DNS is a core service that is sometimes overlooked. Yet over the past few years, we have observed malicious actors abusing DNS by different means in order to meet their objectives. But what is DNS abuse? The term can be misleading as it refers to different types of attacks but this is not always clear for the victims. In this session, CERT.br and Switch.ch will present some of the observed abuses and some of the mitigation measures that can be applied in order to determine different types of DNS abuse as well as measures to prevent, mitigate and recover from these kinds of attacks. YouTube video

Nov 3 2019. At-Large Policy Session: DNS Abuse - End User Concerns. Discussion about how to define DNS Abuse and ALAC's recommendations. Zoom recording.

Youtube video

ICANN At-Large wiki

April 9 2020. Recorded webinar.

May 14 2020. Recorded webinar. ISOC/EURALO.

• With the efforts to curb a global health crisis increasingly pushing our lives online, encryption is more important than ever. It helps us secure our work from home, protects the integrity of  information and critical health services, and allows states to quickly respond to the pandemic in a secure manner. While the EU has traditionally been in favour of encryption practices, some member states have recently created or proposed policies or laws that undermine encryption through exceptional access for law enforcement and national security purposes. This panel discussion will examine critical role of encryption in navigating a pandemic, and how exceptional access proposals might hinder security, privacy and trust online, while looking into how encryption debate in the EU will be shaped post COVID era and potential challenges that may arise in the upcoming EU legislation on e-privacy and e-evidence.
• Moderator: Ceren Unal, Regional Policy Manager-Europe, Internet Society
• Panelists:
• Cathrin Bauer-Bulst, Acting Head of Unit, Cybercrime, European Commission DG-HOME
• Jens Henrik Jeppesen, Director-General, Center for Democracy and Technology Europe
• Klaus Landefeld, Vice Chairman of the Management Board Director Infrastructure & Networks, Eco-Association of the Internet Industry

May 7 2020. Recording of the webinar