APTLD Newsletter (26 December 2022)

Members News

(.AU  auDA)

auDA 2022 wrap-up

https://www.auda.org.au/blog/auda-2022-wrap

(.HK HKIRC)

Cybersec Infohub x HKIRC Seminar: Levelling Up Cyber Security and Data Protection

https://www.hkirc.hk/en/news/events/Webinar_Cybersec_Infohub_x_HKIRC_Seminar:_
Levelling_Up_Cyber_Security_and_Data_Protection/

(.LK  LK Domain Registry)

Joomla Training at Ranabima Royal College, through Nenasala Theldeniya

https://blog.domains.lk/2022/12/training-programs-at-kandy-schools.html

(.MY MYNIC)

MYNIC’s Customer Service New Operating Hours and Communication Channel

https://mynic.my/media/announcements/mynics-customer-service-new-operating-hours-and-communication-channel/

(.QA CRA)

RA Achieves Outstanding Success in Monitoring Radio Spectrum and Safeguarding the Operation of Telecom and Broadcast Services during the World Cup

https://www.cra.gov.qa/en/press-releases/cra-achieves-outstanding-success-in-monitoring-radio

Mobile Telecom Consumers Access High-Quality Services during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™

https://www.cra.gov.qa/en/press-releases/mobile-telecom-consumers-access-high-quality-services-during-the-fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022

(.SB OurTelekom)

Dial 333 Before You Dig

https://www.ourtelekom.com.sb/news/latest-news/dial-333-before-you-dig/

Our Telekom aims to boost network capability at KGVI Games site

https://www.ourtelekom.com.sb/news/latest-news/our-telekom-aims-to-boost-network-capability-at-kgvi-games-site/

(.SG SGNIC)

SGNIC-Q-22015: Invitation To Quote (ITQ) for Leasing Twenty-nine (29) Laptops and Two (2) Desktops

https://www.sgnic.sg/announcements/sgnic-news/announcement-details/2022/12/19/sgnic-q-22015-invitation-to-quote-(itq)-for-leasing-twenty-nine-(29)-laptops-and-two-(2)-desktops

(.VU TRBR)

TRBR releases its 13th UAp Report on The Status of Implementation of the Government’s UAP

https://www.trbr.vu/en/telecom-industry/universal-access/report/stakeholders-update-report-no-13

Office Closure

https://www.trbr.vu/en/public-register/publications/advertisement-and-notices/887-office-closure

2021 Annual Report

https://www.trbr.vu/en/public-register/reports/annual-reports/2021/886-2021-annual-report

(.WF  AFNIC)

.fr, the leading French TLD, reaches 4 million domain names

https://www.afnic.fr/en/observatory-and-resources/news/fr-the-leading-french-tld-reaches-4-million-domain-names/

(iQ Global AS)

Stop child sexual abuse online. iQ integrates with the Internet Watch Foundation

https://iq.global/blog/stop-child-sexual-abuse-online-iq-integrates-with-the-internet-watch-foundation

(iThreat)

The 5 Biggest Security Threats of 2022

https://ithreat.com/the-5-biggest-security-threats-of-2022/

Defend Your Brand Against Counterfeiters

https://ithreat.com/defend-your-brand-against-counterfeiters/

Hospitals and Internal Security Threats

https://ithreat.com/hospitals-and-internal-security-threats/

(.ME  DoMEn)

Meet Abdella Solomon: A Young Programmer In Love With Maths

https://domain.me/meet-abdella-solomon-a-young-programmer-in-love-with-maths/

5 Ways to Handle the Stress of Being a Freelancer

https://domain.me/5-ways-to-handle-the-stress-of-being-a-freelancer/

Meet Abdennour Zahaf: A Promising Front-End Developer

https://domain.me/meet-abdennour-zahaf-a-promising-front-end-developer/

(.MX  Registry.MX)

Most frequent problems in online shopping

https://www.dominios.mx/most-frequent-problems-in-online-shopping/

5 neuromarketing strategies you can apply in your campaign

https://www.dominios.mx/5-neuromarketing-strategies-you-can-apply-in-your-campaign/

(NETNOD)

Making connections – 5 reasons to peer in Copenhagen

https://www.netnod.se/blog/making-connections-5-reasons-peer-copenhagen

(WhoisXML API)

November 2022: New Domain Activity Highlights

https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/blog/november-2022-domain-activity-highlights

Own a Facebook Business? Beware of Ducktail

https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/threat-reports/own-a-facebook-business-beware-of-ducktail

Is Aurora as Stealthy as Its Operators Believe?

https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/threat-reports/is-aurora-as-stealthy-as-its-operators-believe

Exposing the New Potential Ways Royal Ransomware Gets Delivered

https://main.whoisxmlapi.com/threat-reports/exposing-the-new-potential-ways-royal-ransomware-gets-delivered

Others

EU Policy Update – November 2022

https://www.centr.org/news/eu-updates/eu-policy-update-november-2022.html

Three of the best: Guest Posts

https://blog.apnic.net/2022/12/26/three-of-the-best-guest-posts-5/

Is WebAuthn worth the investment?

https://blog.apnic.net/2022/12/23/is-webauthn-worth-the-investment/

OMNI interface MTU assurance and IP Parcels

https://blog.apnic.net/2022/12/22/omni-interface-mtu-assurance-and-ip-parcels/

[Podcast] Journeying into XDP: Cardinality and Keys

https://blog.apnic.net/2022/12/22/podcast-journeying-into-xdp-cardinality-and-keys/

Event Wrap: Viet Nam Internet Day 2022

https://blog.apnic.net/2022/12/21/event-wrap-viet-nam-internet-day-2022/

Event Wrap: 38th TWNIC OPM

https://blog.apnic.net/2022/12/21/event-wrap-38th-twnic-opm/

Maintaining APNIC EC election integrity

https://blog.apnic.net/2022/12/21/maintaining-apnic-ec-election-integrity/

RPKI in APNIC’s network: A case study

https://blog.apnic.net/2022/12/21/rpki-in-apnics-network-a-case-study/

Event Wrap: BtCIRT Cybersecurity Bootcamp

https://blog.apnic.net/2022/12/21/event-wrap-btcirt-cybersecurity-bootcamp/

Event Wrap: IGF 2022

https://blog.apnic.net/2022/12/20/event-wrap-igf-2022/

(Discussions in the IETF on) reconsidering multicast

https://blog.apnic.net/2022/12/20/discussions-in-the-ietf-on-reconsidering-multicast/

Event Wrap: IDNIC AMM 2022

https://blog.apnic.net/2022/12/20/event-wrap-idnic-amm-2022/

Event Wrap: KHNOG 4

https://blog.apnic.net/2022/12/19/event-wrap-khnog-4/

Be careful with that ping, FreeBSD

https://blog.apnic.net/2022/12/19/be-careful-with-that-ping-freebsd/

Opinion: Is secured routing a market failure?

https://blog.apnic.net/2022/12/16/opinion-is-secured-routing-a-market-failure/

Why kids need to be involved in Internet governance discussions

https://blog.apnic.net/2022/12/15/why-kids-need-to-be-involved-in-internet-governance-discussions/

Monitoring, awareness, and community at the centre of NTT’s RPKI deployment

https://blog.apnic.net/2022/12/15/monitoring-awareness-and-community-at-the-centre-of-ntts-rpki-deployment/

IPv6 extension headers in routing security

https://blog.apnic.net/2022/12/14/ipv6-extension-headers-in-routing-security/

Event Wrap: LkNOG 6

https://blog.apnic.net/2022/12/14/event-wrap-lknog-6/

IP fragmentation and the DNS — mitigation

https://blog.apnic.net/2022/12/13/ip-fragmentation-and-the-dns-mitigation/

ITU’s Asia-Pacific region reviews spectrum needs for digital transformation

https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/MC-2022-12-21-Asia-Pacific-digital-transformation.aspx

ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) study groups address meaningful connectivity and digital transformation

https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/MC-2022-12-16-meaningful-connectivity-and-digital-transformation.aspx

Fast-evolving networks need higher capacity and lower latency

https://www.itu.int/hub/2022/12/fast-evolving-networks-need-higher-capacity-and-lower-latency/

Synchronization technologies evolving for 5G and beyond

https://www.itu.int/hub/2022/12/synchronization-technologies-evolving-for-5g-and-beyond/

Top prizes awarded for augmented reality research at ITU Kaleidoscope

https://www.itu.int/hub/2022/12/prizes-for-augmented-reality-research-itu-kaleidoscope/

A quarter century of increasing fixed-broadband speeds

https://www.itu.int/hub/2022/12/a-quarter-century-of-increasing-fixed-broadband-speeds/

Celebrating one year of Partner2Connect

https://www.itu.int/hub/2022/12/celebrating-one-year-of-partner2connect/

Improving digital literacy in India – a review

https://www.itu.int/hub/2022/12/improving-digital-literacy-in-india-a-review/

Beyond 2030: ITU Journal shares new research

https://www.itu.int/hub/2022/12/beyond-2030-itu-journal-shares-new-research/

Lack of mobility data holding back Ghana’s second city

https://www.itu.int/hub/2022/12/lack-of-mobility-data-holding-back-ghanas-second-city/

Season’s greetings from ITU

https://www.itu.int/hub/2022/12/seasons-greetings-2/

WRS-22: How ITU-R study groups work

https://www.itu.int/hub/2022/12/wrs-22-how-itu-r-study-groups-work/

ICANN Gets First Female CEO

https://www.internetnews.me/2022/12/22/icann-gets-first-female-ceo/

Merry Christmas! Marby finally out as ICANN CEO

https://domainincite.com/28451-merry-christmas-marby-finally-out-as-icann-ceo

ICANN loses another dot-brand, this one in use

https://domainincite.com/28447-icann-loses-another-dot-brand-this-one-in-use

Abuse crackdown likely in next gTLD registrar contract

https://domainincite.com/28445-abuse-crackdown-likely-in-next-gtld-registrar-contract

ICANN expects to approve Whois Disclosure System next month

https://domainincite.com/28441-icann-expects-to-approve-whois-disclosure-system-next-month

.music gets its first live web site

https://domainincite.com/28438-music-gets-its-first-live-web-site

CentralNic buys a bunch of web sites for $5.2 million

https://domainincite.com/28434-centralnic-buys-a-bunch-of-web-sites-for-5-2-million

Industry outlook gloomy for next year, predicts ICANN

https://domainincite.com/28432-industry-outlook-gloomy-for-next-year-predicts-icann

Content police? ICANN mulls bylaws change

https://domainincite.com/28430-content-police-icann-mulls-bylaws-change

ICANN bloat to continue as new gTLD program begins

https://domainincite.com/28419-icann-bloat-to-continue-as-new-gtld-program-begins

ICANN spunks a year, $9 million, on new gTLD plans destined for trashcan

https://domainincite.com/28421-icann-spunks-a-year-9-million-on-new-gtld-plans-destined-for-trashcan

Crawford QUITS as CentralNic CEO

https://domainincite.com/28417-crawford-quits-as-centralnic-ceo

ICANN ANNOUNCES SUDDEN RESIGNATION OF PRESIDENT AND CEO GÖRAN MARBY

https://goldsteinreport.com/icann-announces-sudden-resignation-of-president-and-ceo-goran-marby/

INVENTOR OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB WANTS US TO RECLAIM OUR DATA FROM TECH GIANTS

https://goldsteinreport.com/inventor-of-the-world-wide-web-wants-us-to-reclaim-our-data-from-tech-giants/

Social Media

LK Domain Registry: Christmas is a time of giving, and we’d like to give you all a huge thanks for being a part of the LK Domain Registry Family. Have a wonderful holiday season and a Blessed Christmas!!  picture

How to protect travel agencies’ customers’ personal data – hoster.by can never be timelier with the advice

RIPE NCC: If learning is one of your resolutions for 2023, sign up for our #webinars in January!
✅ #IPv6 Security Myths
✅ IP Blocklisting Basics
✅ Internet Routing Registry
✅ Anti Abuse (NEW)
View details and register in advance at:
https://learning.ripe.net/w/upcoming/

PANDI– making strides to raise awareness is a perpetual process. picture

Beware of online crime duting the holiday season – tips from Whois API, LLC

LANIC: Lao National Internet Center takes part in the national digital week.

NIXI: As an Associate Partner, NIXI sponsored the Dataquest “Annual Higher Education Conference & Awards” on December 21, 2022, at the India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. The event featured exciting sessions and panels from universities, institutions, corporates and industry participants. It was attended by faculty, and representatives from various educational institutions, particularly engineering colleges.

Warmest congrats to The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) on winning the hearts and minds through excellence in operation! picture

We are entering 2023 with a new Associate Member aboard- warmest welcome to Intis Telecom – we will surely need your expertise and fresh perspectives, and your registrar capacity too. https://aptld.org/about/newsroom/18518/

Guess what? By the end of the year, we have got a new Ordinary Member- warmest welcome to TRA Bahrain!
https://aptld.org/about/newsroom/18516/

Congratulations to APTLD83 Fellows! https:/aptld.org/about/newsroom/18509/

The ho-ho-ho time. Happy Holidays, everyone! picture

NIXI: NIXI was glad to have participated in the recently concluded India Medical Expo in Hyderabad. NIXI communicated the relevance of having information in local languages as well as the value of having a website for physicians and other professionals. We also discussed the need to have a robust internet infrastructure so that the nation’s residents may access medical information more quickly and easily.

TRBR: Xmas greetings from our friends in Vanuatu! picture

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ICANN

Göran Marby Steps Down as ICANN President and CEO

https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/gran-marby-steps-down-as-icann-president-and-ceo-21-12-2022-en

ICANN and UA Steering Group Announce Inaugural UA Day and Call for Proposals

https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-and-ua-steering-group-announce-inaugural-ua-day-and-call-for-proposals-21-12-2022-en

ICANN Request for Proposal: Software Engineering Staff Augmentation

https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-request-for-proposal-software-engineering-staff-augmentation-21-12-2022-en

ICANN Draft FY24–28 Operating & Financial Plan and FY24 Operating Plan & Budget

https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-draft-fy2428-operating-financial-plan-and-fy24-operating-plan-budget-14-12-2022-en

ICANN Launches Root Zone Management System Upgrade

https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-launches-root-zone-management-system-upgrade-13-12-2022-en

ICANN Delivers Operational Design Assessment of SubPro Recommendations to Board

https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-delivers-operational-design-assessment-of-subpro-recommendations-to-board-12-12-2022-en

(ccNSO)

None

Current ICANN Public Consultations

(Open Proceedings)

Final Report from the EPDP on Specific Curative Rights Protections for IGOs

https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/final-report-from-the-epdp-on-specific-curative-rights-protections-for-igos-28-11-2022

Initial Report on the ccNSO PDP Review Mechanism

https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/final-report-from-the-epdp-on-specific-curative-rights-protections-for-igos-28-11-2022

Draft FY24–28 Operating & Financial Plan and Draft FY24 Operating Plan & Budget

https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/draft-fy2428-operating-financial-plan-and-draft-fy24-operating-plan-budget-14-12-2022

(Pending Reports)

Registration Data Consensus Policy for gTLDs

https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/registration-data-consensus-policy-for-gtlds-24-08-2022