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Emily Taylor and Lucien Taylor and Kieren McCarthy chat about the NEW UK-India Technology Security Initiative, , and listen here: https://youtube.com/live/5Zd5plAxTOA

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We have a new partnership with .fr , the French national domain name registry responsible for managing the .fr top-level domains (ccTLD). This is a significant milestone for us as we are both committed to education and research on the domain name system. We look forward to collaborating on joint research projects to drive progress in these critical areas.
https://dnsrf.org/blog/dns-research-federation-announces-partnership-with-afnic/index.html

In Alex Deacon's latest blog, he explores the prevalence of privacy/proxy services associated with domain names listed on abuse block lists. Using DAP.LIVE, we found that 88% of abusively registered domain names have unavailable registration information, with 65% using privacy/proxy services and 22% having redacted details. This is a contrast to general domain registrations, where only 29.2% use privacy/proxy services. These findings highlight the reliance on privacy/proxy services by malicious actors and the pressing need for robust policies to ensure accountability, particularly to mitigate the misuse of domains by malicious actors.

https://dnsrf.org/blog/privacy-proxy-services---a-safe-haven-for-cybercriminals-/index.html

📢 DNSRF Podcast - The Internet, seriously. 📢 WE ARE LIVE!

In today's episode, we welcome our first guest, Joanna Grant, Junior IT Consultant at DNSRF. Our hosts Emily and Lucien Taylor and Kieren McCarthy chat to Joanna about Women in Tech. You can listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6JoKaiNNGE

Carolina Caeiro is participating in IETF 120 in Vancouver next week. As co-chair of , she will be moderating the Systers Networking Breakfast on Monday July 22 and the Systers Open House Planning Session on Thursday July 25. Check out these sessions on the IETF agenda here: https://www.ietf.org/meeting/120/

There are five (BoFs) happening at IETF 120. Catch up on all you need to know about these BoFs in Mark McFadden's latest blog on the Internet Standards Observatory: https://dnsrf.org/blog/about-the-bofs-at-ietf-120/index.html

📢 DNSRF Podcast - The Internet, Seriously. 📢 NEW EPISODE OUT NOW

In today's episode, our hosts Emily and Lucien Taylor and Kieren McCarthy chat about England's footballing success, scams in the travel industry as well as Kieren's Internet Room 101!
Listen on Spotify or watch here on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ull5OcRqiy4

Interested in intermediaries and standards? In Mark McFadden's latest blog, learn all about Content Delivery Networks, malware detectors and privacy-preserving tools and how they impact IETF protocol design and the end-user experience on the Internet -
https://dnsrf.org/blog/-the-rise-of-the-intermediaries/index.html

📢 DNSRF Podcast - The Internet, Seriously. 📢

In today's episode, our hosts Emily and Lucien Taylor and Kieren McCarthy talk about their experiences at the recent Global Anti Scam Summit in Brussels and the impact of social media in political campaigns. Want to know what Lucien's Internet guilty pleasure is...

Listen here:

https://dnsrf.org/news/ai-regulation--social-media-politics-and-the-global-anti-scam-alliance-summit/index.html

🥳Happy Birthday Lucien! 🥳

The DNSRF team enjoyed the 🎂cake!

Many happy returns!

Georgia Osborn attended the EuroDig recently and took part on a panel in the Baltic Domain Days event. Georgia discussed the value of DNSSEC and the upcoming NIS2 directive with panelists.

📢 DNSRF Podcast - The Internet, Seriously. 📢

In today's episode Emily and Lucien Taylor and Kieren McCarthy discuss how the domain name industry deals with threats and spam; thoughts on data sharing and Emily's Internet Room 101 is all about AI Art. Listen here:

https://dnsrf.org/news/threat-signals--cyberattacks-on-hospitals-and-biden-banning-software/index.html

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📢 DNSRF Podcast - The Internet, Seriously. 📢

This week our favourite Internet experts, Emily and Lucien Taylor and Kieren McCarthy discuss the different election manifestos; the latest ICANN CEO and Lucien reveals his Internet Room 101.

Listen here:
https://dnsrf.org/news/the-labour-manifesto-and-the-new-icann-ceo/index.html

Mark McFadden provides an update about IETF's DELEG -- a proposed protocol to change some of the signalling in the DNS. Ahead of , catch up on all you need to know here:

https://dnsrf.org/blog/i-m-not-pulling-your-leg-an-update/index.html

The team is looking forward to a busy two days at the 5th Global Anti Scam Alliance. The event is oversubscribed with 350 in person participants and 1000+ online. The team will be presenting track 4 from 14:00-17:00 today on cross border data sharing. Do pop by our stand and say hi if you're at the event! You can still join the event online - more details here:

https://dnsrf.org/news/dnsrf-team-to-join-global-anti-scam-summit-in-brussels-on-june-24-25/index.html

This week marks the launch of our weekly Podcast - called 'The Internet, seriously.', Lucien and Emily Taylor discuss how the Internet is being impacted by the elections as well as talking more about our new TRUSTCHECKER to help the consumer decide if a link is safe or not. Listen here:

https://dnsrf.org/news/the-internet--seriously-trustchecker--nis2-and-lib-dem-candidate-kieran-mccarthy/index.html

Also on Spotify and YouTube

Next week on 24 June, Emily Taylor will be hosting a workshop at the Global Anti-Scam Alliance Summit being held in Brussels. Emily will be hosting a couple of panels and discussing data sharing and the Cyber.Exchange. For more info on online partipation - see here:

https://dnsrf.org/news/dnsrf-team-to-join-global-anti-scam-summit-in-brussels-on-june-24-25/index.html

Cyber criminals are tricking consumers by disguising themselves as top brands such as home delivery, couriers, banks etc. Read more on this following a recent interview Lucien Taylor had with Geoff Ho at the Daily Express:

https://dnsrf.org/news/cyber-criminals-are-weaponising-top-brands-to-snare-victims/index.html

Nathan Alan and Mark Robertshaw were in Vienna last week at the M3AAWG event presenting on AI and DNS Abuse. Great to catch up with colleagues to continue conversations on DNS Abuse. Even had some down time to explore the beautiful palace in Vienna.

https://dnsrf.org/news/dnsrf-highlights--ai-and-dns-abuse-presentation-at-m3aawg-in-vienna/index.html

Georgia Osborn is participating at the event in Kigali, Rwanda this week. There will be plenty of discussions around policy, advice and technical work. If you would like to catch up at the event, drop Georgia a message or read more here:
https://dnsrf.org/news/icann80-georgia-in-kigali/index.html

- this time last week Carolina Caeiro and Dorottya Zsiboracs were in Geneva, Switzerland at the WSIS Forum discussing the impact of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and how do we ensure the Internet delivers in 20 years time.
Take a look at our website for more:
https://dnsrf.org/news/wsis-forum--shaping-the-future-of-internet-governance-for-the-next-20-years/index.html

Listen to our CSO, Lucien Taylor on the Ed Vaizey Times Radio show talking about our new service - TRUSTCHECKER! Worried a link you've received is not legitimate? Simply type/copy a link you've received in texts, messages and emails and we will assess the 'trustworthiness' of the link.

https://dnsrf.org/news/trustchecker-is-launched/index.html

🌈 HAPPY PRIDE MONTH 🌈

Celebrating Pride Month means recognising the LGBTQ+ community and their invaluable contributions to society.

The DNSRF Team recognise the importance of understanding and supporting LGBTQIA+ individuals worldwide.

We ALL need to support and uplift each other in the pursuit of a more inclusive and accepting world.

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Our third featured article in the recent special issue of the Chatham House Journal of Cyber Policy is by Mark W. Datysgeld.

There is a lack of a unified framework using the DNS for the sale of health-related products online. Mark explores the existing mechanisms to curb malicious use of the DNS as well as provide recommendations to improve the situation - read more here:
https://dnsrf.org/blog/chatham-house-journal--combating-illegitimate-online-health-product-sales/index.html