Newsletter (10 August 2020)
< back to list| Recent Updates: ■ Next APTLD Meeting: APTLD78 Virtual Meeting, 3-4 September 2020 ¶ Online Registration ¶ Agenda (7 August 2020) ■ An APTLD How-To Webinar Successfully Completed View ■ APTLD New Website Launched at https://aptld.org/  Members News (.AU auDA) auDA Registrant Review Panel Decision RRP12568 https://www.auda.org.au/news/auda-registrant-review-panel-2/ Result of General Meeting https://www.auda.org.au/news/result-of-general-meeting/ Customer loyalty in an online environment https://afilias.com.au/newsroom/blog-posts/customer-loyalty-online-environment Most visited pages on afilias.com.au https://afilias.com.au/newsroom/blog-posts/most-visited-pages-afiliascomau (.NZ InternetNZ) Internet Governance goes online https://internetnz.nz/blog/internet-governance-goes-online/ UAV-aided Wireless Mesh Networks can provide Internet access for Remote NZ Communities https://internetnz.nz/blog/uav-aided-wireless-mesh-networks-can-provide-internet-access-for-remote-nz-communities/ InternetNZ and CERT NZ partner to protect New Zealanders https://internetnz.nz/news-and-articles/internetnz-and-cert-nz-partner-to-protect-new-zealanders/ Announcing a new partner: Digital Future Aotearoa https://internetnz.nz/blog/announcing-a-new-partner-digital-future-aotearoa/ Should New Zealand internet addresses be for Kiwis only? https://internetnz.nz/blog/should-new-zealand-internet-addresses-be-for-kiwis-only/ Now is the perfect time to get yourself online https://internetnz.nz/blog/now-is-the-perfect-time-to-get-yourself-online/ DNC Newsletter August 2020 https://www.dnc.org.nz/the-commission/news/1985 (.UZ UZINFOCOM) .COM and .NET registration renewals were lowest in three years https://cctld.uz/news/?detail=1469 (iThreat) “The US Department of State announced today rewards of up to $10 million for any information leading to the identification of any person who works with or for a foreign government to interfere with US elections.” #threatintelligence https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-offers-10-million-reward-for-hackers-meddling-in-us-elections/ “A German court has fined and banned a Tesla owner from driving for one month after a crash that happened while the driver was using the car’s built-in touchscreen dashboard to adjust windshield-wiper settings.” #threatintelligence https://www.zdnet.com/article/tesla-owner-banned-from-driving-and-its-not-over-autopilot/ “A California company that helps telemarketing firms avoid getting sued for violating a federal law that seeks to curb robocalls has leaked the phone numbers, email addresses, and passwords of all its customers.” #threatintelligence https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/08/robocall-legal-advocate-leaks-customer-data/ “Cybersecurity researchers today disclosed several security issues in popular online dating platform OkCupid that could potentially let attackers remotely spy on users’ private information.” #threatintelligence https://thehackernews.com/2020/07/hacking-okcupid-account.html (Neustar) Neustar Launches Fabrick™ to Improve Omnichannel Media and Measurement Effectiveness in the Post-Cookie World https://www.home.neustar/about-us/news-room/press-releases/2020/neustar-launches-fabrick-to-improve-omnichannel-media-and-measurement-effectiveness-in-the-post-cookie-world (.ME DoMEn) Top 5 Children Bloggers: Meet The Kids Who Make The Difference https://domain.me/top-5-children-bloggers/ .ME Donates Funds for the Development of Two Montenegrin Startups https://domain.me/me-donates-funds-for-the-development-of-two-montenegrin-startups/ Beesy.Me – Solution for Better Business Workflow https://domain.me/beesy-me-solution-for-better-business-workflow/ How to Improve Your Freelance Career: Tips from .MErs https://domain.me/how-to-improve-your-freelance-career-tips-from-mers/ Nash Vail: A Designer With a Knack for Writing https://domain.me/nash-vail-a-designer-with-a-knack-for-writing/ (.RU CC for TLD .RU/.РФ) Russian-language webinar on ICANN 68 results https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/26359/ Internet Governance Summer School opens its doors https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/26349/ Coronavirus-related domain registrations on the decline https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/26336/ History of Russian national domains presented at HOPE 2020 conference https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/26346/ ccTLD .РФ popular in Russian regions https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/26278/ Applications close for Internet Governance Summer School https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/26272/ Disputable domain goes to copyright holder https://cctld.ru/en/media/news/kc/26271/  Others IGF 2020 Selected Workshops https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/workshop-proposals-2020-selected and Open Forums https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/open-forums-2020 IGF 2020 Overarching theme and final dates announced https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2020 Latest engagement at UN meetings https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-related-engagement-at-un-meetings-in-july-and-august IPv6 security on the stack level https://blog.apnic.net/2020/08/10/ipv6-security-on-the-stack-level/ Opinion: Defining Cyber Governance https://blog.apnic.net/2020/08/07/opinion-defining-cyber-governance/ Successful Oceania event caps off the NFH series https://blog.apnic.net/2020/08/06/successful-oceania-event-caps-off-the-nfh-series/ APNIC Foundation 2019 Annual Report available https://blog.apnic.net/2020/08/06/apnic-foundation-2019-annual-report-available/ Reducing latency at CDNs with Bidirectional Anycast/Unicast Probing https://blog.apnic.net/2020/08/06/reducing-latency-at-cdns-with-bidirectional-anycast-unicast-probing/ Retrofitting Internet Exchange Points with Software Defined Networking https://blog.apnic.net/2020/08/05/retrofitting-internet-exchange-points-with-software-defined-networking/ APNIC launches vulnerability reporting program https://blog.apnic.net/2020/08/03/apnic-launches-vulnerability-reporting-program/ IPv4, IPv6, and a sudden change in attitude https://blog.apnic.net/2020/08/03/ipv4-ipv6-and-a-sudden-change-in-attitude/ Event Wrap: PhNOG Virtual 2020 https://blog.apnic.net/2020/07/31/event-wrap-phnog-virtual-2020/ How far are we from a web with HTTPS everywhere https://blog.apnic.net/2020/07/31/how-far-are-we-from-a-web-with-https-everywhere/ Solving the expiring Root CA certificate-mageddon; partly at least https://blog.apnic.net/2020/07/30/solving-the-expiring-root-ca-certificate-mageddon-partly-at-least/ How to: IPsec VPN configuration https://blog.apnic.net/2020/07/29/how-to-ipsec-vpn-configuration/ Event Wrap: PacNOG 26 https://blog.apnic.net/2020/07/28/event-wrap-pacnog-26/ Encrypting zone transfers closes one more leak left open by old DNS technology https://www.centr.org/news/blog/encrypting-zone-transfers-closes-one-more-leak-left-open-by-old-dns-technology.html Internet Society Statement on U.S. Clean Network Program https://www.internetsociety.org/news/statements/2020/internet-society-statement-on-u-s-clean-network-program/ Everything You Need to Know about Network Time Security https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2020/08/everything-you-need-to-know-about-network-time-security/ IPv6 Buzz Podcast Dives into Open Standards Everywhere https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2020/08/ipv6-buzz-podcast-dives-into-open-standards-everywhere/ The Week in Internet News: U.S. Lawmakers Skewer Big Tech Firms https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2020/08/the-week-in-internet-news-u-s-lawmakers-skewer-big-tech-firms/ Internet Society Announces New Members to Board of Trustees https://www.internetsociety.org/news/press-releases/2020/internet-society-announces-new-members-to-board-of-trustees/ Tribal Priority Window Extended to September 2 – But It’s Still Not Enough Time to Connect Indigenous Communities to a Critical Lifeline https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2020/07/tribal-priority-window-extended-to-september-2-but-its-still-not-enough-time-to-connect-indigenous-communities-to-a-critical-lifeline/ Internet Society Announces New Co-Chairs to Organization Member Advisory Council https://www.internetsociety.org/news/press-releases/2020/internet-society-announces-new-co-chairs-to-organization-member-advisory-council/ How Community Networks Are Helping during COVID-19 https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2020/07/how-community-networks-are-helping-during-covid-19/ Google Announces New Subsea Cable Running Between U.S., U.K. And Spain http://www.circleid.com/posts/20200728-google-announces-new-subsea-cable-named-grace-hopper/ The pricey, complex, clusterfuck plan to reopen Whois http://domainincite.com/25738-the-pricey-complex-clusterfuck-plan-to-reopen-whois Tucows sells off Ting business, retreats into the back-end http://domainincite.com/25735-tucows-sells-off-ting-business-retreats-into-the-back-end Domainers immune from the lockdown bump? http://domainincite.com/25729-domainers-immune-from-the-lockdown-bump Drop auctions not a slam-dunk, says Nominet http://domainincite.com/25726-drop-auctions-not-a-slam-dunk-says-nominet Nominet members revolt over “deepest pockets wins” auction plans http://domainincite.com/25718-nominet-members-revolt-over-deepest-pockets-wins-auction-plans CSC becomes first foreign registrar to get the China nod http://domainincite.com/25716-csc-becomes-first-foreign-registrar-to-get-the-china-nod ICANN close to becoming $200 million gift-giver http://domainincite.com/25712-icann-close-to-becoming-200-million-gift-giver How are EU Domains used? https://www.internetnews.me/2020/08/07/how-are-eu-domains-used/ Neustar Registry is now GoDaddy Registry https://www.internetnews.me/2020/08/04/neustar-registry-is-now-godaddy-registry/ New Zealand Registry Conducting Major Policy Review https://www.internetnews.me/2020/08/04/new-zealand-registry-conducting-major-policy-review/  Social Media APTLD78 now is just 7 registered attendees short of the Grand Master Mark of 100 and its agenda is nearly 100% complete – check out http://aptld78.tw/agenda/ for details. Change of leadership at NIXI: Mr. Anil Kumar Jain has been appointed CEO #NIXI by Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY). He has taken over charge w.e.f. 31st July 2020 as full time CEO on regular basis. Mr. Anil Kumar Jain is an Indian Telecommunications Service (ITS) veteran as he spent approx 36 years in the Indian Telecom Sector, serving in various assignments at DOT/BSNL/ MTNL. He has also been on the NIXI Board for more than 12 years. Under his leadership, NIXI will definitely grow much bigger and stronger and contribute significantly to the Indian internet ecosystem and APTLD. We welcome Mr. Jain to the APTLD community and look forward to meeting him in person as and when the situation normalize. Meanwhile we thank Mr. Goel, the outgoing CEO of NIXI, for his contribution to and keen interest in APTLD’s operation and wish him every success in his new job. We have made it – the new APTLD website at https://aptld.org/ Our thanks go to the #hosterby ‘s development team: Yury Karytsin, Olga Zherdetskaya, Igor Obernikhin are a designer and coding team par excellence, while Sergei Povalishev, the CEO made every effort to speed up the cycle. Thank you, our dear friends from Belarus!!! Our thanks also go to the CNNIC team for both running the website for over 3 years and helping with a smooth database migration. Now enjoy the new toy, everyone! For all Facebook posts: https://www.facebook.com/pg/aptld/posts/ and Twits: https://twitter.com/APTLDnews  ICANN ICANN75 Annual General Meeting Location Announced https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2020-08-07-en (ccNSO) The July 2020 edition of the ccNSO monthly newsletter is out now. https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-29jul20-en.htm Apply now: speaking slots for the pre-ICANN69 Virtual ccTLD News Sessions https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-27jul20-en.htm  Current ICANN Public Consultations Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone Version 4 (RZ-LGR-4) https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rz-lgr-4-2020-06-29-en |
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