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 2023
Our roadmap for tackling the threats and challenges for today’s Internet as we look to grow and strengthen it for future generations.
Impact Report 2021
As the world is shifting, we need the Internet more than ever. Learn what the Internet Society is doing to help ensure no one is left behind.
Internet Impact Briefs
Shorter reports that analyze how different policies or new technologies may affect what the Internet needs to exist and thrive.
Global Internet Report (GIR)
From trust to consolidation, access to sustainability, a deep look at the forces shaping our digital future.
Policy Briefs
Our perspective on critical Internet issues, including community networks, encryption, open Internet standards, Internet Exchange Points, and more.
Archives
Plan – Where We Need To Get DNSSEC Validation Happening
2013 Data Protection & Breach Readiness Guide
Breaches and data loss incidents have become a fact of life for organizations of every size and throughout the public and private sectors. There is no perfect defense from a ...
Infographic: Collaboration for a secure and resilient Internet
Committing to the Principle of Openness
Internet Governance Observations and Recommendations
Open Stand
Contribution to the 2014 ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference
RFC 7123 – Security Implications of IPv6 on IPv4 Networks
The Danger of the New Internet Choke Points
Authors: Andrei Robachevsky, Christine Runnegar, Karen O’Donoghue and Mat Ford
The ongoing disclosures of pervasive surveillance of Internet users’ communications and data by national security agencies have ...
IPv6 Time Servers (NTP)
Setting the time on computers and other Internet-connected devices is critical. As we move to IPv6, there needs to be access to Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers available over IPv6 ...
Who Makes the Internet Work: The Internet Ecosystem
RFC 6555 – Happy Eyeballs
If an application gets back both an IPv4 and IPv6 address from DNS, which one should the application use to connect? This dilemma for a "dual-stack" host is one that Dan ...
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.