Email

Since the introduction of email over 45 years ago, email has become ubiquitous for individuals, businesses and governments worldwide. The total number of worldwide email accounts is expected to exceed ...

State of DNSSEC Deployment 2016

This report provides a snapshot of the state of deployment of DNSSEC as of the end of 2016. Please download the full report to view all of the information, charts and conclusions ...

Global Internet Report 2016

The Global Internet Report 2016 explores the topic of data breaches and offers solutions to help secure the data ecosystem ...

ITU WTSA 2016 Outcomes: An Internet Society Perspective

The ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2016 (WTSA-16) was a highly charged meeting with a significant number of controversial contributions that made for quite a productive conference ...

WTSA 2016 Matrix of Resolutions

This chart summarizes the proposed changes to Internet related WTSA-12 resolutions (including new resolutions) in an effort to identify issues, areas of concern, organizations impacted, etc., on a best-efforts basis. Suggestions to ...

Statement for the House of Representatives: “Understanding the Role of Connected Devices in Recent Cyber Attacks”

Statement for the Record

“Understanding the Role of Connected Devices in Recent Cyber Attacks”
United States House of Representatives
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Joint Hearing of the
Subcommittee on ...

Organization Reports

On annual basis, we publish annual reports (an Action Plan and Impact Report), as well as financial reports, annual financial statements, and Form 990s.