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.
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.
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
IPv6 and IP Communications (including VoIP, UC, RTC, SIP)
A report on a micro survey regarding online privacy and personal data
Report: Signed Root Deployment – Framing the Issues (DNSSEC Industry Coalition, 2009)
In April 2013, Steve Crocker circulated this report with the following comment: In June 2009, a year before the root was signed, the DNSSEC Industry Coalition, led by PIR, and ...
Google Public DNS – DNSSEC Validation
Google provides DNSSEC validation through the use of their "Google Public DNS" servers. If your local DNS resolvers do not perform DNSSEC validation, you can change your operating system to ...Cybersecurity: Searching for a Common Understanding
Raising the Bar on End-To-End Trust – A Guide for CAs & Their Customers
Security, Privacy & Data Protection should be top priorities for all Certificate Authorities (CAs) - As with all best practices, the strength of a solution is only as strong as ...
The New PII: Privacy-Impacting Information
Global Internet User Survey Infographic
Summary of activities undertaken by the Internet Society related to the implementation of the targets, recommendations, and commitments of the World Summit on the Information Society
The Internet Society is a nonprofit organization founded in 1992. It is the world’s trusted independent source of leadership for Internet policy, technology standards and future development. Based on its ...
Report on Routing Resiliency Measurements Workshop
ENISA Report: Resilience of the Internet Interconnection Ecosystem
Seeking to understand routing resiliency and routing security? In this April 2011 report, "Inter-X: Resilience of the Internet Interconnection Ecosystem ", the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) provides ...
Human Rights and Internet Protocols: Comparing Processes and Principles
Since its inception, the Internet has been a force for innovation and positive development – in our societies, in our politics, and in our economies. It has also been a ...
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.