DNS OARC will be holding their 32nd workshop in February 2020 in San Francisco. They've issued a call for presentations on topics related to DNS. Presentations can be allocated either a 15 minute or 30 minute slot. Submissions need to be made by 7 December 2019. Full details on presentation submissions are here. DNS OARC will be held right before NANOG 78. … [Read more...] about DNS OARC Opens Call for Presentations
ICANN 66 Montréal Schedule Now Live
The upcoming public ICANN meeting will be held in Montréal, Canada from November 2nd to November 7th. ICANN 66 is also the organisation's AGM, so there will be the rotation of various positions on boards, councils and other committees. The full schedule for the meeting is now available online here. I'll be providing my usual "preview" of the meeting over on the … [Read more...] about ICANN 66 Montréal Schedule Now Live
IRISSCERT 2019 Cybercrime Conference Tickets Available
IRISSCERT, which is Ireland's first CSIRT (Computer Security Incident Response Team) will be holding its annual cybercrime conference in November. The event will be held on November 20th in the Ballsbridge Hotel. Speakers confirmed for the event include: Graham Cluley Jelena Milosevic Raj Samani Lisa Forte Jenny Radcliffe Dan Raywood Dave Lewis Mick Moran Alex Hutton … [Read more...] about IRISSCERT 2019 Cybercrime Conference Tickets Available
Australia’s ccTLD Needs a CEO
Australia's ccTLD is managed by auDA. They are currently trying to hire a new CEO. The role will involve a mixture of skills and they expect candidates to be able to cover both business and more technical aspects of a domain name registry: Demonstrable senior experience in leading and managing a complex, multidisciplinary organisation with a strong emphasis on building a … [Read more...] about Australia’s ccTLD Needs a CEO
Nominet Opens Consultation on Policy Changes
Nominet, the .uk domain name registry, has opened a public consultation period on a number of potential policy changes. There are three specific policy proposals that they are soliciting feedback on: Reducing the use of .UK domain names for phishing attacksImplementing law enforcement landing pages following suspensions for criminal activityImplementing a .UK drop list to … [Read more...] about Nominet Opens Consultation on Policy Changes
Radix Buys Uno
Radix registry has acquired the .uno TLD. Since its initial launch .uno has been using Neustar's backend, while Radix uses Centralnic. While a backend switch hasn't been announced yet it would be logical for Radix to keep all its domain extension on the one backend provider. The .uno tld currently has just over 16 thousand names with the bulk of them via a single registrar … [Read more...] about Radix Buys Uno
Cloudfest 2020 Registration Open
Registration for Cloudfest 2020 opened a few days ago. The event is being held March 14 - 19 in Europa Park, Germany, though the core days will be 17th, 18th and 19th for most attendees. Here's the recap video from the 2019 event: Registration, which includes access to hotel booking, is available here. As usual there are both standard and VIP tickets available. … [Read more...] about Cloudfest 2020 Registration Open
CIRA Releases New Cheeky Ad Campaign
CIRA, the .ca (Canada) domain name registry has released a new advert for a television advertising campaign. The campaign is build around the hashtag #DontBeATraitor and I hope they do more of these. I love the concept of pushing a country code on the basis of national pride and loyalty so I really like this video ad: What do you think? Personally I think anyone … [Read more...] about CIRA Releases New Cheeky Ad Campaign
Nominet and Brexit
Nominet, the .uk domain registry, is well aware of the possible implications of Brexit. Earlier today they sent out a reminder email to registrars to underline the options: In the case of a "no deal" BrexitIn the case of Brexit with a deal, but without specific provisions covering the transfer of personal data Essentially if the worst comes to happen then they will … [Read more...] about Nominet and Brexit
More Brexit Fun and Games for .EU Domain Registrants
While the Brexit situation remains at best "unclear" the future of UK based .eu domain name registrants has finally received a little bit of clarity. It might not be the best of news, but it's relatively clear. Of course in common with anything that is linked in anyway with Brexit and what form it might take, the entire thing is still "up in the air". EURid have … [Read more...] about More Brexit Fun and Games for .EU Domain Registrants