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RIPE NCC Internet Country Report: Cyprus, Israel and Malta
by Suzanne Taylor 15 Dec '21

15 Dec '21

Dear colleagues, I’m pleased to announce that our latest country report, this time covering Cyprus, Israel and Malta, has just been published: https://labs.ripe.net/author/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ripe-ncc-internet-countr… <https://labs.ripe.net/author/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ripe-ncc-internet-countr…> The report provides an analysis of the countries’ market landscapes, their history of development and their capacity for future growth, and is a counterpart to the Mediterranean Europe report we published in June. We include a detailed analysis of the connections between networks in each country, the traffic paths available to domestic traffic, international connections to the global Internet, access to the domain name system, routing security and more. The RIPE NCC produces these country reports in order to inform discussion around Internet development among technical communities and decision makers throughout our service region. Please share the report with your colleagues and, if you want to discuss the findings or have requests for future reports, we would be happy to hear from you. Best regards, Suzanne Taylor RIPE NCC

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IGF 2021 update
by Chris Buckridge 08 Dec '21

08 Dec '21

Hello all, As noted in the recent Cooperation Working Group session, the 2021 Internet Governance Forum is running from 6-10 December - which means “now”! The RIPE Chair, Mirjam Kühne, had the opportunity to speak on behalf of the global Internet technical community in the Opening Ceremony earlier today. You can read the full text of her speech at the following link (we’ll add video as soon as it becomes available): https://labs.ripe.net/author/chrisb/championing-a-model-of-internet-governa… In addition, the RIPE NCC is continuing its tradition of live-blogging key sessions or issues during the week - we’d love to hear feedback or comments, either on RIPE Labs page or here on the list: https://labs.ripe.net/author/gergana_petrova/igf-2021-liveblog/ If you wish to join the IGF sessions (which are taking place both physically in Katowice and virtually, using Zoom), you will need to register for free here: https://www.intgovforum.org/en/dashboard/igf-2021 That site also includes information on the many sessions and events taking place over the coming days. Best regards, Chris ——— Chris Buckridge Advisor to the Managing Director, Global Strategic Engagement RIPE NCC

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RIPE 83 Coop WG Minutes
by Johan Helsingius 30 Nov '21

30 Nov '21

The minutes of the RIPE83 cooperation WG session are now available at https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active-wg/coop/minutes/cooperation… Many thanks once again to Gergana Petrova. Julf

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Internet Governance Principles and RIPE (ahead of RIPE 83 session)
by Chris Buckridge 22 Nov '21

22 Nov '21

Dear colleagues, The agenda for tomorrow’s RIPE Cooperation Working Group session at RIPE 83 includes an item on statements of principles. We have just published a piece on RIPE Labs that provides some background and links on this issue - it’s not required reading ahead of the session, but it may give people a chance to consider the points and contribute to the discussion in tomorrow’s session, or on this list. https://labs.ripe.net/author/chrisb/a-matter-of-principle/ Best regards, Chris —— Chris Buckridge Advisor to the Managing Director, Global Strategic Engagement RIPE NCC

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Re: [cooperation-wg] [cooperation-wg-chairs] RIPE 83 agenda Cooperation Working Group , Tuesday Nov 23rd 16:00 -17:00 CET or 15:00 UTC agenda update
by Desiree Miloshevic 22 Nov '21

22 Nov '21

> On 22 Nov 2021, at 07:49, Johan Helsingius <julf(a)julf.com> wrote: > > On 22-11-2021 06:13, Hank Nussbacher via Cooperation-wg-chairs wrote: > >> Is there a link to attend remotely? > > Hi Hank, > > You will have to register at https://ripe83.ripe.net/attend/register/ > And after registration, you would get your a unique meetecho link that would allow you to attend all RIPE83 sessions including this one tomorrow. Desiree --

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RIPE Labs article on NIS 2 ahead of tomorrow's RIPE 83 session
by Suzanne Taylor 22 Nov '21

22 Nov '21

Dear colleagues, I’ve published an article on RIPE Labs ahead of tomorrow’s session on NIS 2 that gives some background, both on NIS 2 as well as the other major digital files working their way through the EU institutions: https://labs.ripe.net/author/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/nis-2-and-the-other-eu-r… <https://labs.ripe.net/author/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/nis-2-and-the-other-eu-r…> I hope you find it an informative summary before tomorrow’s session, and I look forward to seeing you then. Best regards, Suzanne ________________ Suzanne Taylor Public Policy & Internet Governance RIPE NCC

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RIPE 83 agenda Cooperation Working Group , Tuesday Nov 23rd 16:00 -17:00 CET or 15:00 UTC - open call for agenda topics
by Desiree Miloshevic 22 Nov '21

22 Nov '21

Dear members We hope that you had a productive time since the last RIPE82 meeting and that you are staying well and healthy. Please have a look at our draft agenda and a call for new topics for RIPE83. 1. Welcome note WG Co-Chairs 2. Agenda bashing 3. Cooperation Working Group Co-Chair Selection 4. Declaration of Principles/ RIPE NCC’s submission to the EU 5. Update on NIS2 developments 6. IGF 2021- Dec 6-12 Katowice, Poland, hybrid meeting Remarks and Q&A session with Anriette Esterhuysen, Chair of the UN Internet Governance Forum Multistakeholder Advisory Group We look forward to your comments and your agenda topic suggestions! RIPE 83 will be yet another virtual meeting and we look forward to seeing you online again. Desiree, Julf and Achilleas — Cooperation WG Co-Chairs

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Coop WG co-chair nomination period closes
by Desiree Miloshevic 15 Nov '21

15 Nov '21

Dear Coop WG members 1. The nomination period has now expired, and as far as we know, there have not been any nominations. 2. We didn’t have any new candidates standing for an election this time. 3. We have only been contacted by people not intending to be candidates but have previously considered the role. We would like to thank them for this feedback. 4. We suppose that WG silence is a sign that people are happy with Julf & Achilleas continuing, but would of course prefer a positive affirmation, so we encourage you to confirm your approval (louder than the silence) on the list. 5. You can also express your confirmation in the RIPE 83 Coop session, where the co-chair selection is a brief point in the Agenda. This can be also combined with the discussion of what could co-chairs and all the members do to get this WG to do good stuff. We also look forward to ourWG session, Tuesday Nov 23rd, at 16:00 -17:00 UTC+1. Desiree, Julf, Achilleas --

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RIPE cooperation WG Co-chair selection
by Johan Helsingius 03 Nov '21

03 Nov '21

Dear cooperation WG members, We are hereby inviting interested parties to express their interest in serving as co-chairs for the cooperation WG. Two of us, Julf and Achilleas, are up for re-election, and while we both are happy to continue as co-chairs, the group might feel that it is time for more new blood. The Cooperation WG chair Selection process https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active-wg/coop/cooperation-wg-chai… states that interested parties have two weeks to make their interest known via the mailing list, or directly to the Chair/s. That means a deadline of 8 November, thus hopefully making it possible to announce the results by the RIPE83 WG session on Tuesday, 23 November. Your Cooperation WG Co-Chairs Julf, Achilleas and Desiree

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RIPE Labs piece on the IGF
by Chris Buckridge 02 Nov '21

02 Nov '21

Dear colleagues, A month out from this year’s Internet Governance Forum (in Katowice, Poland, and online), I wanted to share some reflections on the role of the IGF, and its ongoing importance in the current climate: https://labs.ripe.net/author/chrisb/do-we-need-the-igf-now-more-than-ever/ It’s also worth noting that the IGF 2021 Preparatory Phase is now underway, with various online events in the coming weeks to help set the scene for the discussions during the IGF week (6-10 December): https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2021-preparatory-and-engagement-… Best regards, Chris —— Chris Buckridge Advisor to the Managing Director, Global Strategic Engagement RIPE NCC

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Update on NIS2: European Parliament votes to exclude DNS root servers
by Marco Hogewoning 29 Oct '21

29 Oct '21

Dear colleagues, Last night the European Parliament's Committee on Industry Research and Energy (ITRE) approved a set of amendments on the NIS 2 proposal, with a majority of 70 votes to 3 and one abstention. The MEPs also voted in favour of opening the negotiations with the other institutions. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20211022IPR15610/cybersec… Crucially for this community, these amendments include changes to the way the DNS service providers are included and importantly, the parliament's proposal is to remove the DNS root-servers from the scope of the proposed directive. We are pleased to find the parliament and its rapporteur, Mr Groothuis, agree with our views that the DNS root and the root-servers should not be subject to (national) legislation, quoting the justification from his report: "Root name servers should be out of scope; regulating them is contrary to the EU’s vision of a “single, open, neutral, free, secure and un-fragmented network” and could encourage and empower states advocating for a top-down, state-controlled Internet governance approach, instead of the multi-stakeholder approach." To be clear, this is just one step in the legislative process, but a very important milestone. Meanwhile on the side of the EU member states ("EU Council") The Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues is also busy discussing their views and find consensus on the Council's position. Once that is done, the negotiations between Parliament, Council and Commission can start and develop a final compromise text. Although these meetings are closed, we have been receiving information that the exclusion of root is being discussed. We hope to find that the member states also support our view that matters concerning the root-server operations should be addressed in a multistakeholder setting and will agree to exclude the DNS root-servers from the proposal. We will send further updates to this list when we have them, Best, Marco Hogewoning RIPE NCC

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EU Update: LIBE Committee votes on NIS2 and CER
by Marco Hogewoning 13 Oct '21

13 Oct '21

Dear colleagues, I'd like to provide a short update on some of the European legislative proposals which we are tracking, especially as these proposals probably have wider implications for the Internet industry and the members of this community. This update concerns decisions made by the European Parliament's commission on Civil Liberties (LIBE) regarding amendments on two different proposals: One being a new set of rules for providers of critical infrastructure, or "resilience of critical entities" (proposal 2020/0365). The other set of amendments concerns the proposal for a new Network and Information Security directive, or NIS2 in short (proposal 2020/0359). Important in the amendments on the critical entities draft is that MEPs are proposing to alter the scope of the directive and suggest to include language that defines "European significance" for entities that offer a similar service in at least 3 member states. With agreement to this set of amendments the parliament has now adopted its position and is ready to enter the next stage of the process, the so called trilogue in which a final text will be negotiated between the European Commission, the European Parliament and the European Council (member states). A press release, which has references to the directive and the proposed amendments is available at https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20211006IPR14307/essentia… The same committee also discussed and agreed to a set of amendments concerning the NIS2 proposal. However, in this case the parliament's ITRE committee is leading on the dossier. This means that the proposed changes from the LIBE committee will be brought as input to the ITRE deliberations and have to be merged with theirs to form a final set of proposed changes that the ITRE committee will then vote on. This final vote is now scheduled for 28 October. Unfortunately not all the amendments are publicly available but the main opinion of the LIBE committee, which contains a large set of them, can be found at https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-PA-693822_EN.pdf We will continue to monitor the developments as the ITRE proposed amendments also contain changes in language and scope, which would remove the DNS root-servers from the scope of the directive. As I explained above, the parliamentary vote on amended text is only the first step towards the final negotiations to find a compromise. We believe however that, if the ITRE committee agrees to exclude the DNS root servers, it would mark a significant milestone. Such a position would provide a great starting point for the trilogue. Where we hope the other parties involved will also agree that the operations of the DNS root name-servers should should be excluded from the scope. On the grounds that core functionality like this, having global significance, should be left to the multistakeholder model of Internet governance. Regards, Marco Hogewoning Manager Public Policy and Internet Governance - RIPE NCC

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New on RIPE Labs: Securing Critical Infrastructure - New Regulations Mandate Control
by Alun Davies 07 Oct '21

07 Oct '21

Dear colleagues, The EU Commission’s directive on the resilience of critical entities (RCE) will set cybersecurity requirements for organisations responsible for managing critical infrastructure. In this guest post on RIPE Labs, Sebastiaan Bosman from Cybersprint talks about how this is going to work and the potential impact: https://labs.ripe.net/author/sebastiaan-bosman/securing-critical-infrastruc… Kind regards, Alun Davies RIPE Labs Editor RIPE NCC

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Help us Build a Sustainable European Cloud
by Michael J. Oghia 30 Sep '21

30 Sep '21

Hi everyone, Over the summer, my organisation – the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance, SDIA – published a three-part series introducing our manifesto for a sustainable European cloud, one that’s open-source, fair, and creates economic opportunities for all. Such digital infrastructure will reflect European values, and provide a blueprint that others around the world can draw inspiration from to further develop their own digital economies. I posted an article today on RIPE Labs with a summary of each part, an invitation to read them, and a call to action to help us make our vision a reality. You can read it at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/michael_oghia/help-us-build-a-sustainable-euro… In case anyone would like to discuss further, please don't hesitate to reach out. Best, -Michael __________________ Director of Communications & External Relations Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA <https://sdialliance.org/> ) ICT sustainability advocate | IRPC <https://internetrightsandprinciples.org/> Steering Committee member Belgrade, Serbia (UTC+2) | Twitter <https://www.twitter.com/MikeOghia> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia>

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NIS2 article
by Desiree Miloshevic 28 Sep '21

28 Sep '21

Dear colleagues The SIDN's article about a pending EU NIS2 regulation maybe of interest: https://www.sidn.nl/en/news-and-blogs/nis2-could-seriously-undermine-europe… <https://www.sidn.nl/en/news-and-blogs/nis2-could-seriously-undermine-europe…> Kind regards Desiree — Cooperation WG Co-Chair

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UN-IGF DC-ISSS survey into Internet of Things security and policy
by Wout de Natris 27 Sep '21

27 Sep '21

Dear colleague, In this email you find a link to a survey on Internet of Things security and policy. The survey is a part of research currently undertaken within the UN-IGF’s Dynamic Coalition Internet Standards, Security and Safety’s Working Group Security by design – Internet of Things. For clarity, a short introduction. The Dynamic Coalition on Internet Standards, Security and Safety (DC-ISSS) brings together key stakeholders from the technical community, civil society, government policymakers, regulators, and corporate and individual adopters, with the shared goal of making online activity and interaction more secure and safer by achieving more widespread and rapid deployment of existing Internet standards and ICT best practices. (You can find more information on the DC-ISSS, the three working groups and their respective mission statements on the IGF website. You can also join the DC-ISSS here. https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/dynamic-coalition-on-inter….) Security by design is a prominent topic in the DC-ISSS’ workplan. The survey’s outcomes will assist it to define results that will be presented on at the IGF in Katowice, this December and will become an integral part of the policy recommendations, guidelines, toolkits and action/capacity building programmes the DC-ISSS foresees for 2022 and beyond. Please fill it in at your earliest convenience but no later than Friday 22 October at 12.00 UTC. Estimated time, ca. 10 minutes. Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/M2RL9J7 Best regards, Wout de Natris Coordinator DC-ISSS DC-ISSS: Making the Internet more secure and safer

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RIPE NCC response to consultation on EU Declaration of Digital Principles
by Chris Buckridge 03 Sep '21

03 Sep '21

Dear colleagues, We would like to share the response that the RIPE NCC recently submitted to the European Commission’s open consultation on a proposed "Declaration of Digital Principles”. You can view it here, along with other past RIPE NCC consultation responses: https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/multi-stakeholder-enga… More information about the EU Declaration of Digital Principles is available at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/1… Best regards, Chris Buckridge Advisor to the Managing Director, Global Strategic Engagement RIPE NCC

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Join SEEDIG event: Twinning green and digital - 6 September
by Vesna Manojlovic 31 Aug '21

31 Aug '21

Dear colleagues, Next Monday, SEEDIG is organising an online event called "SEE sustainable future: Twinning green and digital". It's on 6 September 2021 from 10:00- 11:30 CEST via Zoom. Find out more and register at: https://seedig.net/seedig7/ <https://seedig.net/seedig7/> There will be a Keynote fireside chat with Ilias Iakovidis (Adviserat European Commission DG-CONNECT) and Frederic Donck (President at DigitalGoes.green). Become part of the large-scale SEEDIG community! Regards, Vesna Manojlovic -- Community Builder, RIPE NCC https://labs.ripe.net/author/becha/

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2022 IGF MAG Nominations Open
by Chris Buckridge 26 Aug '21

26 Aug '21

FYI > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Chris Buckridge <chrisb(a)ripe.net> > Subject: [ripe-list] 2022 IGF MAG Nominations Open > Date: 26 August 2021 at 14:53:36 CEST > To: ripe-list(a)ripe.net > > Dear colleagues, > > The UN Secretary General has put out a call for nominations to join the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), the IGF’s guiding body. > > As in previous years, individuals can put their names forward directly to the UN, or can nominate themselves (or someone else) via the Internet Technical Collaboration Group (ITCG), which has made recommendations to the UN for technical community MAG nominees in past years. > > The open call from the ITCG is pasted below and has more details, but please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions regarding the role. > > Best regards, > > Chris Buckridge > RIPE NCC > >> —— >> >> ITCG Call for Nominations: 2022 MAG Renewal >> >> The Internet Technical Collaboration Group (ITCG) is launching a process to identify individuals who may serve as members of the 2022 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), on behalf of the Internet technical community. The ITCG will endorse qualified candidates for a one-year position on the MAG (renewable up to a maximum of three years), to be taken up at the invitation of the United Nations Secretary-General. >> >> The MAG advises the U.N. Secretary General on the programme and schedule of the Internet Governance Forum meetings. It comprises approximately 40 Members from governments, the private sector, civil society, and technical communities. MAG members are expected to attend two to three MAG meetings in Geneva, ‎Switzerland, in addition to the annual IGF meeting. They should participate actively in the ‎preparatory process throughout the year, through engagement in the online multilateral ‎dialogue among MAG members. Please note that candidates should be able to fund their travel to these events–some MAG members may be eligible to receive some funding support from the UN. It is expected that in this year’s renewal there will be approximately five seats to be filled by stakeholders from the Internet technical community. >> >> Individuals may apply directly to the United Nations for a seat on the MAG; however, each stakeholder group (such as the private sector and civil society) has established its own processes to recommend well-qualified candidates that can represent its interests and concerns. The ITCG has historically played such a role for the global technical community stakeholder group, and seeks to recommend candidates with strong links to the technical community. More information about the ITCG and its set of standards is available here: >> https://www.internetcollaboration.org >> >> Individuals interested in being suggested by the Nominating Committee are invited to use the online form to submit a nomination: https://www.internetcollaboration.org/2022-igf-mag-nomination-form/ >> >> You may also download the Nomination Form and return it, along with a biography or CV, to information(a)internetcollaboration.org by 00:00 UTC on 5 September 2021: >> >> It is possible to nominate another person for consideration, as long as the person is aware that you have out forward their name. Preferred formats for document submissions are .pdf and .txt. >> >> The ITCG IGF MAG 2022 Nominating Committee will transmit the names of selected nominees to the United Nations by 10 September 2021. >> >> ——

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New on RIPE Labs: Human Rights Are Not a Bug
by Alun Davies 25 Aug '21

25 Aug '21

Dear colleagues, Niels ten Oever has published a report in which he argues that human rights impact assessments should be mainstream in the design, operation, and maintenance of communication infrastructures. In this new article on RIPE Labs, read Niels on the ideas that motivate his research and the changes that would need to take place to bring about a human rights-respecting Internet infrastructure: https://labs.ripe.net/author/niels-ten-oever/human-rights-are-not-a-bug/ Kind regards, Alun Davies RIPE Labs Editor RIPE NCC

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Announcing the SDIA Open Data Hub
by Michael J. Oghia 16 Aug '21

16 Aug '21

Hi everyone, I hope you're well and enjoying the summer. I want to share a RIPE Labs post <https://labs.ripe.net/author/michael_oghia/transparency-meets-sustainabilit…> I wrote last week about a new transparency and sustainability initiative that my organisation, the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA), is in the process of building. You can see the announcement below, and I'd be happy to answer any questions you have. Best, -Michael __________________ Director of Communications & External Relations Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA <https://sdialliance.org/> ) ICT sustainability advocate | IRPC <https://internetrightsandprinciples.org/> Steering Committee member Belgrade, Serbia (UTC+2) | Twitter <https://www.twitter.com/MikeOghia> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Antony Gollan <agollan(a)ripe.net> Date: Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 3:36 PM Subject: [ripe-list] New on RIPE Labs: Transparency Meets Sustainability - Announcing the SDIA Open Data Hub Dear colleagues, The lack of reliable data is one of the most foundational issues in creating a sustainable ICT ecosystem. In a new article on RIPE Labs, Michael Oghia introduces the Open Data Hub, a resource to boost transparency, trust, and data availability managed by the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA). https://labs.ripe.net/author/michael_oghia/transparency-meets-sustainabilit… Kind regards, Antony Gollan Communications Team Leader RIPE NCC

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EuroDIG Liveblog
by Gergana Petrova 01 Jul '21

01 Jul '21

Dear colleagues, RIPE NCC staff kept a blog of what we found the most interesting bits of the sessions we attended at last week's EuroDIG: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/gergana_petrova/eurodig-2020-liveblog I hope you like it. If you attended the event, we'd be curious to hear what you thought. Best regards, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE NCC -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [cooperation-wg] EuroDIG happening this week Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 16:41:46 +0200 From: Chris Buckridge <chrisb(a)ripe.net> Dear colleagues, Just a quick message to note to let you know that EuroDIG, the European Dialogue on Internet Governance, is taking place this week, as a fully remote event. The consolidated programme indicates the variety of different sessions taking place Wednesday through Friday: https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/Consolidated_programme_2020 Topics under discussion include the effects of COVID-19 on the European Digital Economy, developments in relation to DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), public policy priorities in relation to the development of Internet standards, and the intersection of Internet governance with environmental sustainability. The deadline for registration is tomorrow (Tuesday 9 June), and you can register here: https://www.eurodig.org/index.php?id=573&no_cache=1 Best regards, and hope to see you online later in the week! Chris ——— Chris Buckridge Head of External Relations RIPE NCC

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New Internet Country Report: Mediterranean Europe
by Suzanne Taylor 30 Jun '21

30 Jun '21

Dear colleagues, We’ve just published the latest in our series of RIPE NCC Internet Country Reports, this time focusing on five countries in Mediterranean Europe: Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece. This is the seventh country report that the RIPE NCC has produced as part of an ongoing effort to support Internet development throughout our service region by making our data and insights available to technical communities and decision makers. The report looks at the history of Internet development in Mediterranean Europe, offers an overview of its market landscape and evaluates its capacity for future growth. We delve into the countries' domestic connectivity, international transit, DNS access and routing and security, and make some conclusions about what is needed to support future development in this part of the world. You can read the highlights and download the full report on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/author/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ripe-ncc-internet-countr… <https://labs.ripe.net/author/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ripe-ncc-internet-countr…> We would be happy to hear your feedback on the report, and hope that you’ll share it widely with your contacts. Best regards, Suzanne _______________ Suzanne Taylor Public Policy & Internet Governance RIPE NCC

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Re: [cooperation-wg] Identification additions in membership application form
by Boris Duval 29 Jun '21

29 Jun '21

Dear colleagues, Please excuse my email just now, this was an internal mail sent in error. Best, Boris Boris Duval RIPE NCC

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Re: [cooperation-wg] Identification additions in membership application form
by Boris Duval 29 Jun '21

29 Jun '21

No problem, I’m just asking as I’ll be on holidays from 5-26 July. Maybe send your first email to comms-req(a)ripe.net <mailto:comms-req@ripe.net>, so that if I can’t do it by the end of this week, someone else can step in. Cheers, Boris > On 29 Jun 2021, at 15:03, Fallon Albrecht <falbrecht(a)ripe.net> wrote: > > Hi Boris, > > Well, I don’t want to pressure you and in fact the contract is not signed yet. > I can let the development team already work on it and we can make text changes later on. > > Cheers, > > Fallon > >> On 29 Jun 2021, at 14:38, Boris Duval <bduval(a)ripe.net <mailto:bduval@ripe.net>> wrote: >> >> Hi Fallon, >> >> What’s your deadline for this? >> >> Cheers, >> Boris >> >>> On 29 Jun 2021, at 14:36, Fallon Albrecht <falbrecht(a)ripe.net <mailto:falbrecht@ripe.net>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Boris, >>> >>> This is the sketch for the New LIR membership application, can you please have a look and check the text? >>> >>> Thank you! >>> >>> Fallon >>> >>>> Begin forwarded message: >>>> >>>> From: Rehan Syed Muhammad <rmuhammad(a)ripe.net <mailto:rmuhammad@ripe.net>> >>>> Subject: Identification additions in membership application form >>>> Date: 24 June 2021 at 14:28:01 CEST >>>> To: Fallon Albrecht <falbrecht(a)ripe.net <mailto:falbrecht@ripe.net>> >>>> >>>> Hi Fallon, >>>> >>>> Please review the changes: >>>> https://sketch.cloud/s/e4713516-2bb7-4758-b6f9-da375dcf0cf2 <https://sketch.cloud/s/e4713516-2bb7-4758-b6f9-da375dcf0cf2> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Rehan Syed Muhammad >>>> User Experience Specialist >>>> RIPE NCC >>>> >>> >> >

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RIPE 82: Coop WG Minutes
by Johan Helsingius 20 Jun '21

20 Jun '21

Dear all, The minutes of the Coop WG are published here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active-wg/coop/minutes/cooperation… Many thanks once again to Gergana who did the hard work of transcribing the session in her usual brilliant way! Julf

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Making the internet more secure: An invitation
by Wout de Natris 17 Jun '21

17 Jun '21

Dear colleagues, On Monday 28 June at 11.30 UTC (13.30 CET) the Dynamic Coalition on Internet Standards, Security and Safety presents itself, its three working groups that started in 2021 and their respective workplans and mission statements. You are kindly invited to join this virtual workshop. A more secure and safer Internet, ICT and IoT, is in the interest of every end user. Whether corporate, public services or individuals, all end users should be adequately protected by state of the art security, available in the form of Internet standards and ICT/IoT best practices concerning security. Presently these standards and best practices are seriously underused, leaving the world at large, and its private and public interests, less protected than is currently possible. The DC-ISSS aims to ensure that standards and best practices play their full role in addressing these challenges through establishing the conditions for their wider, more effective and more rapid adoption by key decision-takers in the implementation chain. Said deployment is of direct interest to your organisation. Closing the gap between the theory and the practices of digital security is the main theme of the DC’s working groups. The gap between the theory of roadmaps on IoT security and secure-by-design devices and sensors. The gap between current tertiary schooling in cyber security curricula and the demands industry and other employers make on, not only, educational facilities but also those graduating there. The gap between the necessity of a more secure digital environment and the lack of active, security demand and thus offer of security. Deployment equals a significantly higher level of protection against the exploitation of vulnerabilities, hacks and extortion. It’s in your interest. In this session the current three working groups: security by design – Internet of Things; education and skills and; procurement, supply chain management and the creation of a business case for deployment will present their respective plans for 2021. These plans will be published shortly on the IGF website here: (https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/dynamic-coalition-on-inter…). On the same page you can join the email list of the DC-ISSS. The second half of the session is your opportunity to raise questions, suggest research or direction, to add expertise and knowledge to the programme. The DC-ISSS Leadership team is open to have one on one sessions during EuroDIG or after. Please let us know if you are interested to learn more. The DC-ISSS is in need of support. 1) Contributions in kind in the form of knowledge and expertise. 2) Introductions to experts and expert organisations. 3) Financial contributions to conduct the research, the writing of reports, to conduct active outreach and allow for support, coordination and presentations. We look forward to welcoming you on Monday 28 June, 11.30 UTC (13.30 CEST). Do not forget to register on the EuroDIG website in order to participate. (https://www.eurodig.org/get-involved/register-for-eurodig-2021/), 25 June at the latest. Best regards, Wout de Natris Coordinator DC-ISSS DC-ISSS: Making the Internet more secure and safer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - De Natris Consult Kamerlingh Onnesstraat 43 Tel: +31 648388813 2014 EK Haarlem Skype: wout.de.natris denatrisconsult(a)hotmail.nl<mailto:denatrisconsult@hotmail.nl> http://www.denatrisconsult.nl Blog http://woutdenatris.wordpress.com

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Recording and Slide deck available for Webinar and Roundtable on Understanding the UK Online Safety Bill
by Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond 14 Jun '21

14 Jun '21

Dear Colleagues, The UK Chapter of the Internet Society recently held a Webinar and Roundtable on the new Draft UK Online Safety Bill and several people suggested that I post an announcement on the RIPE cooperation WG mailing list, once the Webinar's recording was made available. Well, if you have missed this excellent Webinar and Roundtable, or simply want to watch it again, the recording and the slide deck are now available here <https://isoc-e.org/understanding-the-uk-online-safety-bill/>. As a reminder, the Bill contains several far reaching proposals including some suggesting that Encryption should be weakened through various methods. This has generated much pushback from UK entities and the Internet Society has drafted an online letter to members of the UK Parliament, co-signed by dozens of organisations, that “End-to-End Encryption keeps us safe”. The joint statement will go live on Monday 14th June 2021 at 9am UK time on the Global Encryption Website <https://www.globalencryption.org/> and will also be printed in the 14 June edition of the House. <https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/magazine.htm> The draft Bill is published at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/draft-online-safety-bill <https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/draft-online-safety-bill> The repercussions of this Bill reach way further than just affecting the United Kingdom - this could be a blueprint for many other countries to follow - and the consequences could be terrible. Thus, since this is in draft form, it is important to pay attention now, as there is still time to suggest and design better solutions than the ones that will end up doing more harm than good. Agenda 1. Welcome & Introduction (Olivier Crépin-Leblond) 2. Brief presentation of the Proposed Bill — Heather Burns – Open Rights Group 3. Panellists – Richard Allan – https://www.ricallan.uk/ <https://www.ricallan.uk/> and Blog posting on https://www.regulate.tech/uk-draft-online-safety-bill-24th-may-2021/ <https://www.regulate.tech/uk-draft-online-safety-bill-24th-may-2021/> – Robin Wilton – Internet Society – Chris Yapp – linkedin.com/in/chris-yapp-b626522 <https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-yapp-b626522> 4. Open discussion 5. Next Steps Watch this Webinar to discover what might be tomorrow's paradigm shift that will affect businesses, civil society, end users and even the political space and Press freedom. The recording and the slide deck used are available here <https://isoc-e.org/understanding-the-uk-online-safety-bill/>. Best regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond contact(a)isoc-e.org

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ENISA Survey: "Cybersecurity Consumer Outreach Practices"
by Marco Hogewoning 18 May '21

18 May '21

Dear colleagues, I've been asked to encourage you to respond to a short survey by ENISA, which will take approximately 15 minutes of your time. The European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) contains some provisions regarding outreach to costumers and consumers regarding potential cybersecurity threats security incidents and what they can or need to do. Or in the text of the EECC itself (Art, 40, par. 3): “Member States shall ensure that in the case of a particular and significant threat of a security incident in public electronic communications networks or publicly available electronic communications services, providers of such networks or services shall inform their users potentially affected by such a threat of any possible protective measures or remedies which can be taken by the users. Where appropriate, providers shall also inform their users of the threat itself.” Amongst its goals, the survey aims to identify: • Effective solutions and good practices of the cybersecurity consumer outreach by electronic communication providers. • Methods of authorities for supporting the development of customer outreach on cybersecurity. If you have any examples to share, please participate in the survey. Although this survey is organised by ENISA, it is not uncommon for the results of these surveys to form the basis for legislative proposals by the Commission. In that context it is always useful to provide input about industry practices and position in these early stages and be able to inform policy makers about the things that work and the things where change might be needed. The survey can be found at https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/ElectronicCommunicationsProvidersConsu… It will close on 20 May 2021, so unfortunately not much time to develop a common position. I would recommend you contribute to this survey on an individual basis. Best, Marco Hogewoning Manager Public Policy and Internet Governance RIPE NCC

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New on RIPE Labs: Caught in the Middle - Regulatory Impact and our Mission as the RIPE NCC
by Alun Davies 12 May '21

12 May '21

Dear colleagues, The increasing rate of conflicting regulatory developments across our service region has become a very real subject of concern for the RIPE NCC. In this new article on RIPE Labs, Athina Fragkouli talks about the impact such developments have on our operations and the principles guiding the work being done to prepare for and mitigate potential challenges: https://labs.ripe.net/author/athina/caught-in-the-middle-regulatory-impact-… Kind regards, Alun Davies RIPE Labs Editor RIPE NCC

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RIPE82 Coop WG agenda
by Desiree Miloshevic 11 May '21

11 May '21

Dear all I am delighted to announce the following RIPE82 Coop WG meeting agenda: Tuesday, May 18th 16:00-17:00 UTC +2 (CET) 1. Welcome & Introductions - 5 min - WG Co-Chairs 2. The Digital Service Act Overview - Agne Kaarlep - European Commission 3. The Digital Service Act - Polina Malaja - Policy Advisor at CENTR Q&A 4. Disposable Identities, the solution to privacy, security and infrastructure in an #IoT world - Rob van Kranenburg, Founder of #Iot Council and #iotoday 5.Q&A We look forward to your comments, questions and seeing you all next week, via Meetecho for now. Desiree — on behalf of WG Co-chairs, Julf and Achilleas

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Update on NIS 2: Proposed amendments by the Parliament alter scope on (root) DNS
by Marco Hogewoning 07 May '21

07 May '21

Dear colleagues, We'd like to inform you that some changes have been proposed to NIS 2 that would accommodate some of the concerns raised by the RIPE NCC and the RIPE community. As a quick recap: the European Commission proposed an update to the Network and Information Security Directive, commonly referred to as NIS 2, which would bring the DNS root servers into scope of the directive, resulting in regulatory oversight of the DNS root server operators. Following our response on the NIS 2 proposal in the public feedback process, we reached out to a number of parties involved in the legislative process, including some members of the European Parliament, drawing attention to our concerns. The ITRE committee, which is leading this dossier in the European Parliament, yesterday published its initial report listing a number of proposed amendments. We are happy to see that it has taken on board the concerns we and other community members have raised. In particular, the committee proposes amending the scope of the directive to include: "authoritative domain name resolution services as a service procurable by third-party entities”. We realise this leaves a substantial part of the DNS in scope; however, this change would address the concerns we raised in our response by removing from scope: - DNS root operations - Small and non-commercial operators, such as people running their own DNS servers We are pleased to see these amendments and appreciate the rapporteur, MEP Groothuis, addressing our concerns. The full report is available at: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ITRE-PR-692602_EN.pdf (The relevant changes are on pages 6, 27 and 57.) As a next step, the ITRE committee is provisionally scheduled to discuss this report on 27 May. We will continue to track the legislative process and keep you informed about the progress. Regards, Marco Hogewoning Manager, Public Policy and Internet Governance RIPE NCC

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New article on RIPE Labs: Artificial Intelligence and Policy-Making Developments
by Athina Fragkouli 21 Apr '21

21 Apr '21

Dear all, I would like to announce a new RIPE Labs article "Artificial Intelligence and Policy-Making Developments – Council of Europe’s CAHAI" published today: https://labs.ripe.net/author/athina/artificial-intelligence-and-policy-maki… <https://labs.ripe.net/author/athina/artificial-intelligence-and-policy-maki…> As the first in a series of articles aimed at exploring how policy-making institutions are reacting to challenges posed by AI, I’ve written about how the Council of Europe seeks to examine the feasibility of a legal framework for the development, design and application of AI. As the series continues, our goal will be to raise awareness of these issues so that the technical community can get involved at the early stages of relevant discussions and provide appropriate input to policy makers. Thank you, Athina Fragkouli Chief Legal Officer RIPE NCC

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New on RIPE Labs: Understanding the European Resolver Policy
by Alun Davies 20 Apr '21

20 Apr '21

Dear colleagues, The European Resolver Policy is intended to provide reassurance to end-users and other stakeholders that personal data gained in the operation of DNS resolution services will not be misused. In this guest post on RIPE Labs, Andrew Campling talks about the aims and benefits of the policy: https://labs.ripe.net/author/andrew_campling/understanding-the-european-res… Kind regards, Alun Davies RIPE Labs Editor RIPE NCC

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RIPE DBTF Feedback
by Boris Duval 14 Apr '21

14 Apr '21

Dear colleagues, I am writing to inform you that the RIPE Database Requirements Task Force (DBTF), is soliciting feedback on recommendations for; PERSON Objects Historical Data Legal Address If you are interested or have any feedback on these topics, then please join the conversation on the RIPE Database WG mailing list so that we can keep all feedback and discussions in one place. Kind regards, Boris on behalf of the DBTF Boris Duval Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Response to the Commission adoption of the Critical Entities Resilience Directive
by Suzanne Taylor 09 Apr '21

09 Apr '21

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC once again submitted a response to an open consultation held by the European Commission, this time on the adoption of the Critical Entities Resilience (CER) Directive. The CER Directive is a proposed update to the European Critical Infrastructure (ECI) Directive that seeks to protect critical infrastructure within the EU from natural or man-made disruptions, and has been expanded to cover new sectors, including digital infrastructure. The CER Directive is based largely on the definitions set out in the proposed NIS 2 Directive (which we responded to in March), and stipulates how member states will be responsible for protecting those critical entities operating within their borders. Following our NIS 2 response, in which we asked that root server operators be excluded from scope, we urged the Commission to ensure consistency between the NIS 2 and CER Directives to safeguard against the possibility of being exempt from NIS 2 but somehow included in CER. You can find our full response, along with all the other feedback the Commission received, at the bottom of the consultation website: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/1… <https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/1…> You can also find our response on our website, along with all the other responses the RIPE NCC has submitted to various consultations: https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/multi-stakeholder-enga… <https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/multi-stakeholder-enga…> The European Parliament and Council will now develop their own positions on the CER Directive. We’ll continue to follow developments around this and other digital policy and keep you informed of any updates. In the meantime, please let us know your thoughts or any feedback you have. Best regards, Suzanne _____________ Suzanne Taylor RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC response to the Commission adoption of the Digital Services Act
by Suzanne Taylor 31 Mar '21

31 Mar '21

Dear colleagues, Today the RIPE NCC submitted a response to the European Commission’s proposal for the Digital Services Act (DSA). We feel that the Commission’s DSA proposal is generally well balanced, having maintained the key principles of the E-Commerce Directive, including the limited liability regime for online intermediary service providers, a prohibition on general monitoring obligations, and the country of origin principle. We also believe it includes proportionate thresholds for intervening with core functions or operations and that it tries to target those providers who are best suited to respond to notice and action requests while minimising the potential for collateral damage. However, we did ask for further clarification around the definition of online platforms, as this is something that we’re looking at with regards to RIPE Labs. You can find our full response, along with all the other feedback the Commission received, at the bottom of this page: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/1… <https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/1…> You can also find our response on our website, along with all responses that the RIPE NCC has contributed to various open consultations (including the position paper we submitted as part of our response to the open consultation on the DSA last September): https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/multi-stakeholder-enga… <https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/multi-stakeholder-enga…> This latest consultation was part of the Commission adoption feedback period, before Parliament and Council define their own positions on the DSA. We will continue to follow this space as things develop and report back to the community. In the meantime, we’re happy to hear your own thoughts or feedback. Best regards, Suzanne _____________ Suzanne Taylor RIPE NCC

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Follow up from the Coop WG call on NIS 2 Directive
by Desiree Miloshevic 18 Mar '21

18 Mar '21

Dear members of the Working Group The Cooperation Working Group held a remote session last week, the archives of which have been shared to the list. It was clear during that session that there were concerns from members of the RIPE community, and that the timeline for making any formal response was very limited (with a deadline of 18 March). Unfortunately, despite some very active discussion during the session, there was not much further discussion on the list. However, the Working Group Co-Chairs felt that, while there is not agreed “RIPE community position”, it is important that the concerns raised should be conveyed to EU policymakers. To that end, two of the Co-Chairs (not including Achilleas, who has recused himself from this activity as an employee of the European Commission) have developed a response to the current open consultation that highlights the key concerns expressed in the remote session. The submission asks that EU policymakers work closely with members of the RIPE community to refine the NIS2 draft and address the concerns raised. You can find the details of our Co-Chairs submission here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/1… <https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/1…> Regards Desiree and Julf. RIPE Coop WG Co-Chairs

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NIS2: Commission adoption feedback as individual
by Niall O'Reilly 17 Mar '21

17 Mar '21

Dear friends, In case there shouldn’t be time to agree a community feedback statement on the proposed NIS2 directive, I decided to go ahead for better or worse with a private one as an “EU citizen”. You can find it here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/1… Best regards, Niall (no hat)

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Remote session on NIS2 Directive: Video and slides
by Chris Buckridge 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

Dear Working Group, Following up on the remote session held on 9 March dedicated to discussion of the EU NIS2 Directive, we have published video of the Zoom session, minutes from the session (including relevant links), and the slides from Marco’s presentation: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active-wg/coop/remote-sessions/rem… I mentioned during the session the input of various colleagues in pulling this information together - I accidentally failed to note the input of our Senior Legal Counsel Maria Stafyla. I reference it now both to acknowledge her efforts, but also to confirm that with her input, this presentation reflects our best understanding of the legal situation (as well as the political and policy dimensions). We will share our response to the current consultation in a separate note. Best regards, Chris Buckridge Head of External Relations RIPE NCC

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Online discussion on the European Commission’s draft Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS2) - Tuesday 9 March
by Johan Helsingius 04 Mar '21

04 Mar '21

Dear WG members, The Working Group will hold a one-hour online discussion next Tuesday 9 March at 13:00 UTC to discuss the European Commission’s recently published draft for a revised directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS2). Staff from the RIPE NCC will give a brief overview of the key elements of the proposal and the potential implications for operators in the RIPE community (and the RIPE NCC itself). As well as a community discussion, this will also be an opportunity for the working group and its members to consider responding to the public call for comments that the Commission currently has open. You are welcome to join the session next Tuesday via the following Zoom link: https://ripe.zoom.us/j/98145919501?pwd=UEN5MVBNQXJoYU5NL1FWdUZJRU11Zz09 For those unable to join at that time, the Zoom session will be recorded and posted, along with minutes from the session, on ripe.net. Achilleas, Desiree & Julf

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Cooperation WG Chair Selection -co-chairs deliberation
by KEMOS Achilleas 09 Jan '21

09 Jan '21

Dear group, As reflected by the discussion in the list, the general feeling of not just the chairs but the list as well, is that we have two very good candidates. Unfortunately, as expressed by Jim, it wouldn’t make sense to go for 4 co-chairs. We were thus faced with a very difficult decision, as there also was no clear preference for either candidate during the discussion phase. In the end, and after a lot of deliberation, we decided to select Desiree as the new co-chair. We want to thank Dick for being a great candidate, and hope he will still be available in the autumn when we plan a second round of co-chair selection - and meanwhile we are also looking forward his active participation in the WG. Thanking again both Dick and Desiree for the candidacy and interest, Julf & Achilleas -----Original Message----- From: Cooperation-wg-chairs <cooperation-wg-chairs-bounces(a)ripe.net> On Behalf Of KEMOS Achilleas Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 2:46 PM To: cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net Cc: cooperation-wg-chairs(a)ripe.net Subject: [cooperation-wg-chairs] Cooperation WG Chair Selection Process - candidates and launch of the discussion Dear Group, Following the call for third co-chair posted on 30 November, we are pleased to announce that we have two candidates that have expressed and confirmed their interest for the post of the third co-chair: - Desiree Miloshevic - Richard Leaning We invite the Desiree and Richard to present themselves to the Group, launching thus the discussion in the WG mailing list. Please note that as we will be in a holiday period, we will keep the discussion open until 5 January 2021 instead of the foreseen 2 week period. We thank again Desiree and Richard and the other members that expressed interest for this post. Julf & Achilleas -----Original Message----- From: Cooperation-wg-chairs <cooperation-wg-chairs-bounces(a)ripe.net> On Behalf Of Achilleas.KEMOS(a)ec.europa.eu Sent: Monday, December 7, 2020 1:09 PM To: cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net Cc: cooperation-wg-chairs(a)ripe.net Subject: [cooperation-wg-chairs] Reminder: [cooperation-wg] Cooperation WG Chair Selection Process (was Re: Looking for third co-chair) Dear Group, We have posted a call for third co-chair on Monday, November 30. We are pleased as Group Members have already been in touch and expressed interest. For those that might be interested, please note you still have one week, until end of the day (CET) on Monday, December 14 to make your interest known to WG co-chairs (mail address in cc). Julf & Achilleas -----Original Message----- From: cooperation-wg <cooperation-wg-bounces(a)ripe.net> On Behalf Of Johan Helsingius Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 4:22 PM To: cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net Subject: [cooperation-wg] Cooperation WG Chair Selection Process (was Re: Looking for third co-chair) For clarity, here is the official Cooperation WG Chair Selection Process: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active… "The RIPE Coop WG aims for multiple Chairs, with two or three Chairs, ideally from differing sectors, being ideal. The process for selecting a new chair is as follows: 1. A call for interested parties is made on the WG mailing list at least every three years, or whenever needed. 2. Interested parties have two weeks to make their interest known via the mailing list, or directly to the Chair/s. 3. After two weeks, the Chair/s ensure that all candidates are announced on the mailing list and issue a call for discussion. 4. WG members express their approval or otherwise of the presented candidates. 5. Two weeks after the call for discussion, the Chair/s declare a decision, based on mailing list discussion, as they would do for a policy proposal." Thus, as we have posted the call on Monday, November 30, it means interested parties have until end of the day (CET) on Monday, December 14 to make their interest known. A few people have already been in touch, but more interest is definitely welcome! Julf & Achilleas

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Cooperation WG Chair Selection Process - candidates and launch of the discussion
by KEMOS Achilleas 05 Jan '21

05 Jan '21

Dear Group, Following the call for third co-chair posted on 30 November, we are pleased to announce that we have two candidates that have expressed and confirmed their interest for the post of the third co-chair: - Desiree Miloshevic - Richard Leaning We invite the Desiree and Richard to present themselves to the Group, launching thus the discussion in the WG mailing list. Please note that as we will be in a holiday period, we will keep the discussion open until 5 January 2021 instead of the foreseen 2 week period. We thank again Desiree and Richard and the other members that expressed interest for this post. Julf & Achilleas -----Original Message----- From: Cooperation-wg-chairs <cooperation-wg-chairs-bounces(a)ripe.net> On Behalf Of Achilleas.KEMOS(a)ec.europa.eu Sent: Monday, December 7, 2020 1:09 PM To: cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net Cc: cooperation-wg-chairs(a)ripe.net Subject: [cooperation-wg-chairs] Reminder: [cooperation-wg] Cooperation WG Chair Selection Process (was Re: Looking for third co-chair) Dear Group, We have posted a call for third co-chair on Monday, November 30. We are pleased as Group Members have already been in touch and expressed interest. For those that might be interested, please note you still have one week, until end of the day (CET) on Monday, December 14 to make your interest known to WG co-chairs (mail address in cc). Julf & Achilleas -----Original Message----- From: cooperation-wg <cooperation-wg-bounces(a)ripe.net> On Behalf Of Johan Helsingius Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 4:22 PM To: cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net Subject: [cooperation-wg] Cooperation WG Chair Selection Process (was Re: Looking for third co-chair) For clarity, here is the official Cooperation WG Chair Selection Process: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active… "The RIPE Coop WG aims for multiple Chairs, with two or three Chairs, ideally from differing sectors, being ideal. The process for selecting a new chair is as follows: 1. A call for interested parties is made on the WG mailing list at least every three years, or whenever needed. 2. Interested parties have two weeks to make their interest known via the mailing list, or directly to the Chair/s. 3. After two weeks, the Chair/s ensure that all candidates are announced on the mailing list and issue a call for discussion. 4. WG members express their approval or otherwise of the presented candidates. 5. Two weeks after the call for discussion, the Chair/s declare a decision, based on mailing list discussion, as they would do for a policy proposal." Thus, as we have posted the call on Monday, November 30, it means interested parties have until end of the day (CET) on Monday, December 14 to make their interest known. A few people have already been in touch, but more interest is definitely welcome! Julf & Achilleas

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Status update ITU discussions
by Marco Hogewoning 05 Jan '21

05 Jan '21

Dear colleagues, Let me start by wishing you all a happy and healthy 2021. I would like to give you a quick update on the discussions that have taken place at ITU in the past few weeks, in particular with regards to New IP, also called FVCN. As you may recall from my earlier posts, there were two study groups seeking to establish "Questions" - the ITU equivalent of a working group - to study a new network architecture and protocol suite, that were positioned to replace or significantly amend the current set of Internet protocols and standards which are maintained by the IETF. Both study groups 11 and 13 held meetings in the week before Christmas. In those meetings, it again became clear that outside of the small group of initial proponents there was little support for the proposed work. And a large group of countries and sector members, including the European Commission, the 27 EU member states, the UK, US, Canada, Japan, as well as the RIPE NCC, GSMA and ETNO, all objected to the establishment of these Questions. The ITU-T processes require these decisions to be consensus based and the long and sustained opposition could only lead to the conclusion that there was no consensus on moving forward with these proposals. Subsequent to that conclusion and although the process technically allows for it, the meetings also failed to reach agreement to send these proposals for consultation of the member states. This now means that, after about a year of discussions, all options in the current process have been exhausted and effectively the topic has been put to rest. In fact, as the question was raised on whether the groups should continue to discuss the proposals, the meeting could not agree and again failed to reach consensus to do so. Further, as we now expect the WTSA-20 conference to be rescheduled to March 2022. A contingency plan has been put in place. As part of that, a revised set of Questions (excluding the ones the ones that failed to reach consensus) have now been forwarded to a meeting of the Telecommunications Standardisation Advisory Group (TSAG) for endorsement as the outcome of the discussions on future work. We expect that, with the endorsement of those agreed questions, we can leave the discussion about the work plan behind, and focus on those work items that fit within the remit of the Union and on which there is consensus that standardisation efforts by ITU-T are required and helpful to our industry. As a sector member of ITU-T, we will remain engaged with these and other study groups and update you on any relevant developments, also towards WTSA and other upcoming conferences such as WTDC and the next Plenipotentiary, which will take place in the autumn of 2022. Best, Marco Hogewoning Manager Public Policy and Internet Governance RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC contribution to Dutch government consultation on regulating online content
by Suzanne Taylor 23 Dec '20

23 Dec '20

Dear colleagues, The Dutch government recently held an open consultation asking members of the Internet community to give feedback on a report about online content regulation that was produced by the Advisory Council on International Affairs, which advises the government on foreign policy. The RIPE NCC submitted its views on the recommendations made in the report, which you can find on our website (along with all other contributions we’ve made to open consultations): https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/multi-stakeholder-enga… <https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/multi-stakeholder-enga…> Our submission highlights the need to protect the public core of the Internet and urges the Dutch government to make a clear distinction between the Internet’s core infrastructure and functions, and the content and applications that run on top of that. We also state our support for the multistakeholder model of Internet governance and encourage the Dutch government to include technical communities in policy discussions. Please let us know if you have any questions or feedback. In the meantime, I wish you a wonderful holiday season! Best regards, Suzanne _______________ Suzanne Taylor External Relations RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Response to the EU’s Cybersecurity Strategy
by Marco Hogewoning 18 Dec '20

18 Dec '20

Dear colleagues, Over the last few days, the European Commission has published a number of proposals and strategy documents that lay out its plans for the digital economy. These include the Digital Services Act (DSA), the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and a policy document outlining the European Union's Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade. We are currently working through these documents to assess their impact on our operations, the multistakeholder ecosystem and the Internet at large. However, we’ve already seen that the cybersecurity strategy document makes a reference to our role as one of the DNS root server operators based in the EU, with a plan to "assess the role of these operators in guaranteeing that the Internet remains globally accessible in all circumstance.” We have issued a short public response to this point in particular, which you can find here: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-response-to-t… Any feedback you might have on this statement is welcome. We will follow these proposals as they move through the legislative process and use the EU’s consultation processes to provide further input, as we continue to work with the European Commission, member states and other stakeholders to share our insights and expertise. The full proposals are available on the European Commission's website: - Digital Services Act (DSA): https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/proposal_for_a_regulation_on_a_s… - Digital Markets Act (DMA): https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/proposal-regulation-single-marke… - Cybersecurity Strategy: https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=72164 We encourage community members to make their own impact assessments. We will provide further updates on any aspects that we think are relevant to the RIPE community's or the RIPE NCC's activities and interests. Best regards, Marco Hogewoning Manager, Public Policy and Internet Governance RIPE NCC

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New Internet Country Report: Gulf Region
by Suzanne Taylor 15 Dec '20

15 Dec '20

Dear colleagues, We’ve published the latest in our series of country reports, this time looking at the Internet landscape in eight countries in the Gulf region. This is the sixth such country report that the RIPE NCC has produced as part of an ongoing effort to support Internet development throughout our service region by making our data and insights available to both local technical communities and decision makers. The report looks at the state of the Internet in the Gulf region, including its market landscape and regulatory environment, Internet number resources and opportunities for growth, regional connectivity, routing and routing security, and the operators and paths providing international transit into the region. We also reach a number of conclusions about what is needed to further develop the Internet in the Gulf region. You can learn more and download the report from RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ripe-ncc-internet-count… <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ripe-ncc-internet-count…> Please let us know if you have any feedback on the report or are interested in learning more about RIPE NCC data. And please share it with any of your colleagues who might be interested. Best regards, Suzanne _____________ Suzanne Taylor RIPE NCC

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Reminder: Cooperation WG Chair Selection Process (was Re: Looking for third co-chair)
by Achilleas.KEMOS＠ec.europa.eu 07 Dec '20

07 Dec '20

Dear Group, We have posted a call for third co-chair on Monday, November 30. We are pleased as Group Members have already been in touch and expressed interest. For those that might be interested, please note you still have one week, until end of the day (CET) on Monday, December 14 to make your interest known to WG co-chairs (mail address in cc). Julf & Achilleas -----Original Message----- From: cooperation-wg <cooperation-wg-bounces(a)ripe.net> On Behalf Of Johan Helsingius Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 4:22 PM To: cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net Subject: [cooperation-wg] Cooperation WG Chair Selection Process (was Re: Looking for third co-chair) For clarity, here is the official Cooperation WG Chair Selection Process: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active… "The RIPE Coop WG aims for multiple Chairs, with two or three Chairs, ideally from differing sectors, being ideal. The process for selecting a new chair is as follows: 1. A call for interested parties is made on the WG mailing list at least every three years, or whenever needed. 2. Interested parties have two weeks to make their interest known via the mailing list, or directly to the Chair/s. 3. After two weeks, the Chair/s ensure that all candidates are announced on the mailing list and issue a call for discussion. 4. WG members express their approval or otherwise of the presented candidates. 5. Two weeks after the call for discussion, the Chair/s declare a decision, based on mailing list discussion, as they would do for a policy proposal." Thus, as we have posted the call on Monday, November 30, it means interested parties have until end of the day (CET) on Monday, December 14 to make their interest known. A few people have already been in touch, but more interest is definitely welcome! Julf & Achilleas

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Looking for third co-chair
by Johan Helsingius 02 Dec '20

02 Dec '20

As stated in the WG session of RIPE81, we are inviting anyone who is interested in being a co-chair of the WG to contact me and/or Achilleas (preferably at cooperation-wg-chairs(a)ripe.net). We think it would be useful to have a third co-chair, and that also helps if one (or both) of us current chairs have to step down. If there are multiple people interested in being co-chairs, we will start a proper election procedure, with both me and Achilleas up for re-election - we might do that anyway, as good practice. Julf & Achilleas

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RIPE 81: Coop WG Minutes
by Johan Helsingius 30 Nov '20

30 Nov '20

The Coop WG minutes are online: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active-wg/coop/minutes/cooperation… Many thanks (once again) to Gergana! Julf & Achilleas

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Russia Regulatory Update
by Maxim Burtikov 11 Nov '20

11 Nov '20

Dear colleagues, At the recent RIPE 81 meeting I have presented a talk on Digital Sovereignty as a regulatory trend in Russia and today we have published a RIPE Labs article that explores some of the recent legislation and can be seen as a logical continuation of the RIPE 81 presentation. Please find the article here - https://labs.ripe.net/Members/maxim_burtikov/russia-regulatory-update We see this as an ongoing project and will be publishing updates when those are due. Please feel free to share your feedback and comments. Best, Maxim Burtikov External Relations Officer RIPE NCC

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Updates regarding New IP (FVCN) and ITU meeting schedule
by Marco Hogewoning 10 Nov '20

10 Nov '20

Dear colleagues. As the recent RIPE 81 meeting did not allow for a lot of time to talk about this topic, I have written a blog post to provide you with some updates and on what is happening within the realm of ITU. Apart from a change in terminology, there hasn't been much progress with regards to New IP. But equally important is that a further postponement of the World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly (WTSA) is now on the table, with India proposing to reschedule the meeting to March 2022. Our views and the expected impact of such a decision can be read in the article. Have a look at https://labs.ripe.net/Members/marco_hogewoning/update-on-wtsa-20-preparatio… Best, Marco Hogewoning Manager Public Policy and Internet Governance RIPE NCC

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EU regulation update and today's RIPE Cooperation Working Group session
by Suzanne Taylor 28 Oct '20

28 Oct '20

Dear colleagues, Our latest update on EU regulation trends and developments is now available on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/your-eu-regulation-upda… <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/your-eu-regulation-upda…> There’s a lot going on in the EU with the potential to affect many different types of service providers, organisations and Internet layers, and we try to break down the most pertinent regulation being proposed and debated for the Internet community, along with a summary of the RIPE NCC’s contributions to related open consultations. Please share with any colleagues who may be interested, and feel free to share your own thoughts, concerns or questions with us. Also, we hope to see many of you at today’s RIPE Cooperation Working Group session, taking place from 14:00-14:45 CET. My colleague, Maxim Burtikov, will give an overview of the current regulation space in Russia. If you haven’t yet registered, you can still do so: https://ripe81.ripe.net/attend/register/ <https://ripe81.ripe.net/attend/register/> A few of us from the RIPE NCC will be available during the coffee break following the session in the Lobby Bar room on Spatialchat (the virtual coffee break area). Check your RIPE 81 registration email for details about how to join. Best regards, Suzanne _____________ Suzanne Taylor RIPE NCC

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Sneak preview for today's WG session
by Peter Koch 28 Oct '20

28 Oct '20

Dear WG, few weeks ago I had a reason to look into regulators' practices regarding net neutrality and then found something that could be of interest to the RIPE community (again). First, a little bit of background: there is an EU regulation 2015/2120 <https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32015R2120> that deals with 'net neutrality'. Then, there is BEREC <https://berec.europa.eu/>, the 'Body of European regulators for Electronic Communication', which is where the EU member states' telco regulators meet and coordinate. BEREC is where guidelines for dealing with 2015/2120 were written and it's also tasked with collecting the national regulators' reports and compiling these into a Report on the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 and BEREC Net Neutrality Guidelines <https://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register/subject_matter/berec/reports/…> Find all this and more at <https://berec.europa.eu/eng/open_internet/>. (The WG had dealt with the regulation and guidelines in mid 2016 already.) The most recent report says: 11 NRAs stated that they also undertook some other actions [...] creation of an IPv6 task force to accelerate the transition to IPv6 by enabling participants (ISPs, hosting companies, businesses, public sector players, etc.) to tackle specific problems and share best practices; and FI: The NRA has obliged operators to inform consumers about their right to a public IPv4 address in its memorandum about the Regulation. There's a number of other NRAs dealing with the (in)availability of public IPv4 addresses for end customers: Austrian regulator states that 'IPv6 penetration across the whole Internet currently at approx. 25%'; Slovenia reports: IPv4 address translation prevents traffic originating on the internet towards the user, which could be an issue if the user wanted to use its mobile terminal as an access point for a bigger number of devices connected at their home Netherlands' regulator ACM states: 2.3 Exploring the transition to IPv6 in the Netherlands BEREC has shown interest in making the transition from IPv4 to IPv6, a new standard for the use of IP addresses. The number of available IPv4 addresses has been depleted, but the introduction of IPv6 could lead to new problems. It appears there are differences between countries in how diligently the market and government organizations are currently dealing with the transition to IPv6. BEREC wishes to assess whether or not the roll-out of IPv6 (or the delay thereof) could lead to net neutrality issues. The French report has extensive coverage of IPv6. While 'net neutrality' is only one angle, it might be instrumental to note what issues get the attention of regulators and what the rationale is. See you at 14:00 CET in meetecho! -Peter

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New on RIPE Labs: Invitation to IGF Dynamic Coalition on Internet Standards, Security and Safety
by Alun Davies 26 Oct '20

26 Oct '20

Dear colleagues, The IGF Dynamic Coalition on Internet Standards, Security and Safety will be announced at IGF 2020 this November. In this new article on RIPE Labs, Wout de Natris invites experts to join in the efforts ahead: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/wout_de_natris/invitation-to-igf-dynamic-coal… Kind regards, Alun Davies RIPE NCC

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Agenda for Cooperation WG Session at RIPE 81
by Johan Helsingius 21 Oct '20

21 Oct '20

Here is the agenda for the RIPE81 Cooperation WG Session on Wednesday, October 28: 14:00-14:05 Administrivia - Achilleas & Julf 14:05-14:20 Regulation in the Russian-speaking world - Maxim Burtikov, RIPE 14:20-14:35 The ISOC Internet Impact Assessment Toolkit - Andrei Robachevsky, Senior Director, Technology Programmes, ISOC 14:35-14:45 Regulation or self-regulation? - Peter Koch, DENIC & Marco Hogewoning, RIPE Julf & Achilleas

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Panel discussion: "The Internet Model: Fit for the Future or Creaking at the Seams?"
by Nurani Nimpuno 16 Oct '20

16 Oct '20

Dear friends and colleagues, I thought this panel discussion could be of interest for the Cooperation-WG participants. I think it will be a very insightful and animated discussion! The Internet Model: Fit for the Future or Creaking at the Seams? Moderator: Nurani Nimpuno Panelists: Andrew Sullivan, CEO, ISOC, Geoff Huston, Chief Scientist, APNIC, Jari Arkko, Snr Expert, Ericsson Research, KC Claffy, Founder and Director, CAIDA The Internet is an essential part of our lives today. It’s the infrastructure on which we rely for basic services, and many of us use it on a daily basis to communicate and connect with others. The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly highlighted how much we depend on the Internet for work, services, communication, and our social life, and many have been amazed by how well it has coped with the increased demand for Internet services. But is the Internet ready to take on the challenges we face going forward, or is it starting to creak at the seams? This, and many more questions is what we will explore with the Internet experts in this panel discussion! Date and time: Thursday 22 October 15:00 CET | 14:00 BST Registration: https://linx-net.zoom.us/webinar/register/8616002521873/WN_9PISk2w1SfyYi_4e… <https://linx-net.zoom.us/webinar/register/8616002521873/WN_9PISk2w1SfyYi_4e…> It is an open webinar, but you do need to register. Thursday next week at 3pm CET! Kind regards, Nurani

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RIPE NCC contributes to consultation on NIS Directive
by Suzanne Taylor 05 Oct '20

05 Oct '20

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC responded to the European Commission’s open consultation on the review of the Directive on Security of Network Information Systems (NIS Directive), which closed on 2 October. Specifically, we encouraged the European Commission to develop better definitions, in cooperation with the technical community, for the terms described in Annex II of the NIS Directive, including such terms as “network and information systems”, “operator of essential services”, "digital service provider” and more. We contribute to these kinds of consultations, both at the EU level and across the RIPE NCC’s service region, in order to provide technical expertise to policymakers and to promote a multistakeholder model of Internet governance. You can find a complete list of past contributions to external consultations on our website: https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/multi-stakeholder-enga… <https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/multi-stakeholder-enga…> Please let us know if you have any comments or questions. Best regards, Suzanne Taylor RIPE NCC

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New on RIPE Labs: The Internet is for the Empowerment of End Users
by Alun Davies 25 Sep '20

25 Sep '20

Dear colleagues, Following the publication of RFC8890, Vesna Manojlovic talks about overlaps between the RIPE and IETF communities on issues raised in the document, and explains why she's an advocate for technical communities working together with End Users on mutual empowerment. Read more on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/the-internet-is-for-empowerment-of-end-… Kind regards, Alun Davies RIPE NCC

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Invitation to IGF survey and workshop on Internet standards deployment
by Wout de Natris 23 Sep '20

23 Sep '20

Dear reader, The deployment of Internet security-related standards and ICT best practices is a topic that continues to be the subject of important discussion worldwide with the aim of achieving a more secure and safer online environment that is necessary to support the rapid adoption of new digital technologies. This has been made even more urgent by the COVID-19 pandemic. I am sure you would agree that it is time to move on from what has been largely an uncoordinated and technical debate spread across various fora, and initiate global stakeholder cooperation that will have a positive impact on economic and social well-being through helping digital technologies to transform everybody’s daily lives. As you may know, the UN Internet Governance Forum is establishing a new Dynamic Coalition on Internet Standards, Security and Safety (DC-ISSS) with the aim of achieving this objective and I am now writing as the leader of this initiative to invite you as a leading expert to join this important multi-stakeholder coalition. The intended outcomes of the DC-ISSS will be recommendations for actions by key policymakers and decision-takers that will enable security-related Internet standards and best practices to be deployed more rapidly and with greater determination and commitment. By involving stakeholders like yourself we believe that we can at last make a difference in making deployment more effective and widespread. It has to stop to be a, primarily, technical debate, to be changed into an Internet healthcare topic. As a first step, the coalition needs to prioritise its work and finalise its work plan. A preparatory session for this purpose will be held during the upcoming IGF 2020 on Wednesday 4 November at 09.40 – 11.10 CET. A short questionnaire has been drawn up to help with this process. It would be appreciated very much if in addition to considering the invitation to join the coalition, you could complete this questionnaire which can be accessed at: https://survey.sogosurvey.com/Survey1.aspx?k=SsQYPPXWsRsPsPsP&lang=0. Our deadline for responses in 7 October. It does not take up more of your time than five minutes at a maximum. The formal launch of the DC-ISSS will be held in a separate session on Friday 6 November from 10.10 - 11.40 CET when the establishment of thematic working groups will be announced and the work programme presented. This will be followed by an online discussion with stakeholders. You are cordially invited to this as well of course. Further information about the DC-ISSS can be found on the IGF website at: <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/dynamic-coalition-on-inter…> https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/dynamic-coalition-on-inter… Here is the link to join the DC-ISSS email list in order to receive updates and be informed of progress: https://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/dc-isss_intgovforum.org Please also bear in mind that in order to participate in the work of the DC-ISSS you need to register for IGF 2020. This can be done by accessing the registration page at: https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2020-registration If you have any questions about the aims of the DC-ISSS, its objectives and the process for planning its work, please do not hesitate to get in touch - and of course I and the support team comprising Mark Carvell and Marten Porte would welcome any thoughts and suggestions you may have for making this important Dynamic Coalition a success in achieving its objectives in creating greater security and safety online for all users worldwide. Best regards, Wout de Natris

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Internet Country Report: Central Asia
by Suzanne Taylor 22 Sep '20

22 Sep '20

Dear colleagues, We’ve published the latest in our series of country reports, this time highlighting five countries in Central Asia. This is the fifth such country report that the RIPE NCC has produced as part of an ongoing effort to support Internet development throughout our service region by making our data and insights available to both local technical communities and decision makers. The report looks at the state of the Internet in Central Asia, including its market landscape and regulatory environment, Internet number resources and opportunities for growth, access to the domain name system and traffic exchange points, and the operators and paths providing international transit into the region. You can learn more and download the report from RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ripe-ncc-internet-count… <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ripe-ncc-internet-count…> We’re hosting an online discussion for the local Internet community about the report’s findings and its implications for Internet governance in the region on 14 October from 10:00-11:30 CEST. You’re welcome to join in the discussion, but please note that it will take place in Russian: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-ce… <https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-ce…> Please let us know your thoughts about the report and what kind of data and analyses you find useful. And please share it with any colleagues who might be interested. Best regards, Suzanne Taylor RIPE NCC

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Coop session at RIPE81
by Johan Helsingius 11 Sep '20

11 Sep '20

The Cooperation WG session at RIPE81 is scheduled for the afternoon of Wednesday, 28 October. Suggestions for topics and talks very much welcome! Julf & Achilleas

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RIPE NCC view on the upcoming Digital Services Act
by Chris Buckridge 18 Aug '20

18 Aug '20

Dear colleagues, The European Commission is expected to put forward a proposal for a Digital Services Act (DSA) later this year. This package of legislation is meant to replace and update the E-commerce Directive of 2000. At the moment the Commission is holding an initial open consultation to gather feedback from its stakeholders and, importantly, the Internet industry. The RIPE NCC is preparing a response to the questionnaire that is part of this consultation and we urge you to do the same. However, as a player in the larger Internet ecosystem with a long history of contributing to Internet development, we also feel we're in a position to provide some more high-level feedback. This includes what we see as the major issues that need to be addressed and the possible implications of this wide-reaching legislative proposal for the technical layers of the Internet. While we are submitting this statement as the RIPE NCC (not explicitly on behalf of the RIPE community), we are interested to hear your views on it. We have published our draft statement on RIPE Labs and you are invited to leave your feedback in the comments section or raise it on this list. Please do so before 28 August. https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/our-view-on-the-upcomin… Of course, should you require more information or wish to provide feedback directly, do not hesitate to get in touch with me or any of my colleagues in the External Relations team. Regards, Chris Buckridge Head of External Relations RIPE NCC

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Review of the report on Digital Commons
by Vesna Manojlovic 14 Aug '20

14 Aug '20

Dear colleagues, The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) in the UK recently published an interesting report on digital commons. I saw several parallels to issues they raise with how the RIPE community approaches governance of Internet number resources. You can read a summary of the report along with my views on it, in this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/digital-commons-after-covid-19 If you would like to read the full report, you can find it at: https://www.ippr.org/research/publications/creating-a-digital-commons Kind regards, Vesna Manojlovic Community Builder RIPE NCC

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Participation in ENISA survey on OTT communication and collaboration services
by Georgia Bafoutsou 04 Aug '20

04 Aug '20

Dear all, This year ENISA is doing a project on the security and resilience of OTT communication and collaboration services. For this, ENISA has partnered with Plum Consulting to undertake a study, having as a goal is to better understand the security environment for OTT collaboration services and also gather information about the resilience of those services in the face of a variety of risks and threats. To gather the above mentioned information we are conducting a survey amongst industry experts. We intend to get a landscape snapshot of the adoption, risks, mitigation measures, and COVID-19 factors that affect OTT security and resilience. Please have a look at the survey here: https://www.enisa.europa.eu/news/enisa-news/ott-security-resilience-enisa-l… We would really appreciate it if you could participate. It shouldn't take much of your time. Thank you in advance for your time and contribution Georgia Bafoutsou Seconded National Expert Secure Infrastructures and Services Unit - ENISA Address: 1, Vas. Sofias & Meg. Alexandrou, Marousi, GR-15124, Athens, Greece Tel: +30 6936000179, +302814409655 Visit our new website www.enisa.europa.eu<http://www.enisa.europa.eu/> <http://www.enisa.europa.eu<http://www.enisa.europa.eu/>>

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New on RIPE Labs: RightsCon - Join the Human Rights Debate!
by Antony Gollan 03 Aug '20

03 Aug '20

Dear colleagues, On RIPE Labs, Gergana Petrova has published an article with impressions from last week's RightsCon, a huge conference with 250+ sessions looking at human rights in the digital age: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/gergana_petrova/rightscon-join-the-human-righ… Regards Antony Gollan RIPE NCC

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Interesting conference going on live this week: HOPE2020
by Vesna Manojlovic 29 Jul '20

29 Jul '20

Dear colleagues, due to pandemic, this year's H.O.P.E. conference is being held on-line, and is therefore accessible to those who could not participate before. * Hackers On Planet Earth * from July 25th to August 2nd, 2020 * https://www.hope.net/ There are many talks that are relevant for the RIPE Community; here is a collection of my personal recommendations: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/reporting-live-from-hope2020-online-con… Kind regards, Vesna Manojlovic Community Builder RIPE NCC

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MoU between RIPE NCC & CITC
by Chafic Chaya 27 Jul '20

27 Jul '20

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that last Wednesday, 22 July, the RIPE NCC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Information Technologies Commission (CITC) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The MoU focuses on cooperation in the areas of technical expertise, measurements, statistics, tools, and capacity building. This includes working together via the RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) and to support further deployment of RIPE Atlas within Saudi Arabia. You can find the full announcement here: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/mou-signed-with-citc-s… <https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/mou-signed-with-citc-s…> You can find the MoU, along with the other agreements we have with external organisations, on our website: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/what-we-do/engagement-external-organisations <https://www.ripe.net/about-us/what-we-do/engagement-external-organisations> Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. Kind regards, Chafic Chaya Regional Communications Manager Middle East Region RIPE NCC

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Get a recap of last week's discussion on the Digital Services Act
by Suzanne Taylor 16 Jul '20

16 Jul '20

Dear colleagues, The European Commission’s upcoming Digital Services Act will impact many of us, and in ways that aren’t yet fully understood. Find out what we discussed during our RIPE NCC Open House last week, when we brought the community together to ask questions, share ideas and discuss concerns about this wide-reaching newly proposed legislation. https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/what-the-digital-servic… <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/what-the-digital-servic…> Kind regards, Suzanne Taylor RIPE NCC

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Online discussion: What Does the Digital Services Act Mean for You?
by Suzanne Taylor 03 Jul '20

03 Jul '20

Dear colleagues, As you’re likely aware, the European Commission has announced plans for a new Digital Services Act with the potential to affect many different actors in the Internet industry, and is currently holding an open consultation, which runs until 8 September, in order to solicit feedback from all stakeholders. We’re hosting an online dialogue next Wednesday, 8 July from 14:00-15:00 CEST to discuss the details of this newly proposed legislation and its potential impact on the technical community: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/what-does-the-new-digi… <https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/what-does-the-new-digi…> We’ll be joined by Eva Jordan Vankova from the European Commission, Sebastian Schwemer from the Centre for Information and Innovation Law (CIIR) at the University of Copenhagen, and Athina Fragkouli, who will share the RIPE NCC’s perspective on the Digital Services Act. We hope you can join this interactive discussion, when you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and share your views. Best regards, Suzanne ________________ Suzanne Taylor External Relations RIPE NCC

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New Open Consultations by BEREC (access sharing, 5G and co-investment)
by Marco Hogewoning 30 Jun '20

30 Jun '20

Dear colleagues, We'd like to draw your attention to a number of ongoing consultations with the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC). BEREC's task is to further refine the implementation of European legislative instruments by issuing guidelines that support a consistent and harmonised approach across all member states. As with other institutions, BEREC's work has moved fully online, which makes consultations like this even more important as a way to liaise with stakeholders and receive feedback. The following consultations might be of interest: - Guidelines on the criteria for a consistent application of article 61 (3) EECC (deadline 31 July) Article 61 (3) of the European Electronic Communications Code has a number of provisions on sharing access infrastructure. In particular, this consultation addresses two key points. The first is about imposing obligations to share access infrastructure on entities which are not designated to have significant market power. The second involves sharing infrastructure beyond the first concentration or distribution point, to an interconnection point where the number of customers becomes more efficient and economically feasible. https://berec.europa.eu/eng/news_consultations/ongoing_public_consultations… - Guidelines to foster the consistent application of the criteria for assessing co-investments in new very high capacity network elements (Article 76 EECC) (deadline 4 September) We've already flagged the work on very high capacity networks in earlier emails. These particular guidelines lay out some specifications under which parties with significant market power (SMPs) may offer co-investment on new infrastructure and under which circumstances this would affect the obligations of the SMP under article 68 of the EECC. Our understanding is that, under certain conditions, such a co-owned infrastructure would not be subject to the regular obligations, such as infrastructure sharing and/or regulated tariffs, that would normally apply to SMPs. In our assessment, this could impact smaller operators that rely on such sharing arrangements and obligations. https://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register/subject_matter/berec/public_c… - Guide to the draft BEREC Guide to the BEREC 5G Radar and 5G Radar (deadline 4 September) This consultation is part of the ongoing work to get a better understanding of the regulatory issues that might emerge from the deployment of 5G. An important part of this is the timing and priority of these issues as they emerge and the timelines for BEREC and the national agencies to address them. https://berec.europa.eu/eng/news_consultations/ongoing_public_consultations… At this stage, we do not envision the RIPE NCC submitting a response to any of these consultations, but we know that some of you are active in these areas and may find it is useful to share your views with BEREC directly. These open consultations are an important part of BEREC's efforts to take stakeholders' opinions into account and we would encourage you to make use of this opportunity. Regards, Marco Hogewoning (Interim) Manager Public Policy and Internet Governance RIPE NCC

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EuroDIG happening this week
by Chris Buckridge 08 Jun '20

08 Jun '20

Dear colleagues, Just a quick message to note to let you know that EuroDIG, the European Dialogue on Internet Governance, is taking place this week, as a fully remote event. The consolidated programme indicates the variety of different sessions taking place Wednesday through Friday: https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/Consolidated_programme_2020 Topics under discussion include the effects of COVID-19 on the European Digital Economy, developments in relation to DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), public policy priorities in relation to the development of Internet standards, and the intersection of Internet governance with environmental sustainability. The deadline for registration is tomorrow (Tuesday 9 June), and you can register here: https://www.eurodig.org/index.php?id=573&no_cache=1 Best regards, and hope to see you online later in the week! Chris ——— Chris Buckridge Head of External Relations RIPE NCC

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New on RIPE Labs: EU Regulation Update
by Suzanne Taylor 14 May '20

14 May '20

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC follows regulatory developments happening at the EU level and regularly reports on those with the potential to impact our membership and the wider technical community. We’ve published the latest of these updates on our blog, RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/your-eu-regulation-upda… <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/your-eu-regulation-upda…> Please take a look for an overview of what’s been happening with various relevant digital files, including cybersecurity, data protection, the newly proposed Digital Services Act and Europe data strategy, and much more. Best regards, Suzanne Taylor RIPE NCC

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RIPE 80 Cooperation Working Group session
by Johan Helsingius 07 May '20

07 May '20

Here is the agenda for the RIPE80 Cooperation WG on Wednesday: 15:00 Administrative matters - Julf & Achilleas 15:05 Re-writing the narrative: cybercrime during COVID-19 - Nicole van der Meulen, Senior strategic analyst at EC3 Europol 15:30 The New IP proposal - Marco Hogewoning, External Relations, RIPE NCC Julf & Achilleas

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@EXT: Europol Safety Guide for the "New Normal" after COVID-19
by Marcolla, Sara Veronica 07 May '20

07 May '20

Dear Cooperation WG readers, Over the course of the past 6 weeks Europol has been releasing on weekly basis new material relating to COVID-19, all is available in the Europol landing page: https://www.europol.europa.eu/staying-safe-during-covid-19-what-you-need-to… and it gets published via the Europol and EC3 social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn). This morning we have launched a new product that may be of your interest: an infographic covering a safety guide for 'the new normal', looking ahead and complementing the information contain in the latest Europol public report issued a few days ago. You can find the report here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/report_beyond_t… And the infographic here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/activities-services/public-awareness-and-prev… The infographic comes in full and in 4 themed cards (if you wish to have them for use in your social media and/or in your company, you can drop me a message). Kind regards, Sara Marcolla Europol - O3 European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3) Eisenhowerlaan 73, 2517 KK The Hague, The Netherlands Phone: +31(0)70 353 1044 www.europol.europa.eu<http://www.europol.europa.eu> ******************* DISCLAIMER : This message is sent in confidence and is only intended for the named recipient. If you receive this message by mistake, you may not use, copy, distribute or forward this message, or any part of its contents or rely upon the information contained in it. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete the relevant e-mails from any computer. This message does not constitute a commitment by Europol unless otherwise indicated. *******************

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More information on New IP
by Marco Hogewoning 22 Apr '20

22 Apr '20

Dear colleagues, As my colleague Chris promised earlier, I have done a bit of a bigger write-up on the proposals by Huawei and partners collectively referred to as "New IP". The article is available on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/marco_hogewoning/do-we-need-a-new-ip-1 Of course, we remain engaged on the topic and will keep you informed about updates. We have also agreed with the chairs of this working group to provide an overview of New IP during RIPE 80, where we hopefully also have the opportunity to answer some questions. Best, Marco Hogewoning External Relations, RIPE NCC

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Southeast Europe Country Report and Online Discussion
by Suzanne Taylor 22 Apr '20

22 Apr '20

Dear colleagues, We’ve published the latest in our series of country reports, this time shining the spotlight on eight different countries in Southeast Europe. This is the fourth such country report that the RIPE NCC has produced as part of an ongoing effort to support Internet development throughout our service region by making our data and insights available to local technical communities and decision makers alike. The report takes stock of the current IPv4 and IPv6 resource holdings in the Southeast European region, looks at the history of development of the Internet industry, and assesses its opportunity for future growth. We also examine the region’s access to the global Domain Name System (DNS), look at how traffic is exchanged within the region, and identify the different paths and operators providing access from the rest of the world. You can find out more and access the report from RIPE Labs: https://www.ripe.net/s/seereport <https://www.ripe.net/s/seereport> We’d also like to invite you to attend an online session in which we’ll go over the main highlights from the report and have an open discussion about relevant Internet governance issues in Southeast Europe, including IPv6 deployment, IXPs and cybersecurity. The session will take place on Tuesday, 28 April from 12:00-13:00 UTC. Please register here before Monday, 27 April at 12:00 UTC: www.ripe.net/s/see-discussion <https://portal.ripe.net/meeting-pub/registration?0&meetingId=623e688b-2a4f-…> We’d love to hear feedback about the report and which types of topics and analyses you find useful, and we hope to see you online next Tuesday. Best regards, Suzanne Taylor RIPE NCC

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My response to Ronald Guilmette
by Elad Cohen 18 Apr '20

18 Apr '20

Hello Everyone, Please forgive me for not writing an official response in first set of Ronald's online madness months ago, I was out of hospital after full anesthesia and it took me months to get back to myself. Ronald is misery person with nothing and with no one in his life, the only joy that he have in his life - is for him to serve as the front person of the illegal anonymous organization "The Spamhaus Project". Here is a presentation that "The Spamhaus Project" wrote on themselves (in the following link) and according to it Spamhaus is an illegal anonymous organization - they receive a massive amount of illegally obtained privacy data of internet users from internet companies and internet organizations on a regular basis - and then they share it in illegal way (without any warranty) with law enforcement agencies. https://www.scribd.com/document/445894312/Spamhaus-Illegal-Private-Data-Vio… Ronald doesn't deny himself being part of "The Spamhaus Project", not only that - but his old friend Hank Nussbacher is also part of the illegal anonymous organization "The Spamhaus Project", Hank reminds me Judas Iscariot - Hank obviously have other interests - it is very sad to see a person at the age of Hank acting like a little child. All the few reports that were made were made by reporters which are connected to "The Spamhaus Project" and that are part of "The Spamhaus Project" - not only that, the source of the media reports is a person in "The Spamhaus Project" which is the owner of that illegal twitter account: https://twitter.com/underthebreach , that person is a criminal according to his own words in his own twitter account - and that person is also a master of cyber influence operations (just like what Coconut Guilmette and Cheerleader Nussbacher are doing here, to influence public opinion without any single proof) - and the owner of that twitter account is also an employee of the israeli-based company GeoEdge which financially benefit from that media report because they are a direct competitor of the company using the exact same netblock, so now I'm explaining to you that that root of this all fake story is just business competition, and in addition Coconut Guilmette also attacked the Israeli-based company Divinetworks in Nanog (Coconut Guilmette searched an unreasonable way why they received a specific grant from a global world organization and also defamed them) - so here is why he did it - the Israeli-based company Divinetworks is also a direct competitor of the Israeli-based company GeoEdge - that their employee is a criminal and the owner of the illegal twitter account https://twitter.com/underthebreach and also the "source" for the fake few media reports. In the following link you can see how a high manager in GeoEdge is highly proud in how customers attracted to him after the "low value" of competitors, if only the world would knew how that company does business. https://imgur.com/7DF1NSP That company GeoEdge is not only a criminal company in the way that they do business (because their criminal employee in "The Spamhaus Project" is the one pumped Coconut Guilmette proof-less ideas), but that company is also a criminal in the way that they are tax-evading since 2005 (they are registered in Cyprus with fake-single-owner abroad while they have more actual hidden owners in Israel that didn't pay any tax for their income since 2005, and one of the registered owners is using an international fake name and he is a professional money-laundering person, not only for that Israeli company). They (Coconut Guilmette, Cheerleader Nussbacher and their mob friends at "The Spamhaus Project") are very very afraid of me releasing all the information that I found out on the illegal anonymous organization "The Spamhaus Project" - and that is the only reason that they are attacking me personally in such way, they are trying to ruin my good name - but they didn't succeed and they will not succeed - because anyone that knows me and anyone that will personally know me - will know what they are trying to do and that what they are writing is 100% false. All the personal attack against me - is only because I dared to stood up against "The Spamhaus Project" which is intimidating and hurting many businesses online, and I would and will do it again and again and again, I'm not the kind of a misery bendover jew like Hank that will sell his values and his being for a title, a group acceptance or a few cents. Coconut Guilmette, is not only a sick person, in body and mind, but also a racist and an antisemitic, you can see in the following links his stereotypical mindset: https://imgur.com/AcmgwEX (Coconut Guilmette opinion on all Dutch people as a whole - "Dutch are any more inclined toward cybercrime") https://imgur.com/WUZvdNJ (Coconut Guilmette opinion on all Colombian Network Operators usage of the internet as a whole - "Undoubtedly drug smuggling over HTTP") https://imgur.com/a/1ULfVEC (Coconut Guilmette opinion on the City of Chicago including all of its citizens as a whole - "American city most known for its high ideals and consistantly ethical behavior, Chicago") https://imgur.com/AQCmZlk (Coconut Guilmette identified as racist in Nanog) https://imgur.com/a/Rzrbxkz (Coconut Guilmette identified as antisemitic in Nanog) Besides the above links, Coconut Guilmette is specifically calling me with two words and here he is quoting Shakespeare: https://imgur.com/AcmgwEX , the two words that Coconut Guilmette is calling me are being used in Shakespeare litrature to identify jews in an antisemitic way, Coconut Guilmette is an antisemitic, I'm very sorry to write it but Ripe is not a decisive organization towards racism or antisemitism, the Tone in Ripe management and in Ripe board and in this working group co-chairs, is a very narrow tone that only reflect the good of the people in their positions, Ripe board & management are not taking any actions for Ripe to be a multi-culture multi-national unpolitical organization that it needs to be with the tolerance to anyone and with the decisive intolerance to racism or antisemitism. The encouragement of Cheerleader Nussbacher is even worst because Cheerleader Nussbacher is encouraging someone which is a racist and an antisemitic. Hank, how more self-hating jew can you be ? to support such person only to be part of an illegal anonymous organization ? to support racism ? to support antisemitism ? And to the rest of the community, anyone that wrote to this person - "nice story, but you could say it in other words" - you are a lowlife as Hank is, you don't treat a racist or an antisemitic person with tolerance, period. Ripe is a RIR which is spread over 3 continents over many countries, Ripe members are different from each other by all means, I would expect Ripe community not to tolerate racism in any way and when Ripe members see it - to stand up - like I dared to stand up against "The Spamhaus Project". Ron, seeing a person at your age that knows to get attention only by using racism and antisemitism is sad, but seeing the lowlife Judas Iscariot cheerleading your mental illness is sadder. Here are only some of the real identities of the people behind "The Spamhaus Project": "Rob Shultz" - Rob McEwen (https://www.invaluement.com/) "Thomas Morrison" - Daniel R. Thomas (https://personal.cis.strath.ac.uk/d.thomas/) "Pete Dawes" - Ildiko Pete (https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~ip358/) "Vincent Hanna" - Vincent Schonau of Open-Xchange (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincentschonau/) "Milly Fawcett" - Kelly Molloy of FarSight Security (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-molloy-b886442/) Among others Commericial companies behind "The Spamhaus Project": ThreatSTOP FarSight Security Fastly Cymru Among others Keep on playing with me Coconut Guilmette and Cheerleader Nussbacher and I guarantee to you that the full list will be written here, you can hurt me as much as you please - I am not boneless and will not fold like Hank "Judas Iscariot" Nussbacher. The only reason that Coconut Guilmette returned to life in this thread - is because I wrote two days ago the real identity of "Rob Shultz" (which is Rob McEwen of https://www.invaluement.com/ ) to the co-chairs of this working group with CC to Ripe Board and to Ripe Management, I asked for the initial post of lies of Coconut Guilmette to be removed and I showed to them the relation of one of the current co-chairs of that working group to the illegal anonymous organization "The Spamhaus Project" which the poster Coconut Guilmette is related to it too. (also in the past there was a co-chair of that working group which is part of "The Spamhaus Project", Richard D G Cox, as you can see in his presentation that I linked to it above) That is the only reason (that I revealed that "Rob Shultz" from "The Spamhaus Project" is Rob McEwen) that Coconut Guilmette and Boneless Nussbacher are personally attacking me, not only that - but soon you will also see a new fake media report about me from the same reporter that used the criminal https://twitter.com/underthebreach as his source - all of it (like it was then and like they are trying to do now) - is to maneuver the subject of who are the real people behind "The Spamhaus Project" and to which internet companies and internet organizations they are connected to. "The Spamhaus Project" is an illegal anonymous organization and an unregulated organization, by being unregulated it is abused by the some of the members of it for making money, without any supervision, for example the criminal which is the owner of the illegal twitter account https://twitter.com/underthebreach that did what it did only that GeoEdge will earn a few more cents, such as Laura Atkins from WordToTheWise which is selling a Spamhaus listing removal service (https://wordtothewise.com), such as Vincent Schonau (AKA "Vincent Hanna" of "The Spamhaus Project") from Open-Xchange, a company that Spamhaus are attacking its competitors, and there are many more Spamhaus members that are using Spamhaus for their financial benefits. "The Spamhaus Project" - by being unregulated and unsupervised - is also being used as tool to attack business competitors, this is something that should wake up each and every member of the internet community. Hank, why do you let Coconut Guilmette to do the hard work for you (of defaming me) ? because you know that he have nothing in his life and a lawsuit against him will not result any financial aid ? why are you abusing his mental illness ? you know that he is not fine, why don't you help him like a good old friend ? Go ahead and write what Ron is writing so I will be able to sue you locally in Israel (I'm willing to pay you 100,000 NIS if you are right in a single thing that you wrote or that you will write against me, are you willing to do the same ? are you willing to put your money where your words are? or are you boneless that can only exploit the state of your old friend? ) I respect Ripe NCC and Respect all the members of Ripe Anti-Abuse Working Group. (P.S.: you can recognize now any member of "The Spamhaus Project" that will jump now, if he will attack me or support Ron, you can just ask him a simple question - "show us a single proof" - and you will see that no proof will be displayed, because all of it is part of an illegal "cyber influence operation" by "The Spamhaus Project" pumped by the criminal https://twitter.com/underthebreach) Respectfully, Elad

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My response to Ronald Guilmette
by Elad Cohen 17 Apr '20

17 Apr '20

Hello Everyone, Please forgive me for not writing an oficial response in first set of Ronald's online madness months ago, I was out of hospitel after full anesthesia and it took me months to get back to myself. Ronald is misery person with nothing and with no one in his life, the only joy that he have in his life - is for him to serve as the front person of the illegal anonymous organization "The Spamhaus Project". Here is a presentation that "The Spamhaus Project" wrote on themselves (in the following link) and according to it Spamhaus is an illegal anonymous organization - they receive a massive amount of illegaly obtained privacy data of internet users from internet companies and internet organizations on a regular basis - and then they share it in illegal way (without any warrany) with law enforcement agencies. https://www.scribd.com/document/445894312/Spamhaus-Illegal-Private-Data-Vio… Ronald doesn't deny himself being part of "The Spamhaus Project", not only that - but his old friend Hank Nussbacher is also part of the illegal anonymous organization "The Spamhaus Project", Hank reminds me Judas Iscariot - Hank obiously have other interests - it is very sad to see a person at the age of Hank acting like a little child. All the few reports that were made were made by reporters which are connected to "The Spamhaus Project" and that are part of "The Spamhaus Project" - not only that, the source of the media reports is a person in "The Spamhaus Project" which is the owner of that illegal twitter account: https://twitter.com/underthebreach , that person is a criminal according to his own words in his own twitter account - and that person is also a master of cyber influence operations (just like what Coconut Guilmette and Cheerleader Nussbacher are doing here, to influence public opinion withouot any single proof) - and the owner of that twitter account is also an employee of the israeli-based company GeoEdge which financially benefit from that media report because they are a direct competitor of the company using the exact same netblock, so now I'm explaining to you that that root of this all fake story is just business competition, and in addition Coconut Guilmette also attacked the Israeli-based company Divinetworks in Nanog (Coconut Guilmette searched an unreasonable way why they received a specific grant from a global world organization and also defamed them) - so here is why he did it - the Israeli-based company Divinetworks is also a direct competitor of the Israeli-based company GeoEdge - that their employee is a criminal and the owner of the illegal twitter account https://twitter.com/underthebreach and also the "source" for the fake few media reports. In the following link you can see how a high manager in GeoEdge is highly proud in how customers attracted to him after the "low value" of competitors, if only the world would knew how that company does business. https://imgur.com/7DF1NSP That company GeoEdge is not only a criminal company in the way that they do business (because their criminal employee in "The Spamhaus Project" is the one pumped Coconut Guilmette proof-less ideas), but that company is also a criminal in the way that they are tax-evading since 2005 (they are registered in Cyprus with fake-single-owner abroad while they have more actual hidden owners in Israel that didn't pay any tax for their income since 2005, and one of the registered owners is using an international fake name and he is a professional money-laundering person, not only for that Israeli company). They (Coconut Guilmette, Cheerleader Nussbacher and their mob friends at "The Spamhaus Project") are very very afraid of me releasing all the information that I found out on the illegal anonymous organization "The Spamhaus Project" - and that is the only reason that they are attacking me personally in such way, they are trying to ruin my good name - but they didn't succeed and they will not succeed - because anyone that knows me and anyone that will personally know me - will know what they are trying to do and that what they are writing is 100% false. All the personal attack against me - is only because I dared to stood up against "The Spamhaus Project" which is intimidating and hurting many businesses online, and I would and will do it again and again and again, I'm not the kind of a misery bendover jew like Hank that will sell his values and his being for a title, a group acceptance or a few cents. Coconut Guilmette, is not only a sick person, in body and mind, but also a racist and an antisemitic, you can see in the following links his stereotypical mindset: https://imgur.com/AcmgwEX (Coconut Guilmette opinion on all Dutch people as a whole - "Dutch are any more inclined toward cybercrime") https://imgur.com/WUZvdNJ (Coconut Guilmette opinion on all Colombian Network Operators usage of the internet as a whole - "Undoubtedly drug smuggling over HTTP") https://imgur.com/a/1ULfVEC (Coconut Guilmette opinion on the City of Chicago including all of its citizens as a whole - "American city most known for its high ideals and consistantly ethical behavior, Chicago") https://imgur.com/AQCmZlk (Coconut Guilmette identified as racist in Nanog) https://imgur.com/a/Rzrbxkz (Coconut Guilmette identified as antisemitic in Nanog) Besides the above links, Coconut Guilmette is specifically calling me with two words and here he is quoting Shakespeare: https://imgur.com/AcmgwEX , the two words that Coconut Guilmette is calling me are being used in Shakespeare litrature to identify jews in an antisemitic way, Coconut Guilmette is an antisemitic, I'm very sorry to write it but Ripe is not a decisive organization towards racism or antisemitism, the Tone in Ripe management and in Ripe board and in this working group co-chairs, is a very narrow tone that only reflect the good of the people in their positions, Ripe board & management are not taking any actions for Ripe to be a multi-culture multi-national unpolitical organization that it needs to be with the tolerance to anyone and with the decisive intolerance to racism or antisemitism. The encouragement of Cheerleader Nussbacher is even worst because Cheerleader Nussbacher is encouraging someone which is a racist and an antisemitic. Hank, how more self-hating jew can you be ? to support such person only to be part of an illegal anonymous organization ? to support racism ? to support antisemitism ? And to the rest of the community, anyone that wrote to this person - "nice story, but you could say it in other words" - you are a lowlife as Hank is, you don't treat a racist or an antisemitic person with tolerance, period. Ripe is a RIR which is spread over 3 continents over many countries, Ripe members are different from each other by all means, I would expect Ripe community not to tolerate racism in any way and when Ripe members see it - to stand up - like I dared to stand up against "The Spamhaus Project". Ron, seeing a person at your age that knows to get attention only by using racism and antisemitism is sad, but seeing the lowlife Judas Iscariot cheerleeding your mental illness is sadder. Here are only some of the real identities of the people behind "The Spamhaus Project": "Rob Shultz" - Rob McEwen (https://www.invaluement.com/) "Thomas Morrison" - Daniel R. Thomas (https://personal.cis.strath.ac.uk/d.thomas/) "Pete Dawes" - Ildiko Pete (https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~ip358/) "Vincent Hanna" - Vincent Schonau of Open-Xchange (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincentschonau/) "Milly Fawcett" - Kelly Molloy of FarSight Security (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-molloy-b886442/) Among others Commericial companies behind "The Spamhaus Project": ThreatSTOP FarSight Security Fastly Cymru Among others Keep on playing with me Coconut Guilmette and Cheerleader Nussbacher and I guarantee to you that the full list will be written here, you can hurt me as much as you please - I am not boneless and will not fold like Hank "Judas Iscariot" Nussbacher. The only reason that Coconut Guilmette returned to life in this thread - is because I wrote two days ago the real identity of "Rob Shultz" (which is Rob McEwen of https://www.invaluement.com/ ) to the co-chairs of this working group with CC to Ripe Board and to Ripe Management, I asked for the initial post of lies of Coconut Guilmette to be removed and I showed to them the relation of one of the current co-chairs of that working group to the illegal anonymous organization "The Spamhaus Project" which the poster Coconut Guilmette is related to it too. (also in the past there was a co-chair of that working group which is part of "The Spamhaus Project", Richard D G Cox, as you can see in his presentation that I linked to it above) That is the only reason (that I revealed that "Rob Shultz" from "The Spamhaus Project" is Rob McEwen) that Coconut Guilmette and Boneless Nussbacher are personally attacking me, not only that - but soon you will also see a new fake medie report about me from the same reporter that used the criminal https://twitter.com/underthebreach as his source - all of it (like it was then and like they are trying to do now) - is to maneuver the subject of who are the real people behind "The Spamhaus Project" and to which internet companies and internet organizations they are connected to. "The Spamhaus Project" is an illegal anonymous organization and an unregulated organization, by being unregulated it is abused by the some of the members of it for making money, without any supervision, for example the criminal which is the owner of the illegal twitter account https://twitter.com/underthebreach that did what it did only that GeoEdge will earn a few more cents, such as Laura Atkins from WordToTheWise which is selling a Spamhaus listing removal service (https://wordtothewise.com), such as Vincent Schonau (AKA "Vincent Hanna" of "The Spamhaus Project") from Open-Xchange, a company that Spamhaus are attacking its competitors, and there are many more Spamhaus members that are using Spamhaus for their financial benefits. "The Spamhaus Project" - by being unregulated and unsupervised - is also being used as tool to attack business competitors, this is something that should wake up each and every member of the internet community. Hank, why do you let Coconut Guilmette to do the hard work for you (of defaming me) ? because you know that he have nothing in his life and a lawsuit against him will not result any financial aid ? why are you abusing his mental illness ? you know that he is not fine, why don't you help him like a good old friend ? Go ahead and write what Ron is writing so I will be able to sue you locally in Israel (I'm willing to pay you 100,000 NIS if you are right in a single thing that you wrote or that you will write against me, are you willing to do the same ? are you willing to put your money where your words are? or are you boneless that can only exploit the state of your old friend? ) I respect Ripe NCC and Respect all the members of Ripe Anti-Abuse Working Group. (P.S.: you can recognize now any member of "The Spamhaus Project" that will jump now, if he will attack me or support Ron, you can just ask him a simple question - "show us a single proof" - and you will see that no proof will be displayed, because all of it is part of an illegal "cyber influence operation" by "The Spamhaus Project" pumped by the criminal https://twitter.com/underthebreach) Respectfully, Elad

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Internet 2030
by Gordon Lennox 09 Apr '20

09 Apr '20

This is interesting: Internet 2030 Towards a New Internet for the Year 2030 and Beyond Written by: Future Networks Team, Huawei Technologies, USA For ITU-T, SG 13 https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/studygroups/2017-2020/13/Documents/Internet_20…

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Covid-19 and Internet applications
by Gordon Lennox 09 Apr '20

09 Apr '20

While most of the press is about washing hands and infection rates and self-isolation and deaths there are other stories. This following story from the Guardian quotes our colleague Alexander Isavnin of the Internet Protection Society on what is happening in Russia. << One attempt has already sparked a backlash: a clumsy mobile application developed by Moscow’s city government to monitor coronavirus patients’ movements. The app, called Social Monitoring, was discovered last week in the Google Play store and requested access to a user’s location, camera, telephone, sensors and other data to ensure they were complying with quarantine. Social Monitoring quickly disappeared from the online store. Eduard Lysenko, the head of Moscow’s Department of Information Technologies, called the application a “test version” released for professional feedback. It would be re-released, he said, and those opposed to installing the app on their phones could opt to receive a temporary device instead. Lysenko also said that Moscow is ready to roll out QR codes that would require Muscovites to register online and reapply each time they sought to leave the house. Citizens will be required to “register, fill out a simple form and a corresponding code will be generated, which can either be put on a telephone, sent by mail, or printed,” he said. Those codes could then be checked by police officers and others with access to a central database. >> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/02/cybergulag-russia-looks-to-su… There have been rumours that France is thinking about doing something similar. Though the CNIL has been been making its views known. (in French of course) https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/250320/surveillance-de-l-epidemie-l… Meanwhile Politico reports that << European researchers think they have found a way to use mobile phones to contain the spread of coronavirus — and help people avoid infection — without sacrificing the region's high standards on privacy. Eight countries have taken part in the project that will, on Wednesday, release the code for an app that analyzes Bluetooth signals between mobile phones to detect users who are close enough to infect each other, … >> https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-cracks-code-for-coronavirus-warning-… At RIPE76 in the IoT session there was a presentation about the privacy implications of sewage testing for illicit drugs. It now appears that Dutch scientists have been able to identify the Covid-19 virus in sewage. Another way of detecting the disease in a community? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-31/coronavirus-in-sewage-po… There have also been reports that “smart thermometers” - ones that "phone home”, specifically those from Kinsa? - appear to offer potential to monitor the spread of the virus. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/02/this-smart-thermometer-could-help-detect-co… I believe that in the past insights have been gained about the spread of other infections - seasonal flu? - from social network data and search engine queries. I would expect stories about those aspects in due course. Gordon

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@EXT: Europol report on cybercrime and disinformation amid the COVID-19 pandemic
by Marcolla, Sara Veronica 03 Apr '20

03 Apr '20

During the COVID-19 pandemic, criminals have been quick to seize opportunities to exploit the crisis by adapting their modi operandi and engaging in new criminal activities. Cybercriminals have been among the most adept at exploiting the pandemic. The threat from cybercrime activities during the crisis is dynamic and has the potential to increase further. With a record number of potential victims staying at home and using online services across the EU, the ways for cybercriminals seeking to exploit emerging opportunities and vulnerabilities have multiplied. Europol has been monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the cybercrime landscape since the beginning and has published an updated threat assessment of potential further developments in this crime area. The findings of this report are mainly based on contributions from EU Member States and Europol's partner countries. Main findings: * The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cybercrime has been the most visible and striking compared to other criminal activities. * Criminals active in the domain of cybercrime have been able to adapt quickly and capitalise on the anxieties and fears of their victims. * Phishing and ransomware campaigns are being launched to exploit the current crisis and are expected to continue to increase in scope and scale. * Activity around the distribution of child sexual exploitation material online appears to be on the increase, based on a number of indicators. * Both criminal organisations, states and state-backed actors seek to exploit the public health crisis to advance geopolitical interests. Press release and full report are available: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/catching-virus Kind regards, Sara Marcolla Europol - O3 European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3) www.europol.europa.eu<http://www.europol.europa.eu> ******************* DISCLAIMER : This message is sent in confidence and is only intended for the named recipient. If you receive this message by mistake, you may not use, copy, distribute or forward this message, or any part of its contents or rely upon the information contained in it. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete the relevant e-mails from any computer. This message does not constitute a commitment by Europol unless otherwise indicated. *******************

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@EXT: RE: RIPE80
by Marcolla, Sara Veronica 29 Mar '20

29 Mar '20

Hi Luca, I think a case-study could be very useful, perhaps could be useful even beyond this contingent time, I am reading in some IETF mailing list about setting up guidelines for preparedness and resilience, maybe is something the RIPE community can have an appetite for as well. I think we can learn a lot from the Italian experience, in terms of lessons learned and identification of potential safety measures. Wo could volunteer for this (taking into account, obviously, the scarce resources that are currently deployed to face the emergency)? Kind regards, Sara Marcolla Europol - O3 European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3) Eisenhowerlaan 73, 2517 KK The Hague, The Netherlands www.europol.europa.eu<http://www.europol.europa.eu> From: cooperation-wg <cooperation-wg-bounces(a)ripe.net> On Behalf Of Luca Cicchelli Sent: 26 March 2020 23:15 To: RIPE Cooperation Working Group <cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net> Subject: Re: [cooperation-wg] @EXT: RE: RIPE80 As Italian I follow Sara suggestion. There are some bottom up experiences that can be shared but think other countries already in lockdown can do the same. I can do as an IXP but, if there are other Italians in the group from ISPs, they can do on their side. -- Luca Il 25 mar 2020, 14:22 +0100, Marcolla, Sara Veronica <Sara.Marcolla(a)europol.europa.eu<mailto:Sara.Marcolla@europol.europa.eu>>, ha scritto: I second Chris' suggestions, very interesting topics and such an agenda fills up quickly. One interesting topic, giving the time we are living in, could be how to make sure policymakers and standard organisations as well as technical communities can find a common discussion ground. We will likely see a substantial change in our ways of living and working (I assume most of us are actually teleworking now and this is already a change!). It may sound a bit philosophical, but we are possibly the best placed group in the Cooperation WG to try to find at least some pointers towards where this impending cooperation could be oriented. Another perhaps interesting topic could be learning from the experience of our Italian colleagues, who are at the forefront of this crisis and had to deal first with a surge of issues. Kind regards, Sara Marcolla Europol - O3 European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3) Eisenhowerlaan 73, 2517 KK The Hague, The Netherlands www.europol.europa.eu<http://www.europol.europa.eu> -----Original Message----- From: cooperation-wg <cooperation-wg-bounces(a)ripe.net<mailto:cooperation-wg-bounces@ripe.net>> On Behalf Of Chris Buckridge Sent: 24 March 2020 17:04 To: Michele Neylon - Blacknight <michele(a)blacknight.com<mailto:michele@blacknight.com>> Cc: RIPE Cooperation Working Group <cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net<mailto:cooperation-wg@ripe.net>> Subject: Re: [cooperation-wg] RIPE80 Jumping in from the RIPE NCC side here… there are a number of developments that we could report on: - developments in the ITU discussion (including the “new IP” proposals that have received some attention in recent months) - developments in EU regulation (including the upcoming review of the Digital Services and its implications for intermediary liability - though this may be delayed as the Commission manages its own COVID-19 adjustments - and work with ENISA) - broader regulatory developments, including in relation to IPv6 adoption strategies, and updates on specific relevant national regulatory efforts, such as continue to develop in Russia and other countries in the RIPE NCC service. So while we’re certainly happy to contribute to (or substantially make up) the agenda for a Coop session, it would be great to hear if that’s something that working group members would find useful, and whether there are any specific issues (including, but not limited to the ones I’ve mentioned above) that you’d like to hear an update on. Hope that helps! Cheers Chris On 24 Mar 2020, at 16:37, Michele Neylon - Blacknight <michele(a)blacknight.com<mailto:michele@blacknight.com>> wrote: Is there anything new to report? -- Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions Hosting, Colocation & Domains https://www.blacknight.com https://blacknight.blog / http://ceo.hosting/ Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow, R93 X265 ,Ireland Company No.: 370845 On 24/03/2020, 15:30, "cooperation-wg on behalf of Johan Helsingius" <cooperation-wg-bounces(a)ripe.net on behalf of julf(a)julf.com<mailto:cooperation-wg-bounces@ripe.net%20on%20behalf%20of%20julf@julf.com>> wrote: Dear Cooperation WG members, I hope you are all managing to stay safe and healthy! As I am sure you have seen, RIPE80 will be a virtual meeting of some sort. The WG chairs are having a discussion about this on tomorrow (Wednesday 25 March) and Monday (30 March). So far our thinking is to just do a very quick RIPE NCC update for the Co-op WG, but not have the traditional full session. What are your views? Julf & Achilleas ******************* DISCLAIMER : This message is sent in confidence and is only intended for the named recipient. If you receive this message by mistake, you may not use, copy, distribute or forward this message, or any part of its contents or rely upon the information contained in it. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete the relevant e-mails from any computer. This message does not constitute a commitment by Europol unless otherwise indicated. ******************* ******************* DISCLAIMER : This message is sent in confidence and is only intended for the named recipient. 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Impact of COVID-19 measures on operations and regulatory barriers?
by Marco Hogewoning 27 Mar '20

27 Mar '20

Dear colleagues, With people in a large part of our service region now confined to their homes, it means that our societies and economies even more than ever depend on the Internet. Which has raised questions and concerns regarding the scalability and stability of our networks. Of course, we are doing our best to analyse data from RIS, RIPE Atlas and other sources to see what is going on and determine if there are any major changes related to the increased load or the limited movement of people and workers. Our colleagues from the European Commission, as well as a number of national regulatory agencies, have reached out to us, asking if we see anything different or have noticed any deterioration of Internet connectivity. Some have also inquired about any bottlenecks (particularly regulatory) we or the community are experiencing because of the unprecedented measures taken. As the RIPE NCC, one way we serve the community is to help inform policymakers of developments or concerns in the RIPE community. So in case you experience or expect any bottlenecks in your operations coming from existing regulation or any emergency measures, please feel free to post them here or contact us directly and we can relay those back to the team at the Commission or other relevant regulatory bodies we’re in contact with. Stay safe, Marco Hogewoning External Relations, RIPE NCC

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@EXT: RE: Europol report: HOW CRIMINALS PROFIT FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
by Marcolla, Sara Veronica 27 Mar '20

27 Mar '20

Hi Alex, A little more detail on this specific case is available in the pdf report: https://www.europol.europa.eu/publications-documents/pandemic-profiteering-… (page 5), but perhaps some of our local colleagues on this list know more and can reach back to you. Kind regards, Sara Marcolla Europol - O3 European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3) www.europol.europa.eu -----Original Message----- From: Alex Smirnoff <ark(a)eltex.net> Sent: 27 March 2020 10:40 To: Marcolla, Sara Veronica <Sara.Marcolla(a)europol.europa.eu> Cc: 'cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net' <cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net> Subject: Re: [cooperation-wg] @EXT: Europol report: HOW CRIMINALS PROFIT FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Hi, What details exactly do we have on Brno hospital attack? Was it indeed an attack or just a random unrelated event (like broadly targeted malware campaign)? On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 08:30:16AM +0000, Marcolla, Sara Veronica wrote: >Dear all, > >Europol just published HOW CRIMINALS PROFIT FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. During this unprecedented crisis, governments across Europe are intensifying their efforts to combat the global spread of the coronavirus by enacting various measures to support public health systems, safeguard the economy and to ensure public order and safety. >Building upon information provided by EU Member States and in-house expertise, Europol has published today a situational report analysing the current developments. Please share widely within your organisations and communities! ******************* DISCLAIMER : This message is sent in confidence and is only intended for the named recipient. If you receive this message by mistake, you may not use, copy, distribute or forward this message, or any part of its contents or rely upon the information contained in it. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete the relevant e-mails from any computer. This message does not constitute a commitment by Europol unless otherwise indicated. *******************

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@EXT: Europol report: HOW CRIMINALS PROFIT FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
by Marcolla, Sara Veronica 27 Mar '20

27 Mar '20

Dear all, Europol just published HOW CRIMINALS PROFIT FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. During this unprecedented crisis, governments across Europe are intensifying their efforts to combat the global spread of the coronavirus by enacting various measures to support public health systems, safeguard the economy and to ensure public order and safety. Building upon information provided by EU Member States and in-house expertise, Europol has published today a situational report analysing the current developments. Please share widely within your organisations and communities! Available here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/publications-documents/pandemic-profiteering-… More details can be found in the report: https://www.europol.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/pandemic_profit… Kind regards, Sara Marcolla Europol - O3 European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3) Eisenhowerlaan 73, 2517 KK The Hague, The Netherlands Phone: +31(0)70 353 1044 www.europol.europa.eu<http://www.europol.europa.eu> ******************* DISCLAIMER : This message is sent in confidence and is only intended for the named recipient. If you receive this message by mistake, you may not use, copy, distribute or forward this message, or any part of its contents or rely upon the information contained in it. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete the relevant e-mails from any computer. This message does not constitute a commitment by Europol unless otherwise indicated. *******************

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Re: [cooperation-wg] @EXT: Europol report: HOW CRIMINALS PROFIT FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
by Michele Neylon - Blacknight 27 Mar '20

27 Mar '20

Thanks – we’ve shared this from some of our social media accounts -- Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions Hosting, Colocation & Domains https://www.blacknight.com https://blacknight.blog / http://ceo.hosting/ Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow, R93 X265 ,Ireland Company No.: 370845 From: cooperation-wg <cooperation-wg-bounces(a)ripe.net> on behalf of "Marcolla, Sara Veronica" <Sara.Marcolla(a)europol.europa.eu> Date: Friday 27 March 2020 at 08:30 To: "'cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net'" <cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net> Subject: [cooperation-wg] @EXT: Europol report: HOW CRIMINALS PROFIT FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Dear all, Europol just published HOW CRIMINALS PROFIT FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. During this unprecedented crisis, governments across Europe are intensifying their efforts to combat the global spread of the coronavirus by enacting various measures to support public health systems, safeguard the economy and to ensure public order and safety. Building upon information provided by EU Member States and in-house expertise, Europol has published today a situational report analysing the current developments. Please share widely within your organisations and communities! Available here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/publications-documents/pandemic-profiteering-… More details can be found in the report: https://www.europol.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/pandemic_profit… Kind regards, Sara Marcolla Europol - O3 European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3) Eisenhowerlaan 73, 2517 KK The Hague, The Netherlands Phone: +31(0)70 353 1044 www.europol.europa.eu<http://www.europol.europa.eu> ******************* DISCLAIMER : This message is sent in confidence and is only intended for the named recipient. If you receive this message by mistake, you may not use, copy, distribute or forward this message, or any part of its contents or rely upon the information contained in it. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete the relevant e-mails from any computer. This message does not constitute a commitment by Europol unless otherwise indicated. *******************

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@EXT: RE: RIPE80
by Marcolla, Sara Veronica 26 Mar '20

26 Mar '20

I second Chris' suggestions, very interesting topics and such an agenda fills up quickly. One interesting topic, giving the time we are living in, could be how to make sure policymakers and standard organisations as well as technical communities can find a common discussion ground. We will likely see a substantial change in our ways of living and working (I assume most of us are actually teleworking now and this is already a change!). It may sound a bit philosophical, but we are possibly the best placed group in the Cooperation WG to try to find at least some pointers towards where this impending cooperation could be oriented. Another perhaps interesting topic could be learning from the experience of our Italian colleagues, who are at the forefront of this crisis and had to deal first with a surge of issues. Kind regards, Sara Marcolla Europol - O3 European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3) Eisenhowerlaan 73, 2517 KK The Hague, The Netherlands www.europol.europa.eu -----Original Message----- From: cooperation-wg <cooperation-wg-bounces(a)ripe.net> On Behalf Of Chris Buckridge Sent: 24 March 2020 17:04 To: Michele Neylon - Blacknight <michele(a)blacknight.com> Cc: RIPE Cooperation Working Group <cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net> Subject: Re: [cooperation-wg] RIPE80 Jumping in from the RIPE NCC side here… there are a number of developments that we could report on: - developments in the ITU discussion (including the “new IP” proposals that have received some attention in recent months) - developments in EU regulation (including the upcoming review of the Digital Services and its implications for intermediary liability - though this may be delayed as the Commission manages its own COVID-19 adjustments - and work with ENISA) - broader regulatory developments, including in relation to IPv6 adoption strategies, and updates on specific relevant national regulatory efforts, such as continue to develop in Russia and other countries in the RIPE NCC service. So while we’re certainly happy to contribute to (or substantially make up) the agenda for a Coop session, it would be great to hear if that’s something that working group members would find useful, and whether there are any specific issues (including, but not limited to the ones I’ve mentioned above) that you’d like to hear an update on. Hope that helps! Cheers Chris > On 24 Mar 2020, at 16:37, Michele Neylon - Blacknight <michele(a)blacknight.com> wrote: > > Is there anything new to report? > > > > -- > Mr Michele Neylon > > Blacknight Solutions > > Hosting, Colocation & Domains > > https://www.blacknight.com > https://blacknight.blog / > > http://ceo.hosting/ > > Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 > > Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 > > ------------------------------- > > Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty > > Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow, R93 X265 > ,Ireland Company No.: 370845 > > On 24/03/2020, 15:30, "cooperation-wg on behalf of Johan Helsingius" <cooperation-wg-bounces(a)ripe.net on behalf of julf(a)julf.com> wrote: > > Dear Cooperation WG members, > > I hope you are all managing to stay safe and healthy! > > As I am sure you have seen, RIPE80 will be a virtual meeting of some > sort. The WG chairs are having a discussion about this on tomorrow > (Wednesday 25 March) and Monday (30 March). > > So far our thinking is to just do a very quick RIPE NCC update for the > Co-op WG, but not have the traditional full session. > > What are your views? > > Julf & Achilleas > > ******************* DISCLAIMER : This message is sent in confidence and is only intended for the named recipient. If you receive this message by mistake, you may not use, copy, distribute or forward this message, or any part of its contents or rely upon the information contained in it. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete the relevant e-mails from any computer. This message does not constitute a commitment by Europol unless otherwise indicated. *******************

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RIPE80
by Johan Helsingius 24 Mar '20

24 Mar '20

Dear Cooperation WG members, I hope you are all managing to stay safe and healthy! As I am sure you have seen, RIPE80 will be a virtual meeting of some sort. The WG chairs are having a discussion about this on tomorrow (Wednesday 25 March) and Monday (30 March). So far our thinking is to just do a very quick RIPE NCC update for the Co-op WG, but not have the traditional full session. What are your views? Julf & Achilleas

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@EXT: Europol Prevention & Awareness Guidance: Secure Home Office in the time of COVID-19
by Marcolla, Sara Veronica 18 Mar '20

18 Mar '20

Dear Cooperation WG members, Her below you can find Europol-EC3 recommendations on establishing a secure home office environment for the whole family during the global outbreak of COVID-19. This information is publicly available on the official Europol website, and we encourage you to share them in your communities: https://www.europol.europa.eu/activities-services/public-awareness-and-prev… (the infographic is also available as PDF to download from the site). Kind regards, Sara Marcolla Europol - O3 European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3) Eisenhowerlaan 73, 2517 KK The Hague, The Netherlands www.europol.europa.eu<http://www.europol.europa.eu> ******************* DISCLAIMER : This message is sent in confidence and is only intended for the named recipient. If you receive this message by mistake, you may not use, copy, distribute or forward this message, or any part of its contents or rely upon the information contained in it. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete the relevant e-mails from any computer. This message does not constitute a commitment by Europol unless otherwise indicated. *******************

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BEREC 5G Workshop
by Suzanne Taylor 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

Dear colleagues, You may be interested to know that BEREC (the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) will host a workshop that is open to the public on the impact of 5G regulation. It will take place in Brussels on 30 March and the deadline to register is 20 March: https://berec.europa.eu/eng/events/berec_events_2020/231-berec-workshop-on-… <https://berec.europa.eu/eng/events/berec_events_2020/231-berec-workshop-on-…> The workshop is a follow-up to a report that BEREC developed last December to help regulatory authorities anticipate the effects of 5G deployment, and will include the views of operators and end users. You can find the report here: https://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register/subject_matter/berec/reports/… <https://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register/subject_matter/berec/reports/…> The RIPE NCC doesn’t plan to attend the workshop, but will continue to follow developments in this space that are relevant to our members and the RIPE community. Best regards, Suzanne Taylor RIPE NCC

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BEREC seeking input on "Very High Capacity Networks”
by Marco Hogewoning 27 Feb '20

27 Feb '20

Dear colleagues, The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) has announced that it will launch the public consultation on the definition of "Very High Capacity Networks" earlier than planned. The consultation will be launched during a public debriefing, which will be held on 10 March in Brussels. This work is related to the implementation of the new European Electronic Communications Code (EECC), which introduces the concept of "Very High Capacity Networks" (VHCNs) in relation to the use of fiber optic networks and connectivity via mobile networks. The EU Directive 2018/1972, in article 82, instructs BEREC to issue a set of guidelines for the criteria that a network should fulfill to be classified as a VHCN, including in terms of down and uplink bandwidth, resilience, error-related parameters, and latency. This definition will then be used in other aspects of the directive, for example with respect to the building and licensing of those networks by commercial operators as well as in relation to public/private partnerships and co-investment options. At this stage, the RIPE NCC does not plan to contribute to this consultation process, but we encourage you to evaluate whether you wish to contribute on your behalf. Of course, if there is community consensus within this group, we could submit a response in our role as secretariat on behalf of the RIPE community. Feel free to comment publicly on this list if you wish to share your views. Please note that we recently contributed to a similar consultation on guidelines regarding the definition of adequate broadband access service, making the case that IPv6 should be an integral part of any Internet access service. You can find the text, along with the RIPE NCC’s other contributions to open consultations, on our website: https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/multi-stakeholder-enga… More information on the upcoming consultation and public debriefing event are available on BEREC's website at: https://www.berec.europa.eu/eng/news_and_publications/whats_new/6542-new-ti… Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. Best regards, Marco Hogewoning RIPE NCC

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Any response to the NRO/ASO request to ICANN?
by Richard Hill 26 Feb '20

26 Feb '20

Can anybody on this list respond to the question below? Over the holidays, the Address Supporting Organization wrote to ICANN, acting as a component of the "Empowered Community". They asked for an inspection of ICANN records relating to the .ORG sale, including board minutes, see: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/aso-to-jeffrey-et-al-2… Does anybody know if ICANN has responded and given NRO access to records? Thanks and best, Richard

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RIPE NCC joins Council of Europe Partnership
by Athina Fragkouli 10 Feb '20

10 Feb '20

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC has worked with the Council of Europe for a number of years, contributing technical expertise to discussions. During a ceremony in Strasbourg on Thursday 6 February, the RIPE NCC officially joined a partnership between the Council and a number of other Internet organisations and companies in order to lend its perspective to discussions on a variety of topics, from AI to cybersecurity to data protection. You can learn more in this news announcement: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ripe-ncc-joi… <https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ripe-ncc-joi…> Please let me know if you have any questions and, as always, we welcome your feedback. Best regards, Athina Fragkouli Chief Legal Officer RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Roundtable Meeting
by Suzanne Taylor 27 Jan '20

27 Jan '20

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC Roundtable Meeting for Governments and Regulators took place today in Brussels. The presentations, which covered topics ranging from industry developments in IPv6, 5G and security to emerging technologies like the IoT and AI, are available online: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/roundtable/january-2020 <https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/roundtable/january-2020> One of the topics that came up during the meeting are the contributions that the RIPE NCC makes as part of the multistakeholder community to various consultations held by governments, industry bodies and intergovernmental organisations. We’ve now published these contributions online as well, so you can see the messages that the RIPE NCC is promoting in the Internet governance space: https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/multi-stakeholder-enga… <https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/multi-stakeholder-enga…> As always, we’d be happy to hear your feedback or answer any questions you might have. Warm regards, Suzanne ________________ Suzanne Taylor External Relations RIPE NCC

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Germany Country Report Published as IGF Begins
by Suzanne Taylor 26 Nov '19

26 Nov '19

Dear colleagues, The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) officially kicks off today in Berlin. You can follow our liveblog on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/gergana_petrova/igf-2019-liveblog To help inform discussion, provide technical insight, and facilitate the exchange of information on Internet-related developments, we recently published a Germany Country Report. This is the third in a series of reports that aim to make our data more accessible for technical communities and policymakers: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/ripe-ncc-country-report… The report provides an analysis of the current Internet market in Germany, its potential for future growth in the wake of IPv4 run-out, and its relationship to the global Internet, drawing on data collected from our tools. If you find the report useful, please consider sharing it with your network. If you want to know more about the report or share feedback, we would very much like to hear from you at: <externalrelations(a)ripe.net> Best regards, Suzanne Taylor RIPE NCC

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New on RIPE Labs: Your EU Regulation Update: October 2019 Edition
by Mirjam Kuehne 16 Oct '19

16 Oct '19

Dear colleagues, This is the third in an ongoing series in which we give a brief overview of the most pertinent digital policies currently being proposed, debated and implemented in the European Union: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/your-eu-regulation-upda… Please let us know if you find these updates useful, either in the comments field below the article or on this list. You can also give us feedback during the Cooperation WG meeting later today. Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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New on RIPE Labs: Our Response to the UN High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation Report
by Suzanne Taylor 02 Oct '19

02 Oct '19

Dear colleagues, Some of you may be aware of the report released by the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation in June, titled "The Age of Digital Interdependence”. The report lays out a set of three different proposals for advancing global digital cooperation, one of which is an “IGF Plus” model. Given our long involvement with the existing IGF and our vested interest - as part of the Internet technical community - in maintaining a multistakeholder approach to Internet governance, the RIPE NCC has submitted a formal response to the UN panel's report through EuroDIG’s and the IGF’s dedicated channels. You can learn more and find our full response on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/our-response-to-the-un-… <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/our-response-to-the-un-…> Please feel free to discuss, ask questions, etc. Best regards, Suzanne _______________ Suzanne Taylor External Relations RIPE NCC

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Draft Cooperation WG Agenda fo RIPE79
by Johan Helsingius 30 Sep '19

30 Sep '19

Dear WG members, Here is our draft agenda for the WG session on Wednesday, 16 October from 14:00 to 15:30. As you can see it is very public safety / law enforcement- oriented. We are trying out a new thing - a panel discussion co-hosted by Europol. There will be at least one more panellist beyond those already confirmed, representing Law Enforcement. We would welcome suggestions for one more panel member that could represent the community concerns around surveillance and law enforcement. Julf & Achilleas - - - - - - 14:00 - 14:05 Intro - Julf / Achilleas 14:05 - 14:30 The compelling case for national vulnerability management programs - Michiel Steltman, Stichting Digitale Infrastructuur Nederland 14:30 - 14:45 Update on Internet Governance Issues- Chris Buckridge, RIPE NCC 14:45 - 15:30 Panel discussion on Safety and Security, co-hosted by Europol. Confirmed speakers so far: Cathrin Bauer Bulst, Deputy Head of Unit for the fight against cybercrime in EC DG Migration and Home Affairs Dr. Tatiana Tropina, Assistant Professor in Cybersecurity governance, ISGA, Leiden University Spencer Payton, RIPE NCC

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08 Aug '19

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Call for Agenda Items RIPE79 - Cooperation WG
by Achilleas.KEMOS＠ec.europa.eu 29 Jul '19

29 Jul '19

Dear Cooperation WG members, RIPE 79 is approaching, so If you would like to suggest a topic for discussion or have a presentation you have or would like to see presented, please get in touch with us. We would like to finalise the programme by early September. Best regards, Julf & Achilleas

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@EXT: Do criminals dream of electric sheep? How technology shapes the future of crime and law enforcement
by Marcolla, Sara Veronica 22 Jul '19

22 Jul '19

New report triggers discussion about innovation and strategic foresight in EU policing The advent of so-called disruptive technologies - those that fundamentally alter the way we live, work and relate to one another - provides criminals with new ways to pursue their illegal goals, but also equips law enforcement with powerful tools in the fight against crime. Some of the emerging technologies include Artificial Intelligence (AI), quantum computing, 5G, alternative decentralised networks and cryptocurrencies, 3D printing and biotech. These are set to have a profound impact on the criminal landscape and the ability of law enforcement authorities to respond to emerging threats. The disruption comes from the convergence between these new technologies, the previously unseen use cases and applications, and the challenges posed by existing legal and regulatory frameworks. The report aims to identify the security threats associated with this and points to ways for law enforcement to use the opportunities brought by these technologies to combat crime and terrorism. It also highlights the pivotal role of the private sector and the importance of law enforcement to engage more with these actors. Furthermore, it is of paramount importance that the voice of law enforcement is heard when legislative and regulatory frameworks are being discussed and developed, in order to have an opportunity to address their concerns and needs, particularly with regard to the accessibility of date and lawful interception. The report, as well as the full press release are available here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/do-criminals-dream-of-electric-… Kind regards, Sara Marcolla Europol - O3 European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3) Eisenhowerlaan 73, 2517 KK The Hague, The Netherlands Phone: +31(0)70 353 1044 www.europol.europa.eu ******************* DISCLAIMER : This message is sent in confidence and is only intended for the named recipient. If you receive this message by mistake, you may not use, copy, distribute or forward this message, or any part of its contents or rely upon the information contained in it. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete the relevant e-mails from any computer. This message does not constitute a commitment by Europol unless otherwise indicated. *******************

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FYI: From the European Commission: human rights guidance for 3 business sectors
by Patrik Fältström 20 Jul '19

20 Jul '19

Hi, As you can see below European Commission just released human rights guidance for 3 business sectors. I have helped COM and specifically IHRB with their piece of the work, and I know others on this list have also helped. Everything from more formal support to extremely good comments that have helped making the documents what they finally ended up being. Patrik Fältström Head of Research and Development Netnod Begin forwarded message: > From: <entr-csr(a)ec.europa.eu> > Subject: From the European Commission: human rights guidance for 3 business sectors > Date: 17 juni 2013 18:23:09 CEST > To: <entr-csr(a)ec.europa.eu> > > We are pleased to announce the publication of the European Commission Sector Guides on Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. > > > Download the Guides here: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=6711&lang… > > The Guides – for employment and recruitment agencies, ICT companies, and oil and gas companies – were developed over the past 18 months by Shift and IHRB through extensive research and multistakeholder consultation with representatives from the three industries as well as governments, trade unions, civil society, academia and other experts. Read more about the Guides’ development here. > > Each Guide offers practical advice on how to implement the corporate responsibility to respect human rights in day-to-day business operations in each industry through step-by-step guidance. At each step, they summarise what the UN Guiding Principles expect, offer a range of approaches and examples for how to put them into practice, and link users to additional resources that can support their work. They are intended to help companies “translate” respect for human rights into their own systems and cultures. > > Many thanks to all those who have contributed to this process. > > Best regards, > > > CSR Team > > European Commission > Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General > Unit ENTR.D.1 >

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New on RIPE Labs: What do we know about an IP Address?
by Mirjam Kuehne 08 Jul '19

08 Jul '19

Dear colleagues, If you missed Olafur Gudmundsson's presentation at RIPE 78, it is now published on RIPE Labs: What do we know about an IP Address? https://labs.ripe.net/Members/olafur_gudmundsson/what-do-we-know-about-an-i… Olafur describes how we tend to make decisions based on an IP address and asks if we can actually use an IP address as a decision point. Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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e-Evidence
by Gordon Lennox 28 Jun '19

28 Jun '19

Here are is a useful piece on where we are with e-Evidence. https://edri.org/eu-rushes-into-e-evidence-negotiations-without-common-posi… Gordon

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WG Minutes
by Johan Helsingius 27 Jun '19

27 Jun '19

Thanks to Gergana, The coop WG minutes are now online at https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/coop/minutes/cooperation-working-g… Please let us know if you have comments or corrections. Julf & Achilleas

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@EXT: EU Law Enforcement cooperation with the private sector: Advisory Groups
by Marcolla, Sara Veronica 25 Jun '19

25 Jun '19

Hi all, Once again I would like to share with you some perspective on public-private cooperation, in this case between the EU Law Enforcement Agency (Europol) and its network of private partners. EC3, the EU Cybercrime Centre at Europol, established the Advisory Groups on Financial Services, Internet Security and Communication Providers to foster trust and cooperation between key private sector industries and law enforcement in their joint fight against cybercrime. They meet separately three times a year to share strategic information related to cybercrime threats and trends in their respective business areas, as well as to agree on joint initiatives alongside law enforcement. ==> Here you can find out who are the private partners (perhaps your company is already one!) as well as a bit of context about the activity of these Advisory Groups: https://www.europol.europa.eu/about-europol/european-cybercrime-centre-ec3/…. This infographic presents the highlights of last year's cooperation between EC3 and the AG on Internet Security: https://www.europol.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/is_a3version.pdf; whereas this one presents you the sum up of all activities carried out between EC3 and the AG on Communication Providers: https://www.europol.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/cp_a3version.pdf Last week, network operators from the Advisory Group on Communication Providers met with investigators to discuss the security challenges related to 5G, in particular lawful interception capabilities, cyber threats and investigative challenges. The following day, the Advisory Group on Internet Security gathered to discuss attacks against critical infrastructure and the anatomy of an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT). Investigators presented case studies on different threat actors' Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP), as well as how information sharing with law enforcement can be improved. ==> Here is a link to the original press release: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/ec3-advisory-groups-%E2%80%93-l… Kind regards, Sara Marcolla Europol - O3 European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3) Eisenhowerlaan 73, 2517 KK The Hague, The Netherlands www.europol.europa.eu ******************* DISCLAIMER : This message is sent in confidence and is only intended for the named recipient. If you receive this message by mistake, you may not use, copy, distribute or forward this message, or any part of its contents or rely upon the information contained in it. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete the relevant e-mails from any computer. This message does not constitute a commitment by Europol unless otherwise indicated. *******************

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EuroDIG 2019 (and RIPE NCC liveblog)
by Chris Buckridge 19 Jun '19

19 Jun '19

Dear colleagues, EuroDIG, the European Dialogue on Internet Governance, is currently underway in The Hague (19-20 June). A number of RIPE NCC staff are in attendance and you can read some of our reflections on the various sessions on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/gergana_petrova/eurodig-2019-liveblog You can also participate in the sessions remotely - more information is available at: https://www.eurodig.org/index.php?id=114 Best regards, Chris —— Chris Buckridge External Relations Manager RIPE NCC

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@EXT: NoMoreRansom project: fourth decryption tool neutralises latest version of GandCrab ransomware
by Marcolla, Sara Veronica 17 Jun '19

17 Jun '19

Hi all, When we talk about public-private cooperation, we often think in very abstract terms. It is not always the case. Today, for instance, a new decryption tool for the latest version of the most prolific ransomware family GandCrab has been released free of charge on www.nomoreransom.org<http://www.nomoreransom.org>. Previous decryptors for the GandCrab ransomware have helped more than 30 000 victims recover their data and save roughly $50 million in unpaid ransoms. Law enforcement and IT Security companies have joined forces to disrupt cybercriminal businesses with ransomware connections. The "No More Ransom" website is an initiative by the National High Tech Crime Unit of the Netherlands' police, Europol's European Cybercrime Centre and McAfee with the goal to help victims of ransomware retrieve their encrypted data without having to pay the criminals. The recent tool, for instance, is the fruit of cooperation between EU and US police forces. Together with Bitdefender. The police cannot fight cybercrime, and ransomware in particular, on its own. And security researchers cannot do it without support from law enforcement agencies. Responsibility for the fight against ransomware is shared between the police, the justice department, Europol and IT security companies, and requires a joint effort. Together we will do everything in our power to disrupt criminals' money-making schemes and return files to their rightful owners, without the latter having to pay loads of money. The full press release is here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/just-released-fourth-decryption… If your company is interested in supporting the project, you can get in touch with us. Kind regards, Sara Marcolla Europol - O3 European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3) ******************* DISCLAIMER : This message is sent in confidence and is only intended for the named recipient. If you receive this message by mistake, you may not use, copy, distribute or forward this message, or any part of its contents or rely upon the information contained in it. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete the relevant e-mails from any computer. This message does not constitute a commitment by Europol unless otherwise indicated. *******************

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Cooperation WG session at RIPE78
by Johan Helsingius 22 May '19

22 May '19

Here is the agenda for the cooperation WG session. There might still be small adjustments to the talk titles. For once we are not the first morning session after the Whisky BOF... :) Julf & Achilleas - - - 14:00 - 14:05 Intro - Julf / Achilleas 14:05 - 14:30 Council of Europe framework of cooperation with business partners - Patrick Penninckx, Council of Europe 14:30 - 14:55 A human rights assessment for registrar and hosting services - Collin Kurre, Article 19 & Michele Neylon, Blacknight Solutions 14:55 - 15:10 An Update on Continuing Work in the ITU - Chris Buckridge, RIPE NCC 15:10-15:30 Indicators of Flaming - Carolina Are, City University of London

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New on RIPE Labs: EU Regulation Update
by Mirjam Kuehne 15 May '19

15 May '19

Dear colleagues, This is the second in an ongoing series in which we give a brief overview of the most pertinent policies currently being proposed, debated and implemented in the European Union. And Internet regulation is definitely a hot topic: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/your-eu-regulation-upda… Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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RIPE78 presentation on human rights cooperation
by Collin Kurre 24 Apr '19

24 Apr '19

Dear colleagues, Last year, ARTICLE 19 collaborated with Blacknight to design and implement a human rights assessment for registrar and hosting services. With the assessment completed and next steps well underway, I propose that Michele and I make a joint presentation of this work in Reykjavik to share the process, lessons, and outcomes of our cooperation with the RIPE community. Best, Collin -- Collin Kurre Digital Program Officer ARTICLE 19

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RIPE NCC Signs MoU With UK NCA
by Chris Buckridge 29 Mar '19

29 Mar '19

Dear colleagues, I’m pleased to announce that on Thursday, 28 March, the RIPE NCC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) in London. The MoU formalises the existing relationship between the RIPE NCC and the NCA’s National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU), and focuses on capacity building, information sharing relating to trends in cybercrime and Internet security, and enhancing the NCA’s involvement in the RIPE community through participation in RIPE Working Groups and the RIPE Policy Development Process. You can find the full news announcement here: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-and-uk2019s-n… You can also find the MoU itself, along with the other agreements we have with external organisations, on the RIPE NCC website: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/what-we-do/engagement-external-organisations Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. Kind regards, Chris Buckridge External Relations Manager RIPE NCC

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Call for presentations / topics for RIPE78
by Johan Helsingius 27 Mar '19

27 Mar '19

Dear Cooperation WG, RIPE78 is approaching, so now is again your chance to suggest presentations and topics for our WG session. Discussion is always welcome here, and so are submissions... Julf & Achilleas

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New on RIPE Labs: Internet Economics is a Thing and we Need to Take Note
by Mirjam Kuehne 20 Dec '18

20 Dec '18

Dear colleagues, Please read this new article by Geoff Huston on RIPE Labs. Inspired by a workshop about Internet economics, Geoff talks about consolidation, the effects of regulation on a network where more and more traffic goes 'dark' and the importance of open measurements platforms and open data sets. https://labs.ripe.net/Members/gih/internet-economics-is-a-thing-and-we-need… Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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Fwd: Report on ITU Study Group 20 meeting 3-13 December 2018
by Marco Hogewoning 14 Dec '18

14 Dec '18

Dear colleagues, Please find below a report on the meeting of ITU Study Group 20, that I have just shared with the IPv6 Working Group. As you may know, the RIPE IPv6 Working Group, earlier this year, was invited to review a draft Recommendation on an IPv6 addressing plan for IoT. That feedback served as input to this Study Group meeting. Regards, Marco Hogewoning RIPE NCC > The meeting of ITU Study Group 20 in Wuxi, China, just finished and I’d like to give you a brief report on the discussions of the work on a draft Recommendation on IPv6 addressing. > > This meeting was the group's first face-to-face meeting since our discussion of the draft Recommendation at RIPE 77 in May 2018 and the July 2018 draft review deadline. The RIPE community's comments were brought to the meeting as a Liaison Statement. > > Several other parties also submitted their own Contributions, including the RIPE NCC in its role as an ITU Sector Member. The proposal in our Contribution, with reference to earlier discussions and your review, was to discontinue this particular Work Item. The United States Government and ARIN made Contributions along similar lines, seeking to stop the work developing this particular Recommendation. This position was also supported by the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany and several sector members. > > I’d like to highlight that both in their Contribution and interventions, the US expressed their gratitude to the RIPE community for their extensive review and feedback on the draft Recommendation. > > The main author of the draft submitted a Contribution with their account of our discussions at RIPE 77 and the review process, as well as a joint Contribution with the Beijing University for Post and Telecommunications providing a case study of an IPv6 address plan. > > Having taken all of these contributions and interventions into consideration, the focus of the meeting discussion was on whether or not the work should continue. Unfortunately, the RIPE community’s feedback was only taken into consideration as a high-level conclusion that the current text does not meet the technical standards expected, and the actual text of the draft was not reviewed or revised during this meeting. > > Unable to reach consensus, the question of whether the work should continue was deferred upwards to the meeting of the Working Party and finally to the closing plenary. > > During the closing plenary, the Chairman of Study Group 20 proposed continuing the work for at least one more meeting on the premise that the draft’s main author would come back with a Contribution addressing the concerns raised with the current draft. He emphasised that the work item would be dropped unless there were contributions and agreement to advance the text at the next meeting. > > The RIPE NCC accepted the Chairman’s proposal as a constructive way forward. We look forward to the contributions at the next meeting with the expectation that they will address the concerns raised during your review. > > We would like to thank you again for the constructive comments raised during the review process. We would also like thank the Question’s rapporteur, associate rapporteur and the Study Group’s management team for all their time and assistance, and of course all the member states and sector members that participated in this discussion. > > The next meeting of Study Group 20 is scheduled to take place in mid-April, in Geneva, Switzerland.

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RIPE NCC on the ITU PP-18
by Chris Buckridge 21 Nov '18

21 Nov '18

Dear Working Group, A few of us at the RIPE NCC spent at least part of the last few weeks in Dubai for the ITU Plenipotentiary 2018. A three-week endeavour deserves more than a single blog post, so we’ve gone one better and given you two! One is more of a high-level summary of what happened - the issues discussed, the outcomes and the general tenor of the discussion: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chrisb/itu-plenipotentiary-2018-what-just-hap… The other is Marco Hogewoning’s take on some of the technical issues that came up in discussion, and what impact they might have going forward for operators, governments and the Internet generally: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/marco_hogewoning/itu-plenipotentiary-2018-thr… Enjoy, please feel free to comment or hit us up with any questions you might have. Best regards, Chris —— Chris Buckridge External Relations Manager RIPE NCC

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E-waste on RIPE Labs
by Michael J. Oghia 20 Nov '18

20 Nov '18

Hi everyone, I want to draw your attention to a concise and on point article <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/mirjam/what-do-we-do-with-e-waste/> Mirjam posted a couple weeks ago to RIPE Labs about e-waste and the RIPE community. Specifically, it succinctly outlines the e-waste problem and how it connects to the RIPE community, while calling on the community to play a larger part in reducing e-waste across Eurasia (a good reminder we all have a role to play). She concludes by asking a number of questions: - What has your experience with e-waste recycling been? - Does your company have any special programmes or partner organisations it works with to deal with e-waste? - If you are a hardware manufacturer, do you have a facility for customers to return or recycle obsolete equipment? - What are the other ways you have of dealing with this issue? Read more here: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/mirjam/what-do-we-do-with-e-waste/ Best, -Michael __________________ Michael J. Oghia | Advocacy and engagement manager Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD <https://gfmd.info>)

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ITU PP-18: Update at the halfway point
by Chris Buckridge 07 Nov '18

07 Nov '18

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC is attending the ITU Plenipotentiary 2018, which is currently halfway through its three-week duration. We’ve published a brief update on developments and trends we’re seeing: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chrisb/pp-18-an-update-at-the-halfway-point As always, we welcome any comments or questions! Cheers Chris —— Chris Buckridge External Relations Manager RIPE NCC

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New on RIPE Labs: How EU Regulation Affects You
by Mirjam Kuehne 07 Nov '18

07 Nov '18

Dear colleagues, In recent years, there’s been a trend towards increased EU regulation with the potential to impact more actors across the Internet landscape. Here, we give a brief overview of the most pertinent policies currently being proposed, debated and implemented in the European Union: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/how-eu-regulation-affec… Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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ICANN & Whois
by Gordon Lennox 26 Oct '18

26 Oct '18

A better than average article on the issues. https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/why-public-directory-domain-nam… Gordon

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RIPE77 Cooperation WG session
by Johan Helsingius 15 Oct '18

15 Oct '18

The draft agenda for the co-op session on Thursday, 18 October at 09:00-10:30 is up at https://ripe77.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/coop-wg/ 0. Intro and Administrivia - Achilleas and Julf 1. ITU Plenipotentiary: Preparations, Expectations and Concerns -Chris Buckridge, RIPE NCC 2. Update on the ICANN EPDP on WHOIS/GDPR - Julf Helsingius 3. EuroDIG 2019: An Invitation - Marokijn Bonthuis and Arnold Van Rijn 4. ETNO & RIPE Cooperation - Hervé Clement 5. EU Regulatory Developments - RIPE NCC Hope to see as many of you as possible on Thursday morning! Julf & Achilleas

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Invitation: Pre-IGF Stakeholder Speed Dating (Oct 16, 2018)
by Nick Hyrka 11 Oct '18

11 Oct '18

Dear Community, The Internet Society together with the United Nations University are organizing a networking event to discuss the future of global Internet governance on 16 October in Brussels. This is a timely topic, as this year’s UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will take place in Paris on 12-14 November. Our goal is to gather the Brussels Internet governance community to discuss today’s critical Internet governance issues including cybersecurity, the digital divide and fundamental rights and the role of the global IGF. We invite you to join us! Kind regards, Nick Hyrka Community Manager, Europe The Internet Society [https://cdn.evbstatic.com/s3-s3/marketing/emails/invites/topcorners.gif] Hello, You are invited to the following event: Pre-IGF Stakeholder Speed Dating <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pre-igf-stakeholder-speed-dating-tickets-49981…> [divider] [https://img.evbuc.com/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F49759362%2F199…]<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pre-igf-stakeholder-speed-dating-tickets-49981…> Event to be held at the following time, date, and location: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (CEST) Radisson RED, Brussels 35 Idaliestraat 1050 Brussels Belgium View Map<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=35+Idaliestraat,+Brussels,+Brussels+Hoofdsted…> Yes [https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/static/images/django/background/glass_li…] No <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pre-igf-stakeholder-speed-dating-tickets-49981…> Maybe <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pre-igf-stakeholder-speed-dating-tickets-49981…> Share this event: [LinkedIn]<http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventb…> [divider] The Internet Society, together with the United Nations University GREMLIN project, invite you to join us for an evening of networking in Brussels before this year’s Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Paris on 12-14 November. Come meet others as you 'speed date' people from different communities and find out “what they are looking for in a relationship… with the UN IGF!” There is no day zero at the IGF this year so we are focused on starting the conversation in Brussels! Our speakers include: Olivier Bringer, Head of Unit, DG Connect, European Commission Marie-Noemie Marques, International Regulatory Affairs, Orange Diego Naranjo, Policy Advisor, European Digital Rights (EDRI) The discussion is moderated by the Internet Society. We also invite you to consider some of these questions to discuss at the event: * What role should the IGF play in the future governance of the Internet? * Should the IGF’s mandate be changed to focus on outputs? If so, how? * Is the IGF successfully implementing the multistakeholder model? Drinks and canapes will be provided. RSVP required via this page Share this event on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A//www.eventbrite.com/e/pre-igf-…> and Twitter<http://twitter.com/home?status=https%3A//www.eventbrite.com/e/pre-igf-stake…>.We hope you can make it! Cheers, The Internet Society [eventbrite]

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New on RIPE Labs: Why the ITU Plenipotentiary Matters in 2018
by Mirjam Kuehne 08 Oct '18

08 Oct '18

Dear colleagues, Please read on RIPE Labs why we are going to actively participate in the ITU Plenipotentiary later this month: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chrisb/why-the-itu-plenipotentiary-matters-in… Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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Call for presentations / topics
by Johan Helsingius 29 Jul '18

29 Jul '18

Dear Cooperation WG, RIPE 77 is approaching, so now is your chance to suggest presentations and topics for our WG session. I know you are all utterly fed up with WHOIS and GDPR, but as the ICANN EPDP WG is supposed to have something ready for ICANN63 in Barcelona the week after, I guess we can't avoid at least a short status report... Julf & Achilleas

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EuroDIG 2018
by Chris Buckridge 04 Jun '18

04 Jun '18

Dear colleagues, The European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) 2018 has kicked off in Georgia. As with recent events, the RIPE NCC participants are maintaining a “live blog” of reflections on relevant sessions: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/gergana_petrova/eurodig-2018-liveblog For those interested, but not on-site, there is also remote participation, starting from Tuesday, 5 June (Day 1) - details of the agenda and remote participation options are on the website: https://www.eurodig.org/ Best regards, Chris —— Chris Buckridge External Relations Manager RIPE NCC

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Fixing threat intelligence for you
by Alex Smirnoff 18 May '18

18 May '18

Hi everyone, I decided to re-animate my old project: to fix threat intelligence for vulnerability management. First of all, why is it broken? (a picture attached) because today's threat intel is massively based on attack events, which means you get it too late. My idea is to create and maintain a database of available exploit capabilities, which whould help you to know (hopefully slightly in advance) what you need to urgently patch right now. https://uisgcon.org/pdf/uisgcon13-alex-smirnoff+what-is-wrong-with-informat… sildes 23-46 contain a more precise description of how would it look like. Yet I cannot do it by myself: i need either people to help me, or money to hire people, hosting resources, or probably all of the above. Anyone could suggest me a good direction to look for?

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Massive IP blockings in Russia
by Alexander Isavnin 16 May '18

16 May '18

Dear colleagues! I’m not pleased to inform you that RosComNadzor, a Russian Communication supervisory body, has started blocking huge ranges of IPs belonging to different cloud infrastructures, mostly Amazon and Google Cloud. Those ranges include: 13.52.0.0/14, 13.56.0.0/14, 18.184.0.0/15, 18.194.0.0/15, 18.196.0.0/15, 34.192.0.0/10, 34.240.0.0/13, 34.248.0.0/13, 35.156.0.0/14, 35.160.0.0/13, 35.176.0.0/15, 52.0.0.0/11, 52.192.0.0/11, 52.208.0.0/13, 52.28.0.0/15, 52.58.0.0/15, 54.144.0.0/12, 54.160.0.0/12, 54.228.0.0/15, 54.72.0.0/15, 54.88.0.0/16. Russian ISPs MUST fully block all traffic to such networks. The list is frequently updated and gets automatically propagated to ISP every once in a while, failure to block any address may result in 1500eur fine. The infrastructure listed above is being added to the blocklist under “counter-terrorist and counter-extremist” order of the General Prosecutor Office, #27-31-2015/Id4082-15, issued in 2015 and often used for blocking an arbitrary unwanted content. The real reason for such blocking is an attempt to cut access to Telegram messenger, which refused to provide end-to-end encryption keys to the Federal Security Service (previously known as KGB). This is a case similar to San-Bernardino shooter’s, where the FBI was denied access to the shooter’s iPhone, but courts in Russia have made completely opposite decision. Telegram’s infrastructure is being blocked by a different decision by RosKomNadzor, #2-1779/2018. Cloud infrastructures are being blocked for massive proxy and VPN hosting used to dodge messenger blocking. It is said, that more Apple and Google networks may be blocked soon for apps updates and push notifications delivery for Telegram. We hope to still have the global IP connectivity to keep you informed about how the situation develops. Do not be surprised if some of your services placed in cloud infrastructures will miss Russian customers. You can monitor the number of IP addresses, domains and URLs to be blocked in Russia at the https://2018.schors.spb.ru/ page (run by the famous ENOG community member Phil Kulin). Detailed information (also via API) is available at the https://reestr.rublacklist.net run by RosKomSvoboda civil society group. Kind regards, Alexander Isavnin Sent via RIPE Forum -- https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum

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New on RIPE Labs: The GDPR: Amendments to the RIPE Database
by Mirjam Kuehne 14 May '18

14 May '18

Dear colleagues, This is our fourth in a series of RIPE Labs articles discussing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) implementation. Here we're looking at amendments that will be needed to the RIPE Database in order to ensure GDPR compliance: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/maria_stafyla/how-were-implementing-the-gdpr-… Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Hosts Workshop for Russian LEAs
by Chris Buckridge 10 May '18

10 May '18

Dear colleagues, Last week, on 31 January 2018, we held a one-day workshop for Russian Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) in Moscow. The workshop was attended by 19 participants. The event followed the format of similar LEA capacity-building efforts in other parts of our service region. LEAs learned about the RIR system and the respective roles of RIPE and the RIPE NCC, and there were discussions on the RIPE Database and the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP). The concerns of LEAs were primarily around issues of attribution (knowing who is using an IP address at a given point in time). IPv6 deployment and the Internet of Things (IoT) were also topics of interest. We went over the current policy proposals in the PDP, including the proposal initiated by the LEA community, 2017-02, "Regular abuse-c Validation" and encouraged LEAs to participate. Last year, the RIPE NCC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, an agreement which helped to make this initiative possible. We will be hosting similar capacity-building events with LEAs in Armenia and the UAE later this week. You can find the agenda and presentations from the workshop here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/lea-meetings/ripe-ncc-lea-meeting… <https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/lea-meetings/ripe-ncc-lea-meeting…> Kind regards Chris Buckridge External Relations Manager RIPE NCC

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Co-op WG agenda for RIPE76
by Johan Helsingius 03 May '18

03 May '18

The current version of the Co-op WG agenda is up on https://ripe76.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/coop-wg/ Thursday, 17 May 09:00 - 10:30 1. CGN and an Analytical Approach to Policymaking - Marco Hogewoning 2. Consolidation in the Internet Ecosystem - Jari Arkko 3. Regulatory Developments in the EU - Chris Buckridge 4. EURALO and the RIPE Community - Oliver Crépin-Leblond 5. Protecting the Public Core of the Internet - Joanna Kulesza Julf & Achilleas

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EU TLD & Brexit
by Gordon Lennox 01 May '18

01 May '18

My attention was drawn to this new policy from Brussels: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/03/29/eu_dumps_300000_ukowned_domains_in… Of interest to people involved with domain names, people who have names registered under EU or who are still thinking about it and who are resident in the UK or thinking about moving there? Nationality does not count: residence does. Gordon

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Communicating IG final report
by Michael J. Oghia 22 Mar '18

22 Mar '18

Hi everyone, Two of my colleagues and I organized a workshop at IGF 2017 that examined ways we could better discuss and communicate about Internet governance (titled: "Explaining Internet Governance to Friends and Family 101: How to Improve our Communication?"). The final report with recommendations is now available (attached), and I thought it might be relevant to some on this list. It is also available to download at: https://bit.ly/WS161Report Please reply to this email if you have any questions or comments, and feel free to share it with your networks. Best, -Michael __________________ Michael J. Oghia #Netgov consultant & researcher | editor Belgrade, Serbia Skype: mikeoghia Twitter <https://www.twitter.com/MikeOghia> *|* LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia>

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Fwd: Last call for presentations and Draft programme for RIPE 76
by Johan Helsingius 22 Mar '18

22 Mar '18

We could definitely use a few more submissions for the co-op wg session... Julf -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [ripe-list] Last call for presentations and Draft programme for RIPE 76 Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 23:53:38 +0000 From: Benno Overeinder <benno(a)NLnetLabs.nl> To: ripe-list(a)ripe.net Colleagues, A list of currently accepted RIPE 76 presentations is now published at: https://ripe76.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/plenary/ There are still plenary, BoF, tutorial and workshop slots remaining for the final RIPE 76 programme and RIPE Programme Committee will accept new proposals until *8 April 2018*. This is our last call for you to submit your proposals. You can find the CFP for RIPE 76 below, or at https://ripe76.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/, for your proposals for plenary session presentations, tutorials, workshops, BoFs (Birds of a Feather sessions) and lightning talks. Please also note that speakers do not receive any extra reduction or funding towards the meeting fee at the RIPE Meetings, see the "Speakers" paragraph in CFP for more information. Kind regards, Benno Overeinder RIPE PC Chair https://ripe76.ripe.net/ripe-pc -------------------->>><<<-------------------- Call for Presentations A RIPE Meeting is an open event where Internet Service Providers, network operators and other interested parties get together. Although the meeting is mostly technical, it is also a chance for people to meet and network with others in their field. RIPE 76 will take place from 14-18 May in Marseille, France. The RIPE Programme Committee (PC) is now seeking content proposals from the RIPE community for the plenary sessions, BoFs (Birds of a Feather sessions), panels, workshops, tutorials and lightning talks at RIPE 76. See the full descriptions of the different presentation formats, https://ripe76.ripe.net/submit-topic/presentation-formats/. Proposals for plenary sessions, BoFs, panels, workshops and tutorials must be submitted for full consideration no later than *8 April 2018*. Proposals submitted after this date will be considered depending on the remaining available space in the programme. The PC is looking for presentations covering topics of network engineering and operations, including but not limited to: - IPv6 deployment - Managing IPv4 scarcity - Data centre technologies - Network and DNS operations - Internet governance and regulatory practices - Network and routing security - Content delivery - Internet peering and mobile data exchange - Connected Things (aka. Internet of Things - IoT) Speakers Presenters, RIPE Working Group Chairs and the RIPE Programme Committee are required to cover their own costs to attend a RIPE Meeting (meeting ticket, travel and accommodation). We have various ticket options available depending on your needs. In extraordinary circumstances, the RIPE Chair can waive the meeting fee for presenters. These requests are dealt with on a case-by-case basis via pc(a)ripe.net. Also note that, on an individual basis, participants can apply for a RIPE Fellowship to develop their professional or academic career. For more information, please visit: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/ripe-fellowship Submissions Presenters should be clear on whether they wish to submit a presentation for a plenary or working group (WG) session. At present, most working groups will solicit policy proposals, discussion points or other content directly via their mailing lists. If you’re not sure what kind of session you should be presenting at, please visit: https://ripe76.ripe.net/plenary-or-wg/ RIPE Meeting attendees are quite sensitive to keeping presentations non-commercial, and product marketing talks are strongly discouraged. Repeated audience feedback shows that the most successful talks focus on operational experience, research results, or case studies. For example, presenters wishing to describe a commercial solution should focus on the underlying technology and not attempt a product demonstration. Presenters should indicate how much time they will require. In general, the time allocated for the different presentation formats is as follows: - Plenary presentations: 20-25 minutes presentation with 5-10 minutes discussion - Tutorials: up to two hours (Monday morning) - Workshops: one hour (during evening sessions) to two hours (Monday morning) - BoFs: approximately one hour (during evening sessions) - Lightning talks: 10 minutes total for both presentation and any discussion The following general requirements apply: - Proposals must be submitted using the meeting submission system, https://ripe76.ripe.net/submit-topic/ - Lightning talks should also be submitted using the meeting submission system (https://ripe76.ripe.net/submit-topic/) and can be submitted any time up to and including the meeting week. The allocation of lightning talks will be announced on short notice, in some cases on the same day but often one day prior to the time slot allocated. - Presenters who propose a panel or BoF are encouraged to include speakers from several (perhaps even competing) companies and/or a neutral facilitator. - All presentation proposals will only be considered by the PC if they contain at least draft presentation slides (slides may be updated later on). For panels, proposals must contain a clear description, as well as the names of invited panellists, presenters and moderators. If you have any questions or requests concerning content submissions, please email pc(a)ripe.net. -- Benno J. Overeinder NLnet Labs https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/

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Fwd: [iot-wg] Fwd: Call for new ENISA Expert Group on Transport Security
by Johan Helsingius 13 Mar '18

13 Mar '18

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [iot-wg] Fwd: Call for new ENISA Expert Group on Transport Security Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 13:39:14 +0100 From: Marco Hogewoning <marcoh(a)ripe.net> To: iot-wg(a)ripe.net Dear Colleagues, Please find below a message received from ENISA regarding the creation of an expert group on transport security and resilience. Although quite far away from RIPE’s mission and mandate, with the ever increasing importance of Internet technology and the IP transport layer, it might be of benefit to bring expertise on these areas into that dialogue. At this stage RIPE NCC does not envision to take part in this group directly, although we will try and keep track of progress and any outcomes that might relate to the interests of the RIPE community. Regards, Marco Hogewoning Senior External Relations Officer RIPE NCC Begin forwarded message: > > Dear Experts, > > I trust this email finds you well. > > We would like to bring to your attention a call for applications for a > new ENISA Experts Group on Transport Security and Resilience. > The focus of the group will be air, rail and water transport and you > can find more information here: > https://www.enisa.europa.eu/news/enisa-news/call-for-experts-for-transsec-t… > > Please feel free to share with your networks. > > Best regards, > -Apostolos > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dr Apostolos Malatras > > Network and Information Security Expert > European Union Agency for Network & Information Security > > Address: 1 Vass Sofias Str, Marousi 151 24, Attica, Greece > E- mail: Apostolos.Malatras(a)enisa.europa.eu > <mailto:Apostolos.Malatras@enisa.europa.eu><mailto:Apostolos.Malatras@enisa.europa.eu> > Office: +30 2814 409 630 > Mobile: +30 6985 051 401

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New on RIPE Labs: Legal Grounds for Lawful Personal Data Processing and the RIPE Database (GDPR)
by Athina Fragkouli 06 Mar '18

06 Mar '18

Dear all, In our third article on the GDPR, we are looking at the legal basis for processing personal data in the RIPE Database when it refers to an individual resource holder or contact person. We will also outline the relevant obligations of the responsible parties. https://labs.ripe.net/Members/Athina/gdpr-legal-grounds-for-lawful-personal… Kind regards, Athina Fragkouli Head of Legal RIPE NCC

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Why Russia is Building Its Own Internet
by Gordon Lennox 16 Feb '18

16 Feb '18

<< Last November, news emerged that Russian president Vladimir Putin had approved a plan to create an independent Internet by 1 August 2018, first reported by the Russian news agency, RT. The alternate Internet would be used by BRICS nations—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—and shield them from “possible external influence,” the Kremlin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, told RT. “We all know who the chief administrator of the global Internet is,” Peskov said. “And due to its volatility, we have to think about how to ensure our national security.” Putting aside for the moment Peskov’s insinuation that the chief administrator of the Internet, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which abides by California’s state laws, would mess around with Russia’s access to the network, the question remains: Could Russia create its own alternate Internet? “The answer to your question is yes,” says David Conrad, chief technology officer for ICANN. The Internet’s protocols are openly available and, because it’s a network of interconnected networks, it’s entirely possible to recreate a different network of interconnected networks, he says. . . . >> https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/internet/could-russia-really-bu…

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New on RIPE Labs: How We're Implementing the GDPR - the RIPE Database
by Mirjam Kuehne 01 Feb '18

01 Feb '18

Dear colleagues, This is our second in a series of articles discussing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) implementation. Here we are looking at the purpose for which personal data is collected and publicly accessed through the RIPE Database, as well as other aspects of the data protection legislation, such as the legal basis for this processing, data removal procedures, and so on: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/Athina/how-we-re-implementing-the-gdpr-the-ri… Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Roundtable Meeting for Governments & Regulators Held in Brussels
by Chris Buckridge 24 Jan '18

24 Jan '18

Dear colleagues, Earlier this week, on 22 January 2018, we held a Roundtable Meeting for Governments and Regulators in Brussels. Around 50 representatives from governments, regulators and law enforcement agencies attended the meeting. A range of topics were covered over the course of the day, including the impact of the GDPR on the RIPE NCC, law enforcement’s recent engagement with the RIPE Policy Development Process, the use of address-sharing technologies (CGN) across Europe, and a run-down of key issues ahead of the ITU Plenipotentiary 2018 in October. The RIPE NCC has run Roundtable Meetings since 2005. They have proven to be an effective way of stimulating dialogue with and between regulators, and updating them on issues affecting the RIPE community. We also plan to hold Roundtable Meetings in the Middle East and Russian/CIS regions in 2018. You can find more information, including presentation slides, on our website (click on the agenda items): https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/roundtable/january-2018 Best regards, Chris Buckridge External Relations Manager RIPE NCC

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DMARC Solution Applied to this Mailing List
by Adam Castle 19 Dec '17

19 Dec '17

Dear Working Group, As more email providers enable Domain Message Authentication Reporting & Conformance (DMARC), some people find they can no longer receive emails from the mailing lists they are subscribed to. We have deployed a Mailman setting change to address this problem. After consultation with the RIPE Working Group Chairs, we have enabled the DMARC "Munge From" setting on all RIPE mailing lists. This means that if your email service provider has DMARC enabled, you will continue to receive all emails sent to this mailing list, but the "From" part of the header will change. If you don't have DMARC enabled, you won't see any change to the emails you receive from this mailing list. You can find more information about how we have been handling DMARC in the following RIPE Labs articles: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/adam_castle/dmarc-and-the-ripe-ncc https://labs.ripe.net/Members/adam_castle/ripe-mailing-lists-and-dmarc To ensure all working group participants are aware of the changes, I am sending this mail to all working groups. If you have any questions or encounter any issues on this mailing list, please let me know. Many thanks. Adam Castle Web Services Manager RIPE NCC

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CENTR and RIPE NCC Sign MoU at IGF 2017
by Paul Rendek 19 Dec '17

19 Dec '17

Dear colleagues, Yesterday we signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the (CENTR). The agreement was signed alongside the 2017 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Geneva. The agreement formalises the existing relationship between the RIPE NCC and CENTR. CENTR agreed to invite RIPE NCC staff to its General Assemblies and to participate within its Technical Working Group, while the RIPE NCC agreed to invite CENTR staff to its Roundtable Meetings. Both parties agreed to involve one another in areas of mutual interest, and also agreed to promote the use of IPv6 among their respective memberships. The RIPE NCC and CENTR will also continue to jointly organise trainings and promote capacity building in Europe, with a specific focus on providing training to European policy-makers and other stakeholders. You can learn more in the news announcement: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-and-centr-sig… You can also find the MoU itself, along with the other agreements we have with external organisations, on our website: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/what-we-do/engagement-external-organisations The signing of this MoU is a good opportunity to revisit some of the shared history between the RIPE NCC and CENTR, which goes back almost 20 years. We have outlined some of these early beginnings in an article on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/mirjam/centr-and-the-ripe-ncc-two-organisatio… Regards Paul Rendek Director of External Relations RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC blogging @ IGF 2017
by Chris Buckridge 17 Dec '17

17 Dec '17

Dear colleagues, It’s that time of year again (or a little later, but who’s counting) - the annual Internet Governance Forum is taking place this week in Geneva, with a huge range of workshops, main sessions and other meetings, kicking off with today’s “Day 0” events. https://igf2017.swiss/ The RIPE NCC has a number of staff at the event, and has some community members to participate, and we will be collectively writing a “live” blog on RIPE Labs. See the latest posts here: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chrisb/igf-2017-liveblog We’d love to hear your comments on the blog, or on the issues being discussed at the IGF, or on issues that you think should get a bit more attention at the IGF! And of course, we’re looking forward to catching up with some RIPE community members in town this week. Best regards, Chris ——— Chris Buckridge External Relations Manager RIPE NCC

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Training at IGF: Incident Response for Policy Makers
by Mirjam Kuehne 07 Dec '17

07 Dec '17

Hi, For those of you who will attend the upcoming Internet Governance Forum in Geneva, please note this free training on 18 December: "Incident Response for Policy Makers". https://www.first.org/events/training/geneva2017/ This half-day course is targeted at policy makers interested in cyber security and the operations of incident response teams (CSIRTs). Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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Re: [cooperation-wg] cooperation-wg Digest, Vol 71, Issue 1
by Corinne Cath 06 Dec '17

06 Dec '17

Hi, Dr. Starosielski wrote a good book about undersea cables and their vulnerability. https://www.dukeupress.edu/the-undersea-network Might be of interest. best, On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 11:00 AM, <cooperation-wg-request(a)ripe.net> wrote: > Send cooperation-wg mailing list submissions to > cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/cooperation-wg > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > cooperation-wg-request(a)ripe.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > cooperation-wg-owner(a)ripe.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of cooperation-wg digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Undersea cables (Gordon Lennox) > 2. Re: Undersea cables (Julius ter Pelkwijk) > 3. Re: Undersea cables (Jim Reid) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2017 19:35:17 +0100 > From: Gordon Lennox <gordon.lennox.13(a)gmail.com> > To: Cooperation WG <cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net> > Subject: [cooperation-wg] Undersea cables > Message-ID: <9FE1E343-ECD0-42CE-9B7E-03F731903423(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > A new report on an old problem. > > << We must do more to protect the indispensable yet insecure internet > infrastructure provided by undersea cables, urges Rishi Sunak MP in a new > report published by Policy Exchange, Undersea Cables: Indispensable, > insecure. > > 97% of global communications and $10 trillion in daily financial > transactions are transmitted not by satellites in the skies, but by cables > lying deep beneath the ocean. Undersea cables are the indispensable > infrastructure of our time, essential to our modern life and digital > economy, yet they are inadequately protected and highly vulnerable to > attack at sea and on land, from both hostile states and terrorists. > > US intelligence officials have spoken of Russian submarines ?aggressively > operating? near Atlantic cables as part of its broader interest in > unconventional methods of warfare. When Russia annexed Crimea, one of its > first moves was to sever the main cable connection to the outside world. > > Undersea cables come ashore in just a few remote, coastal locations. These > landing sites are critical national infrastructure but often have minimal > protection, making them vulnerable to terrorism. A foiled Al-Qaeda plot to > destroy a key London internet exchange in 2007 illustrates the credibility > of the threat. >> > > See: > > https://policyexchange.org.uk/publication/undersea-cables- > indispensable-insecure/ > > And so governments must now do something? > > Gordon > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:51:16 +0000 > From: Julius ter Pelkwijk <pelkwijk(a)gmail.com> > To: Gordon Lennox <gordon.lennox.13(a)gmail.com> > Cc: Cooperation WG <cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net> > Subject: Re: [cooperation-wg] Undersea cables > Message-ID: > <CAAiMRCT3K=_9MAL18r=jo+2CJ=JTMNKfQ23k51-McqozvmxgtQ@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi Gordon, > > You mean this one? > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_communications_cable > > All you need is a shovel and a big axe, and a lot of patience. If you give > me enough time I might even be able to find one of those endpoints. Yes, > the problem exists, and yes, when the internet goes slower than usual there > will be panic, but from what I know is that these "connections" are more > robust than people actually think. Its a storm in a glass of water. > > Julius > > On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 7:35 PM Gordon Lennox <gordon.lennox.13(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > A new report on an old problem. > > > > << We must do more to protect the indispensable yet insecure internet > > infrastructure provided by undersea cables, urges Rishi Sunak MP in a new > > report published by Policy Exchange, Undersea Cables: Indispensable, > > insecure. > > > > 97% of global communications and $10 trillion in daily financial > > transactions are transmitted not by satellites in the skies, but by > cables > > lying deep beneath the ocean. Undersea cables are the indispensable > > infrastructure of our time, essential to our modern life and digital > > economy, yet they are inadequately protected and highly vulnerable to > > attack at sea and on land, from both hostile states and terrorists. > > > > US intelligence officials have spoken of Russian submarines ?aggressively > > operating? near Atlantic cables as part of its broader interest in > > unconventional methods of warfare. When Russia annexed Crimea, one of its > > first moves was to sever the main cable connection to the outside world. > > > > Undersea cables come ashore in just a few remote, coastal locations. > These > > landing sites are critical national infrastructure but often have minimal > > protection, making them vulnerable to terrorism. A foiled Al-Qaeda plot > to > > destroy a key London internet exchange in 2007 illustrates the > credibility > > of the threat. >> > > > > See: > > > > > > https://policyexchange.org.uk/publication/undersea-cables- > indispensable-insecure/ > > > > And so governments must now do something? > > > > Gordon > > > > > > >

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New on RIPE Labs: From RIPE 75 to IGF 2017
by Mirjam Kuehne 06 Dec '17

06 Dec '17

Dear colleagues, Please find this report by Elif Sert on RIPE Labs in which she describes how being a fellow at RIPE 75 improved her understanding of what the multistakeholder model actually means, and how it will help her when attending the IGF in Geneva later this month: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/elif_sert_1/from-ripe-75-to-igf-2017 Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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Undersea cables
by Gordon Lennox 05 Dec '17

05 Dec '17

A new report on an old problem. << We must do more to protect the indispensable yet insecure internet infrastructure provided by undersea cables, urges Rishi Sunak MP in a new report published by Policy Exchange, Undersea Cables: Indispensable, insecure. 97% of global communications and $10 trillion in daily financial transactions are transmitted not by satellites in the skies, but by cables lying deep beneath the ocean. Undersea cables are the indispensable infrastructure of our time, essential to our modern life and digital economy, yet they are inadequately protected and highly vulnerable to attack at sea and on land, from both hostile states and terrorists. US intelligence officials have spoken of Russian submarines “aggressively operating” near Atlantic cables as part of its broader interest in unconventional methods of warfare. When Russia annexed Crimea, one of its first moves was to sever the main cable connection to the outside world. Undersea cables come ashore in just a few remote, coastal locations. These landing sites are critical national infrastructure but often have minimal protection, making them vulnerable to terrorism. A foiled Al-Qaeda plot to destroy a key London internet exchange in 2007 illustrates the credibility of the threat. >> See: https://policyexchange.org.uk/publication/undersea-cables-indispensable-ins… And so governments must now do something? Gordon

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New on RIPE Labs: How We're Implementing the GDPR
by Mirjam Kuehne 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

Dear colleagues, This is the first in a series of articles we plan to publish on RIPE Labs over the coming weeks and months, each of which will provide details of any legal analysis we perform in the implementation of the GDPR in the RIPE Database, and any other RIPE NCC services: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/Athina/how-we-re-implementing-the-gdpr Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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Another one MoU bites the dust
by Alexander Isavnin 15 Nov '17

15 Nov '17

Congratulations! Another one MoU signed. RIPE NCC and EURALO. I have really strange feeling about it. Like my Right hand establishes Memorandum of Understanding with my Left hand: as member of ISOC Russian Chapter which is member of EURALO do i need to memorandumize understanding with me as representative of member of RIPE NCC? Do Axel Pawlik needs additional understanding with Olivier Crepin-Leblond? And there are more questions: What kind of additional understanding needed between such organizations? Why it 's so urgent to sign up MoU for 2 European organizations no close to Europe than Abu-Dhabi? How to measure reasonability of such memorandums? And even more, really important: How to control effectiveness and outcome of such MoUs? I have sad example of MoU with Russian Telco Ministry. NOTHING done from Russian Ministry side. Ministry promises to understand and promote RACI. Well, Ministry have educational institutions of professional and high education. NO RACI submissions to ENOG programme at all. (also question effectiveness of RACI in region). So, i want to rise discussion about such MoUs. I do not feel need of such MoUs just to do something, or demonstrate "external relations" activities or demonstrate cooperation just to have possibility to report on cooperation. In some cases "non-legal binding document" harmless for Europeans could be dangerous for others: mentioned MoU with Russian telco ministry - brings words "IP address" and "database" to official language of telco regulator, dreaming of "enforced routing registry". There only one really important MoU - one around RIR system. Having number of meaningless documents around really inflates importance of that MoU. Also, no discussions prior and announcements were made. Even no news is published, no possibility to see text of this MoU (at this moment). Kind regards, Alexander Isavnin Sent via RIPE Forum -- https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum

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ICANN 60 Update: RIPE NCC and EURALO Sign MoU
by Chris Buckridge 13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17

Dear colleagues, Following is a brief report on the RIPE NCC’s participation in the ICANN 60 meeting. Many others in the RIPE community are also involved in ICANN discussions, and it would be useful to hear how those might be relevant to the RIPE community. Happy to answer any questions that might come out of this report. This report is also available online at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/industry-developments/icann-60-updat… Best regards, Chris Buckridge External Relations Manager RIPE NCC ------ The ICANN 60 Annual General Meeting took place from 23 October to 3 November in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, starting just a day after the RIPE 75 Meeting wrapped up in Dubai. The event marked the first full ICANN meeting in the Middle East and an opportunity for to meet and engage with Internet stakeholders from that region and beyond. While ICANN policy discussions have been relatively light on number-related discussions, particularly since the conclusion of the IANA stewardship transition in 2016, staff from the RIPE NCC, RIPE community members and others from the global number community took part at ICANN 60, with the focus on a number of specific topics and events throughout the week. - RIPE NCC and EURALO Sign MoU The RIPE NCC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with ICANN’s European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO). The MoU formalises the long-standing cooperative relationship between the RIPE NCC and EURALO (and it’s participants), and highlights key areas of common interest, including IPv6 awareness raising and the promotion of bottom-up, open, inclusive policy-making processes. You can also find the full text of the MoUs, along with the other agreements we have with external organisations, on our website: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/what-we-do/engagement-external-organisations - EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Implementation The European Union's impending data protection regulation implementation was the subject of much discussion at ICANN 60, with the ICANN Board acknowledging that the GDPR will have an impact on ICANN Whois registrations, in terms of the kind of data that can be retained and made publicly accessible. ICANN itself is investigating what compliance will mean for their organisation. The GDPR may also have significant impact on any ICANN-related registries and registrars that have EU-based customers/registrants. This is a topic that also affects the RIPE NCC, and RIPE NCC staff had the opportunity to discuss the GDPR directly with ICANN staff and Board members. The RIPE NCC has been preparing for the implementation of the GDPR for some time, and we will be sharing a more detailed discussion of the anticipated impact via RIPE Labs in the near future. - Discussion of Emerging Identifiers While much of the ICANN meeting agenda was focused on ICANN operational and policy issues, there were a number of sessions devoted to related technical developments. This included a session on emerging identifiers, with discussion of technologies including blockchain, Digital Object Architecture (DOA) and related developments, including the possibility of applying blockchain technology to registry functions. Presentations from the session and a video archive are available at: https://schedule.icann.org/event/CbFe/emerging-identifiers-technology The next ICANN Meeting will take place in San Juan, Puerto Rico in March 2018: https://meetings.icann.org/en/sanjuan61

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Sustainability at RIPE 75
by Michael J. Oghia 13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17

Hi everyone, Earlier this year, I began the endeavor to build bridges between the Internet governance / infrastructure community(ies) and the sustainable ICT academic and research community. In many ways, current Internet technology is not sustainable. This relates to overall lack of design consideration of ICTs for sustainability (such as recycling or energy scaling), and includes issues such as pollution, electronic waste (e-waste), and energy use. Dr. Mike Hazas was one of the first people who inspired me to do more work in this field, and he was the keynote speaker at a EuroDIG roundtable workshop on sustainable Internet access held in June. After the session, he connected with members of RIPE NCC's external relations team who encouraged him to apply for one of the academic fellowships (RACI) to attend RIPE 75 in Dubai, and I am delighted to share his presentation and lecture: Mike Hazas, Lancaster University, UK Internet Services and Energy Demand https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/154 I encourage everyone to continue to consider sustainability in all of its forms going forward, and encourage discussions around this topic. Thank you, -Michael __________________ Michael J. Oghia #Netgov consultant & researcher | editor Belgrade, Serbia Skype: mikeoghia Twitter <https://www.twitter.com/MikeOghia> *|* LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gergana Petrova <gpetrova(a)ripe.net> Date: Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 9:54 AM Subject: [RACI-list] RACI: Apply for Spring 2018 + Review of Autumn Presentations To: raci-list(a)ripe.net Dear all, A short reminder for the RACI call for applications for our four meetings in spring 2018: MENOG 18 (TBC): Apply by 28 January 2018 RIPE 76 (14-18 May, Marseille): Apply by 11 March 2018 ENOG 15 (4-5 June, Moscow): Apply by 1 April 2018 SEE 7 (18-19 June, Timisoara): Apply by 15 April 2018 If you are working on interesting research or know someone in your network who is, you can find more information and the application form here: http://ripe.net/raci/ As always, successful applicants will receive complimentary tickets, travel and accommodation to the meetings. Also, below you would find a list of the RACI presentations delivered at RIPE 75 in Budapest. Enjoy! Farzad Ebrahimi, Internet of Things Academy of Iran, Iran Key Factors for the Successful Entry of Developing Countries into the Internet of Things https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/135 Ivana Tomic, Imperial College London, UK Trusted Routing in the Internet of Things https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/134 Juan Brenes, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Power Prefixes Prioritization for Smarter BGP Reconvergence https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/150 Mike Hazas, Lancaster University, UK Internet Services and Energy Demand https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/154 Nuno Garcia, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal Lessons Learned from Ten Years of Measurements in Internet Traffic – a New, Almost-Reliable UDP Protocol https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/118 Richard Cziva, University of Glasgow / REANNZ, UK Ruru: Real-Time Wide-Area TCP Latency Monitoring https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/92 Sara Solmone, University of East London, UK Establishing Jurisdiction Online: The Problem of the Access-Based Jurisdictional Principle https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/102 Uta Meier-Hahn, Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Germany Creating Connectivity. How Networkers Manufacture the Good of the Internet https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/101 Vasileios Giotsas, UCSD/TU Berlin, Greece Detecting Peering Infrastructure Outages in the Wild https://ripe75.ripe.net/archives/video/124 A list of all past RACI presentations is available here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/raci/alumni Please let me know if you have any questions about RACI or about applying. And thank you in advance for your help in spreading the word to your networks! Best regards, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE Network Coordination Centre @RACI_RIPE https://www.ripe.net/raci/linkedin

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[IGF 2017] Questionnaire about communicating Internet governance
by Michael J. Oghia 08 Nov '17

08 Nov '17

Hi everyone, My colleagues, Agustina and Jelena, and I are conducting a survey for our IGF 2017 session (WS 161), and would appreciate your feedback. Thank you, -Michael Oghia ____________________ Dear fellow community members, Have you ever had difficulties explaining what Internet governance is to your friends and family? What is your magic answer to the question: *“OK, but what do you REALLY do?”* If so, you’re not alone. We have been struggling with these types of questions for a long time, which is why we are trying to find a better way to communicate Internet governance. This is why we – Agustina Callegari, Michael Oghia, and Jelena Ozegovic – are hosting a collaborative workshop at IGF 2017 in order to discuss how we can communicate IG more effectively. To kick off the session, we need your help! We have created a questionnaire to help us shed light on this. Please take 5-10 minutes to anonymously share your wisdom and experience with us: *https://goo.gl/forms/t4mmgI6nHkNAFDF82* <https://goo.gl/forms/t4mmgI6nHkNAFDF82> The questionnaire will close on: *10 December 2017*. The results of this questionnaire will be presented on 20 December 2017 in Geneva at the IGF as part of our workshop: WS 161 <https://bit.ly/IGF2017WS161> – Explaining Internet governance to friends & family 101: How to improve our communication? *You also have the option to leave your email address at the end of the questionnaire in case you would like to know the results, which we will share after the IGF.* Let us know if you have any questions by replying to this email. Thank you in advance! -Agustina, Michael, and Jelena WS 161 organizers

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RIPE NCC Signs MoUs with Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of UAE and American University of Beirut
by Paul Rendek 23 Oct '17

23 Oct '17

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC signed two new Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) yesterday during RIPE 75 in Dubai: one with the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the United Arab Emirates, and another with the American University of Beirut (AUB). The MoUs formalise the existing relationships the RIPE NCC has with each of these organisations, which come from our increased involvement in the region. The two agreements are very similar in nature, and focus on organising and promoting training courses, meetings, academic initiatives and IPv6 roadshows. The RIPE NCC also agreed to provide the TRA with technical expertise, and agreed to work with the AUB on promoting RIPE Atlas in the Levant region. You can find a news announcement about the MoU with the TRA here: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-and-tra-sign-… And a news announcement about the MoU with the AUB here: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-and-aub-sign-… You can also find the full text of the MoUs, along with the other agreements we have with external organisations, on our website: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/what-we-do/engagement-external-organisations Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. Kind regards Paul Rendek Director of External Relations RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC Roundtable Meeting for Governments and Regulators in Bahrain
by Chris Buckridge 20 Oct '17

20 Oct '17

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC just posted a somewhat belated update on a recent meeting held in Bahrain. Building on the model of Roundtable Meetings for Governments and Regulators that we have been employing successfully in Europe and, more recently, the CIS region, this was the first such Roundtable Meeting to be held in the Middle East, with attendees from Ministries and Regulators in the Arab countries in our service region. Focus points in the discussion included IPv6 deployment, Internet growth trends in the region and participation in the RIPE Policy Development Process. A fuller description and links to all of the presentation slides is available here: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-holds-roundta… Best regards, Chris Buckridge External Relations Manager RIPE NCC

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New on RIPE Labs: Establishing Jurisdiction Online
by Mirjam Kuehne 16 Oct '17

16 Oct '17

Dear colleagues, Please find this new article by Sara Solmone on RIPE Labs: Establishing Jurisdiction Online: the Problem of the Access-based Jurisdictional Principle The advent of the Internet has posed numerous challenges to regulators worldwide. One of these challenges concerns the uncertainty about the meaning of State jurisdiction online according to international law. https://labs.ripe.net/Members/sara_solmone/establishing-jurisdiction-online Sara will be a RACI fellow at RIPE 75 and will present this topic during the plenary. Kind regards, Mirjam Kuhne RIPE NCC

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Revised Cooperation WG agenda for RIPE75
by Johan Helsingius 12 Oct '17

12 Oct '17

Here is the current version of the Cooperation WG session agenda: Wednesday, 25 October 09:00 - 10:30 What’s Happening at the IETF: Internet Standards and how to get involved - Salam Yamout IEEE's Work on Ethics re the Internet and AI - Karen McCabe ICANN’s Identifier Technology Health Indicators (ITHI) - Alain Durand Internet Services and Energy Demand - Mike Hazas Open Discussion on the Direction and Themes of the Cooperation WG Julf & Achilleas

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eIDs - another step
by Gordon Lennox 09 Oct '17

09 Oct '17

Draft guidelines related to eIDs: https://ec.europa.eu/futurium/en/system/files/ged/draft_principles_and_guid… A short document. Worth reading. And then reflecting on. Gordon

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Report on the RIPE IoT Roundtable meeting in Leeds on 27 September 2017
by Marco Hogewoning 05 Oct '17

05 Oct '17

Dear colleagues, Following on from two successful BoF sessions at earlier RIPE Meetings, the RIPE NCC held an Internet of Things (IoT) roundtable meeting in Leeds on 21 September 2017. The meeting was attended by 30 RIPE community members and aimed to advance the work of the IoT BoF ahead of RIPE 75 - to see what RIPE and the RIPE NCC can do to address IoT issues. A report of this meeting is now available via our website https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/roundtable/september-2017/ripe-io… There is also a dedicated mailing list for RIPE community members with an interest in the IoT: iot-discussion(a)ripe.net. You can subscribe to this list via https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/iot-discussion. This list is also accessible via the RIPE Forum web interface at https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum/ Regards, Marco Hogewoning -- External Relations - RIPE NCC

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Informal coordination among networkers
by Uta Meier-Hahn 02 Oct '17

02 Oct '17

Hello, just recently I have published an article over at RIPE Labs, which may be interesting for some of you: *When Internet Interconnection Trouble Occurs, Immediate Coordination Kicks in* https://labs.ripe.net/Members/uta_meier_hahn/when-internet-interconnection-… <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/uta_meier_hahn/when-internet-interconnection-…> I will be happy to hear your thoughts about it, e.g. in the comments. Best wishes Uta PS: Sharing is caring :)

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Network security and Brussels
by Johan Helsingius 14 Sep '17

14 Sep '17

Another great EU update / heads-up from Gordon. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [ripe-list] Network security and Brussels Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 11:19:53 +0200 From: Gordon Lennox <gordon.lennox.13(a)gmail.com> To: ripe-list(a)ripe.net The Commission has just published a little bunch of things on security. As a very simple guide: a “Communication” is about what could happen, a “Report” is about what has happened and the “Regulation” is about changing ENISA. A lot of reading! Too much? But of interest to various WGs, including of course the Cooperation WG and the new IoT community? So: A COMMUNICATION from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council. Making the most of NIS – towards the effective implementation of Directive (EU) 2016/1148 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/rep/1/2017/EN/COM-2017-476-F1-EN-M… https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/rep/1/2017/EN/COM-2017-476-F1-EN-A… A REPORT from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the extent to which member states have taken the necessary measures to comply with Directive 2013/40/EU on attacks against information systems and replacing Council Framework Decision 2005/222/JHA https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/rep/1/2017/EN/COM-2017-474-F1-EN-M… A REPORT from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the evaluation of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/rep/1/2017/EN/COM-2017-478-F1-EN-M… A Proposal for a REGULATION of the European Parliament and of the Council on ENISA, the "EU Cybersecurity Agency", and repealing Regulation (EU) 526/2013, and on Information and Communication Technology cybersecurity certification (''Cybersecurity Act'') https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/rep/1/2017/EN/COM-2017-477-F1-EN-M… Gordon

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RIPE NCC Signs MoU with Georgian National Communications Commission and Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Name Association
by Paul Rendek 14 Sep '17

14 Sep '17

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC signed two new Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) during recent events in Tbilisi, Georgia: one with the Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC), and another with the Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Name Association (APTLD). These MoUs formalise the existing relationships the RIPE NCC has with each of these organisations, and are the result of the RIPE NCC’s growing membership and involvement in the region. The MoU with the GNCC focuses on IPv6 training, promoting the RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative, and RIPE Atlas. You can learn more in the news announcement: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-and-georgian-… The MoU with APTLD focuses on coordinating the RIPE NCC and APTLD’s involvement with Internet coordination bodies such as ICANN, raising awareness about IPv6, and providing technical training. You can learn more in the news announcement: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-and-asia-paci… You can also find the full text of the MoUs, along with the other agreements we have with external organisations, on the RIPE NCC website: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/what-we-do/engagement-external-organisations Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. Kind regards Paul Rendek Director of External Relations RIPE NCC

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IoT related articles on RIPE Labs
by Mirjam Kuehne 08 Sep '17

08 Sep '17

Dear colleagues, We recently published two IoT related articles on RIPE Labs: IoT Turning Evil by Ivana Tomic https://labs.ripe.net/Members/ivana_tomic/iot-turning-evil and The Handle System: IoT-Express or Digital Putsch? by Karim Farhat https://labs.ripe.net/Members/karim_farhat/the-handle-system-iot-express-or… Kind Regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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New on RIPE Labs: The Secrets of De-Peering
by Chris Buckridge 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

Dear colleagues, Please read this interesting article by Uta Meier-Hahn on RIPE Labs: The Secrets of De-Peering It continues a series of articles looking at the dynamics of network interconnection, this time with a focus on the structural and political factors at work when networks “de-peer”. https://labs.ripe.net/Members/uta_meier_hahn/the-secrets-of-de-peering Kind regards, Chris Buckridge RIPE NCC

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New on RIPE Labs: SHA2017: Hackers' Camping, RIPE Topics
by Vesna Manojlovic 04 Aug '17

04 Aug '17

Dear colleagues, Today begins the newest edition of four-yearly Dutch summer camping conferences for and by hackers: SHA2017. http://sha2017.org/ Since there is an overlap between topics and participants within the RIPE community, this is an invitation to the talks and workshops - a small selection was recommended, from more then 200 lectures. There is a special sub-selection relevant to Cooperation WG. Read more about it in this RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/sha2017-hackers-camping-ripe-topics ... or if you are there too, get in touch :) Regards, Vesna Manojlovic Community Builder RIPE NCC

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New on RIPE Labs: Public Policy Demands Better Statistics
by Mirjam Kuehne 21 Jul '17

21 Jul '17

Dear colleagues, Please read this interesting article by George Michaelson on RIPE Labs: Public Policy Demands Better Statistics It's a story about science and data and how we need to apply rigour if we want to use data to inform and influence policy decisions. It is also a story about HTTPS. https://labs.ripe.net/Members/ggm/public-policy-demands-better-statistics Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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Fwd: (CGN) European Commission PQ response
by Malcolm Hutty 10 Jul '17

10 Jul '17

The Co-operation WG may be interested in the following report of a reply by a European Commissioner to a European Parliamentary question about Carrier Grade NAT - not least because the reply refers to this WG by name. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: (CGN) European Commission PQ response Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 08:37:47 +0000 From: Owen Bennett <owen(a)euroispa.org> To: DG-Euroispa cybersecurity <cybersecurity(a)euroispa.org> Dear EuroISPA Cybersecurity committee, The European Commission has published its answer to a recent European Parliament parliamentary question*concerning ISPs’ deployment of CGN (carrier-grade network access translation) and the so-called ‘going-dark’ problem.* To remind, ISPs are under increasing pressure from law enforcement with regard to their use of CGN technology – the fact of putting multiple users behind individual IP addresses is said to stifle law enforcement investigations of crimes with an online component. The Commission’s response to the parliamentary question is pertinent for EuroISPA in that it is one of the first times where the Institution has addressed the CGN matter in an official /on the record /capacity. As you will see, the Commission’s response falls short of calling for regulatory intervention to limit CGN deployment, and even goes as far as to label CGN deployment ‘unavoidable’. We will continue to monitor this matter at EU-level and keep members updated. Kind regards, Owen *** *Question of MEP Agnew (EFDD, UK), Carrier Grade Network Access Translation <http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-%2f%2fEP%2f%2fTEXT%2b…>, 17 February 2017* /[Europol recently held a meeting to discuss CGN technologies that have long been used by ISPs to delay the capex required to extend the current pool of IP addresses (CGN technologies are used by ISPs to share one single IP address among multiple subscribers at the same time)./ /Does the Commission agree that restricting the continued use of CGN, simply on the grounds that Europol finds it inconvenient to monitor, is a retrograde step and an unacceptable interference with current commercial practice and freedom of technological choice?]/ *Answer given by Commissioner Avramopoulos <http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getAllAnswers.do?reference=E-2017-00110…> on behalf of the European Commission, 26 June 2017 * /[The Commission is aware that law enforcement authorities have raised certain concerns regarding the increasing use of Carrier-Grade Network Address Translation (CGN) technology. CGN enables a single Internet Protocol (IP) address to be shared by potentially thousands or hundreds of thousands of subscribers at the same time since there is not enough capacity under the current IP version 4 (IPv) to meet demand. This makes it technically very difficult for an internet service provider to identify an individual subscriber in response to legitimate requests from law enforcement authorities. Consequently, it is difficult to attribute crime and identify criminals using that particular IP address. Europol thus has legitimate concerns regarding CGN or other forms of address sharing, which may also have a negative impact on fraud detection or intrusion detection systems. They may also have other negative consequences, such as overall performance degradation of connections or even, in some cases, certain applications not working at all. / / / /The expedited deployment of IP version 6 (IPv6)//on a global scale and by all stakeholders would mitigate the problems and also offer new opportunities to service providers. In the short term, however, the use of IPv4 address-sharing is unavoidable, as there are still a significant number of users, services and applications that function only with IPv4. At the same time, the Commission is not aware of any proposals to restrict the continued use of CGN, but rather of efforts being made to raise awareness about the issue, share best practices and find ways to facilitate the attribution of crime. It intends to raise the issue to RIPE (Réseaux IP Européens) via its representative who is chairing RIPE's Cooperation Working Group.]/ *** *Owen Bennett* Policy Executive *EuroISPA - European Internet Services Providers Association * Rue du Commerce 124/5 - 1000 Brussels T: +32 (0)2 550 41 22 www.euroispa.org <http://www.euroispa.org/> Follow us on Twitter *@euroispa <https://twitter.com/euroispa>* *EuroISPA is the world's largest association of Internet Services Providers, representing over 2500 ISPs across Europe.* EU Transparency Register ID Number: 54437813115-56

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Invitation to RIPE IoT Roundtable Meeting, 21 September 2017, Leeds (UK)
by Paul Rendek 10 Jul '17

10 Jul '17

Dear Colleagues, Following the successful BoF sessions that took place at the last two RIPE Meetings, we would like to invite you to a one day meeting dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT) and its consequences for the RIPE community and our business. This will be a one-day meeting, taking place in Leeds, UK, on 21 September 2017. We will start at around 10:30 local time and end the day at around 17:30 with a small reception. Our aim at this meeting will be to discuss what impact the IoT might have on areas of interest to the RIPE community and RIPE NCC services, and how we together can contribute to this emerging industry in a positive manner. This meeting is open to all interested parties. Registration for the event is now open: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/roundtable/september-2017/register More information and a preliminary agenda of this meeting is available on our website via the following link: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/roundtable/september-2017/ripe-io… While are still busy developing the agenda for this meeting, we would like to invite participants to suggest contributions or short talks on this topic. Hope to see you all in Leeds, Paul Rendek, Director of External Relations RIPE NCC

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New on RIPE Labs: The Internet was Built on Trust - but what does it run on?
by Mirjam Kuehne 05 Jul '17

05 Jul '17

Dear colleagues, One of the most noble narratives about the Internet is that it is built on trust. This new RIPE Labs article by Uta Meier-Hahn sets out to check if that saying still holds true: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/uta_meier_hahn/the-internet-was-built-on-trus… Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC's response to BEREC consultation on the Draft Net-Neutrality Regulatory Assessment Methodology
by Marco Hogewoning 05 Jul '17

05 Jul '17

Dear colleagues, BEREC, the European body of regulators have a number of public consultations open until today. Attached is the contribution by the RIPE NCC on one of these consultations, which sets out a draft assessment methodology for net-neutrality regulation. Our main focus is on IPv6 and especially situations in the transitioning phase where a client may have to use some IPv6 to IPv4 translation service. More information on the consultations and the draft text is available from the BEREC website at http://berec.europa.eu/eng/news_consultations/ongoing_public_consultations/… Regards, Marco Hogewoning RIPE NCC External Relations

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New on RIPE Labs: Why Sustainability is Good for the Internet
by Mirjam Kuehne 23 Jun '17

23 Jun '17

Dear colleagues, Please find this interesting article by Michael Oghia on RIPE Labs: Sustainability is Good for the Internet (and Business too) https://labs.ripe.net/Members/michael_oghia/sustainability-is-good-for-the-… Note the example about the Armenia Internet Exchange and how they tackled their growing energy bills by installing solar panels. Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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dotEU regulation
by Gordon Lennox 08 Jun '17

08 Jun '17

The European Commission is looking again at the regulations they have for dotEU: http://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/initiatives/ares-2017-2402460 Thee is a public consultation underway: http://ec.europa.eu/info/consultations/public-consultation-evaluation-and-r… There has already been some feedback: http://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/initiatives/ares-2017-240246… Gordon

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EuroDIG 2017 - RIPE NCC live blog
by Chris Buckridge 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

Dear colleagues, As you may be aware, EuroDIG, the European Dialogue on Internet Governance, is now underway in Tallinn, Estonia. The RIPE NCC have a small group here, and will be blogging from the event on RIPE Labs. You can follow here: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chrisb/eurodig-2017-liveblog Cheers Chris ——— Chris Buckridge External Relations Manager RIPE NCC

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EuroDIG sustainable access roundtable
by Michael Oghia 02 Jun '17

02 Jun '17

Dear colleagues, For those of you who don't know me, my name is Michael Oghia. I am a young professional who entered the Internet governance community a little less than two years ago, largely thanks to the Internet Society awarding me an ambassadorship to the 2015 Internet Governance Forum. Since then, I have dedicated myself to sustainable accessibility (including writing <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170321_shedding_light_on_how_much_energy_in…> about the relationship between sustainability and the Internet, as well as speaking about it). Now, I am organizing and moderating my first roundtable as a community member: Workshop 11 <https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/WS_11_2017> at the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) next week. Especially given the current political climate, the timely workshop will focus on sustainable access and digital pollution, specifically how *we cannot legitimately address Internet access without addressing sustainability*. Our keynote speaker is Dr. Mike Hazas of the University of Lancaster, a sustainable ICT researcher and one of the people who originally inspired me to start investigating the relationship between the Internet and sustainability. *We are also going to have on-site e-waste recycling bins available in case anyone has e-waste they need to discard but are unsure of how or where to do so, so please bring it with you to Tallinn if you are traveling to EuroDIG.* In case any of you are interested in this session, join us either in person in Tallinn or online on *Wednesday, June 7 at 2:00 PM (GMT+3) *(details in the attached photo). You can also check out our wiki page at: https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/WS_11_2017 Many thanks to Chris Buckridge of the RIPE NCC for all of his support, and to EES-Ringlus <http://eesringlus.ee/>, a local Estonian e-waste recycling organization. And thank you to everyone who continues to encourage me to be part of this community and help keep the Internet open, free, and sustainable. Warmest regards, -Michael __________________ Michael J. Oghia EuroDIG 2017 focal point (WS 11 <http://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/WS_11_2017>) Independent #netgov consultant & editor Belgrade, Serbia Skype: mikeoghia Twitter <https://www.twitter.com/MikeOghia> *|* LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia>

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WannaCry Ransomware
by Richard Leaning 23 May '17

23 May '17

Dear Colleagues, The European cybercrime centre at Europol have asked us to circulate the below. I hope you find it useful and please forward it on to anyone who you may think will benefit from it. Kind regards Richard Leaning External Relations RIPE NCC > Begin forwarded message: > > From: "O3 - European Cybercrime Centre (EC3)" <o3(a)europol.europa.eu> > Subject: @EXT: WannaCry Ransomware > Date: 14 May 2017 at 19:06:20 BST > Cc: "Amann, Philipp" <Philipp.Amann(a)europol.europa.eu>, Mounier, Grégory <gregory.mounier(a)europol.europa.eu>, "Sanchez, Maria" <maria.sanchez(a)europol.europa.eu>, "O372 Advisory Groups Support" <O372(a)europol.europa.eu> > > Dear AG members, > > As you are no doubt aware, we are currently experiencing an unprecedented ransomware attack at a global scale. The malware was detected on 12 May 2017 and has the capability to spread across networks taking advantage of a critical exploit in a popular communication protocol used by Windows systems. > > Many of you have already reached out and are actively involved in containing this threat. However, since we believe that the infection and propagation rate may go up on Monday when people return to their workplaces, we would like to ask you to please help us distribute information that can help contain this threat. To this end, we have compiled a list of recommendations and also prepared an infographic (see attachment). Please feel free to use this information for reaching out to your network and to complement your advice, if and where useful. > > Also, the No More Ransom (NMR) initiative, actively supported by many of you already, remains an essential source of information. Together with you and other partners, we will continue to update the information available via the NMR portal, so it is important to watch this space as well. > > If you want to share any other prevention, protection or awareness information with us, please do not hesitate to contact us. > > Thank you again for your continued support. > > Kind regards, > EC3 Outreach & Support > > -------------------------------- > > If you are a victim or have reason to believe that you could be a victim > > This is link provides some practical advice on how to contain the propagation of this type of ransomware: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/ransomware-latest-ncsc-guidance <https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/ransomware-latest-ncsc-guidance> > > The most important step involves patching the Microsoft vulnerability (MS17-010): > https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms17-010.aspx <https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms17-010.aspx> > > A patch for legacy platforms is available here: > https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2017/05/12/customer-guidance-for-w… <https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2017/05/12/customer-guidance-for-w…> > > In instances where it is not possible to install the patch, manage the vulnerability becomes key. One way of doing this would be to disable the SMBv1 (Server Message Block) protocol: > https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2696547 <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2696547> > and/or block SMBv1 ports on network devices [UDP 137, 138 and TCP 139, 445]. > > Another step would be to update endpoint security and AV solutions with the relevant hashes of the ransomware (e.g. via VirusTotal). > > If these steps are not possible, not starting up and/or shutting down vulnerable systems can also prevent the propagation of this threat. > > How to prevent a ransomware attack? > > Back-up! Back-up! Back-up! Have a backup and recovery system in place so a ransomware infection can’t destroy your personal data forever. It’s best to create at least two back-up copies on a regular basis: one to be stored in the cloud (remember to use a service that makes an automatic backup of your files) and one stored locally (portable hard drive, thumb drive, etc.). Disconnect these when you are done and store them separately from your computer. Your back-up copies will also come in handy should you accidentally delete a critical file or experience a hard drive failure. > Use robust antivirus software to protect your system from ransomware. Always use the latest virus definition/database and do not switch off the ‘heuristic’ functions as these help the solution to catch samples of ransomware (and other type of malware) that have not yet been formally detected. > Keep all the software on your computer up to date. When your operating system (OS) or applications release a new version, install it. If the software you use offers the option of automatic updating, enable it. > Trust no one. Literally. Any account can be compromised and malicious links can be sent from the accounts of friends on social media, colleagues or an online gaming <https://blog.kaspersky.com/teslacrypt-20-ransomware/9314/> partner. Never open attachments in emails from someone you don’t know. Similarly, don’t open attachments in emails from somebody you know but from whom you would not expect to receive such as message. Cybercriminals often distribute fake email messages that look very much like email notifications from an online store, a bank, the police, a court or a tax collection agency, luring recipients into clicking on a malicious link and releasing the malware into their system. If in doubt, call the sender at a trusted phone number to confirm the legitimacy of the message received. > Enable the ‘Show file extensions’ option in the Windows settings on your computer. This will make it much easier to spot potentially malicious files. Stay away from file extensions like ‘.exe’, ‘.com’, ‘.vbs’ or ‘.scr’. Cybercriminals can use several extensions to disguise a malicious file as a video, photo, or document (like hot-chics.avi.exe or report.doc.scr). > If you discover a rogue or unknown process on your machine, disconnect it immediately from the internet or other network connections (such as home Wi-Fi) — this will prevent the infection from spreading. > > > > > ******************* > > DISCLAIMER : This message is sent in confidence and is only intended for the named recipient. If you receive this message by mistake, you may not use, copy, distribute or forward this message, or any part of its contents or rely upon the information contained in it. > Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete the relevant e-mails from any computer. This message does not constitute a commitment by Europol unless otherwise indicated. > > *******************

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New IPv6 Support for Governments Programme
by Mirjam Kuehne 17 May '17

17 May '17

Dear colleagues, Governments planning IPv6 deployments can now access assistance through our new IPv6 Support for Governments Programme. This is part of our ongoing efforts to work more closely with governments and encourage IPv6 adoption throughout our service region. We have explained our approach in more detail in a RIPE Labs article here: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/arne_kiessling/ipv6-support-for-governments-p… We have also documented this on our website here: https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/ipv6/ipv6-for-governments If you represent a government that is planning to make an IPv6 allocation request, please get in touch with us by emailing <IPv6forGov(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Mirjam Kuhne RIPE NCC

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Re: [cooperation-wg] cooperation-wg Digest, Vol 64, Issue 1
by Corinne Cath 04 May '17

04 May '17

Dear all, I have been heavily involved in that IEEE work, do let me know if you would like more info on it. Best, On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 11:00 AM, <cooperation-wg-request(a)ripe.net> wrote: > Send cooperation-wg mailing list submissions to > cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/cooperation-wg > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > cooperation-wg-request(a)ripe.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > cooperation-wg-owner(a)ripe.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of cooperation-wg digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: [iot-discussion] Cerf on the ethics of IoT (Filiz Yilmaz) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 4 May 2017 11:00:22 +0200 > From: Filiz Yilmaz <koalafil(a)gmail.com> > To: Marco Hogewoning <marcoh(a)ripe.net>, cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net > Cc: iot-discussion(a)ripe.net > Subject: Re: [cooperation-wg] [iot-discussion] Cerf on the ethics of > IoT > Message-ID: > <CAHWoQeNdJShaUR0vBtFy_Tbqz=NJKusGbnyN7YtgjL0ZHgxoHw@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi Marco, all, > > Apologies if this was noted in these lists before: > > There is also an IEEE initiative which was open for public comments up > until recently, on a related note: > > The IEEE Global Initiative for Ethical Considerations in Artificial > Intelligence and Autonomous Systems > > http://standards.ieee.org/develop/indconn/ec/autonomous_systems.html > > Wanted to share. > > Kind regards > Filiz > > > > On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 10:32 AM, Marco Hogewoning <marcoh(a)ripe.net> wrote: > > > Dear colleagues, > > > > Somebody drew my attention to an article by Vint Cerf and Francine Berman > > on the ethics of IoT, some of you might find it an interesting read as > well. > > > > http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~bermaf/Berman+Cerf_IoT.pdf > > > > Following this, an interview with Berman was published on The Atlantic > > earlier this week > > > > https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/05/ > > internet-of-things-ethics/524802/ > > > > As a reminder, we are still setup to have a BoF aiming to discuss some of > > this space as well, in particular the expected or desired role of the > > parties providing connectivity to these devices. > > > > This ?IoT Security BoF? will take place after the main RIPE 74 program, > on > > Tuesday May 9 at 18:00 in the Tutorial Room of the meeting venue. > > Unfortunately, due to this being a BoF and as this room only has a very > > limited technical setup there won?t be any remote participation offered. > > > > So hope to see many of you in the room in Budapest next week, > > > > Groet, > > > > MarcoH > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > iot-discussion mailing list > > iot-discussion(a)ripe.net > > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/iot-discussion > > >

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Re: [cooperation-wg] [iot-discussion] Cerf on the ethics of IoT
by Filiz Yilmaz 04 May '17

04 May '17

Hi Marco, all, Apologies if this was noted in these lists before: There is also an IEEE initiative which was open for public comments up until recently, on a related note: The IEEE Global Initiative for Ethical Considerations in Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems http://standards.ieee.org/develop/indconn/ec/autonomous_systems.html Wanted to share. Kind regards Filiz On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 10:32 AM, Marco Hogewoning <marcoh(a)ripe.net> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > Somebody drew my attention to an article by Vint Cerf and Francine Berman > on the ethics of IoT, some of you might find it an interesting read as well. > > http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~bermaf/Berman+Cerf_IoT.pdf > > Following this, an interview with Berman was published on The Atlantic > earlier this week > > https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/05/ > internet-of-things-ethics/524802/ > > As a reminder, we are still setup to have a BoF aiming to discuss some of > this space as well, in particular the expected or desired role of the > parties providing connectivity to these devices. > > This “IoT Security BoF” will take place after the main RIPE 74 program, on > Tuesday May 9 at 18:00 in the Tutorial Room of the meeting venue. > Unfortunately, due to this being a BoF and as this room only has a very > limited technical setup there won’t be any remote participation offered. > > So hope to see many of you in the room in Budapest next week, > > Groet, > > MarcoH > > > _______________________________________________ > iot-discussion mailing list > iot-discussion(a)ripe.net > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/iot-discussion >

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Another BGP story
by Gordon Lennox 30 Apr '17

30 Apr '17

"On Wednesday, large chunks of network traffic belonging to MasterCard, Visa, and more than two dozen other financial services companies were briefly routed through a Russian government-controlled telecom under unexplained circumstances that renew lingering questions about the trust and reliability of some of the most sensitive Internet communications." https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/04/russian-controlled-telecom-hijacks…

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Participatory webinar on “Cybersecurity and its impact on EU-US ICT collaboration”.
by Gordon Lennox 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

"The PICASSO project is organizing a participatory webinar on “Cybersecurity and its impact on EU-US ICT collaboration”. The aim of this webinar is to discuss and refine policy recommendations designed to improve EU-US ICT-oriented collaborations – specifically in three technological domains: 5G networks; Big Data; and the Internet of Things/Cyber-physical systems (IoT/CPS). Focus is set on the implications of technological developments for cybersecurity policy, taking into account the different approaches towards cybersecurity being taken in the USA and in Europe, the technical and socio-economic backgrounds and new developments likely to affect the security and vulnerability of ICT systems. The participatory and interactive webinar will validate initial conclusions based on a policy briefing on Cybersecurity and its impact on EU/US ICT Policy collaborationprepared by the PICASSO ICT Policy Expert Group.” See: http://www.picasso-project.eu/newsevents/project-events/webinar-cybersecuri…

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Re: [cooperation-wg] cooperation-wg Digest, Vol 63, Issue 3
by Corinne Cath 20 Apr '17

20 Apr '17

Hi Gordon, all, Do you have the original link for the politico piece on the consultation? Or is that from the paid subscription? Best, On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 11:00 AM, <cooperation-wg-request(a)ripe.net> wrote: > Send cooperation-wg mailing list submissions to > cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/cooperation-wg > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > cooperation-wg-request(a)ripe.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > cooperation-wg-owner(a)ripe.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of cooperation-wg digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Next Generation Internet Initiative - consultation (Gordon Lennox) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 08:48:45 +0200 > From: Gordon Lennox <gordon.lennox.13(a)gmail.com> > To: Cooperation WG <cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net> > Subject: [cooperation-wg] Next Generation Internet Initiative - > consultation > Message-ID: <8D3D7148-7E9D-46B2-933D-EC48F56AB2B8(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > From Politico this morning: > > COMMISSION LAUNCHES MEGA SET OF INTERNET CONSULTATIONS: In an unusual > move, the Commission is launching nearly a dozen consultations on the > internet, with a dozen media partners. The surveys will be cover the impact > of the digital world on jobs, health, government, and democracy, on privacy > and security, artificial intelligence, net neutrality, and big data. > > The consultations are conducted for the Commission by REIsearch and in > partnership with El Pa?s, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, The Guardian, Il > Sole 24 Ore, La Libre Belgique, Gazeta Wyborcza, Luxemburger Wort, P?blico, > The Lancet, Cell, and Der Standard. > > That?s innovative and inclusive at one level: millions more will now be > prompted to participate. One the other hand, there are 19 EU countries > without a media partner, and the media partners range inconsistently from > business newspapers to medical journals. ?Science should be open and freed > from its traditional ivory tower; to be discussed, submitted to critique > and fed with new perspectives,? said Jean-Claude Juncker. Playbook readers > can complete the first questionnaire here: > > https://reisearch.eu/initiatives/next-generation-internet/1/en > > And some EU tech policy "gossip?: > > COMMISSION ? OETTINGER AND ANSIP, THE ODD COUPLE: Questions remain about > who is in charge of EU tech policy, more than three months after Oettinger > officially gave up his job as digital commissioner, Joanna Plucinska > reports. Commissioner Oettinger gets lobbyist attention, but as Vice > President Ansip?s former colleagues and staff in Estonia have noted to > Playbook: He didn?t survive 30 years in national and European politics > without the patience and steel needed to achieve long-term objectives. > > http://www.politico.eu/article/digital-europe-andrus- > ansip-and-gunther-oettinger-the-odd-couple/ > > > End of cooperation-wg Digest, Vol 63, Issue 3 > ********************************************* > -- Corinne J.N. Cath Ph.D. Candidate, Oxford Internet Institute & Alan Turing Institute Web: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/corinne-cath Email: ccath(a)turing.ac.uk & corinnecath(a)gmail.com Twitter: @C_Cath

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Next Generation Internet Initiative - consultation
by Gordon Lennox 20 Apr '17

20 Apr '17

From Politico this morning: COMMISSION LAUNCHES MEGA SET OF INTERNET CONSULTATIONS: In an unusual move, the Commission is launching nearly a dozen consultations on the internet, with a dozen media partners. The surveys will be cover the impact of the digital world on jobs, health, government, and democracy, on privacy and security, artificial intelligence, net neutrality, and big data. The consultations are conducted for the Commission by REIsearch and in partnership with El País, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, The Guardian, Il Sole 24 Ore, La Libre Belgique, Gazeta Wyborcza, Luxemburger Wort, Público, The Lancet, Cell, and Der Standard. That’s innovative and inclusive at one level: millions more will now be prompted to participate. One the other hand, there are 19 EU countries without a media partner, and the media partners range inconsistently from business newspapers to medical journals. “Science should be open and freed from its traditional ivory tower; to be discussed, submitted to critique and fed with new perspectives,” said Jean-Claude Juncker. Playbook readers can complete the first questionnaire here: https://reisearch.eu/initiatives/next-generation-internet/1/en And some EU tech policy "gossip”: COMMISSION — OETTINGER AND ANSIP, THE ODD COUPLE: Questions remain about who is in charge of EU tech policy, more than three months after Oettinger officially gave up his job as digital commissioner, Joanna Plucinska reports. Commissioner Oettinger gets lobbyist attention, but as Vice President Ansip’s former colleagues and staff in Estonia have noted to Playbook: He didn’t survive 30 years in national and European politics without the patience and steel needed to achieve long-term objectives. http://www.politico.eu/article/digital-europe-andrus-ansip-and-gunther-oett…

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RIPE NCC Signs MoU with Russian Government
by Paul Rendek 18 Apr '17

18 Apr '17

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC and the Russian government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 18 April in Minsk, Belarus ahead of a Roundtable Meeting taking place there. The MoU formalises the existing relationship between the RIPE NCC and the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation. Specifically, it focuses on promoting the RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) and IPv6 deployment. You can learn more in the news announcement: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-and-russian-g… You can also find the MoU itself, along with the other agreements we have with external organisations, on the RIPE NCC website: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/what-we-do/engagement-external-organisations Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. Kind regards, Paul Rendek Director of External Relations RIPE NCC

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Survey for information security research
by Gael Hernandez 18 Apr '17

18 Apr '17

Greetings, (Apologies for cross-posting) For all information security professionals in the lists, thank you for considering filling this survey. Many thanks in advance for your time! Best, Gaël UC Berkeley and Packet Clearing House are conducting a survey to better understand how information security professionals share information in their practice, and detail the pathways through which people become information security professionals. Through this research, we aim to grow the profession of information security by providing recommendations for information security education, as well as providing recommendations for information sharing policy in information security. As a token of appreciation for your participation in this survey, we will make an anonymous donation on your behalf to a non-profit working in the technical and policy areas of information security. Thank you for your attention and support. You can take the survey here: https://berkeley.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eM0V52bJUzStT8x

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Live blogging from RightCon in Brussels
by Vesna Manojlovic 02 Apr '17

02 Apr '17

Dear all, I am at a conference where lots of topics are relevant for this community: https://www.rightscon.org/ 29-31. March 2017 , Brussels Please check out these RIPE Labs articles if interested: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/rightscon-2017-day-two https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/rightscon-2017-day-one https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/live-blogging-from-rightscon .. and another one coming up tomorrow. There is a live-stream too: https://t.co/Simfc64m3l Please let me know if you want me to report back on something specific, or if you want me to convey a special message from you.. Regards, Vesna

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Request to contribute to AIOTI survey on IoT indentifiers
by Marco Hogewoning 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC is a member of the the Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI). Its standardisation group (WG3) has established a task force to look at identifiers for use in the Internet of Things (IoT). One of the task force's work items is to collect information about any existing identification systems and standards that could be considered for application in IoT and investigate identification needs and requirements from IoT implementers. They have created a short survey to gather this information and asked us to invite the RIPE community to contribute. As both the requirements and options available will probably vary significantly between different IoT products and services, we don't think it's feasible to provide the task force with a consolidated response, as compiling such an answer to some extent would duplicate the work of the task force. Instead, we encourage RIPE community members who have a stake in IoT or associated identification mechanisms or standards to respond to the survey on an individual basis. The survey is available here: https://goo.gl/forms/vT22nR1ZEh13lfzi1 You are kindly requested to respond before 7 April. Please also see the attached message from Juergen Helles, Chair of the task force. As a member of AIOTI, we will continue to monitor and contribute to the work of AIOTI WG3 and this task force. Regards Marco Hogewoning RIPE NCC - External Relations > > > The Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation AIOTI (www.aioti.org) was initiated by the European Commission in 2015, with the aim to strengthen the dialogue and interaction among Internet of Things (IoT) players in Europe, and to contribute to the creation of a dynamic European IoT ecosystem to speed up the take up of IoT. Further objectives of the Alliance are fostering experimentation, replication, and deployment of IoT and supporting convergence and interoperability of IoT standards; gathering evidence on market obstacles for IoT deployment; and mapping and bridging global, EU, and member states' IoT innovation activities. > > AIOTI Working Group 03 is a focus of European engagement and steering in the IoT standardization process: > - Maintain a view on the landscape of IoT standards-relevant activities being driven by Standard Developing Organizations, Consortia, Alliances and Open Source Software projects > - Provide a forum for analysis, discussion and alignment of strategic, cross-domain, technical themes and shared concerns across landscape activities > - Develop recommendations and guidelines addressing those concerns > - Engage the IoT community in disseminating and promoting the results and steering emerging standards > Note that AIOTI will not develop standards itself but interact with standardization development organizations and consortia in order to initiate standardization activities. > > Identification plays an important role for IoT. In addition to the identification of the Things identification of other entities will be needed. Various identification schemes already exist, are standardized and deployed. A thorough analysis of the identification needs and related standardization for IoT is therefore needed. The AIOTI WG03 IoT Identifier task force was setup specifically to > - Evaluate identification needs for IoT and related requirements > - Collect existing identification standards and ongoing standardization work and elaborate their applicability for IoT. > The results of these activities will be published in a public report on IoT Identifiers. > > The task force has setup a online survey in order to collect input for the above task. > > IoT Identifier Survey (https://goo.gl/forms/vT22nR1ZEh13lfzi1) > > We are asking RIPE Community to provide feedback to the survey until Friday April 7th 2017. > > Please also feel free to distribute this survey request to your members for their individual feedback to the survey. > > Please note, that the information that you provide will be anonymized, i.e. there will be no reference to your specific contribution to the survey in the public report. Still you can request to be listed in the report as a contributor to the survey without reference to your specific contribution. > A pdf file with the survey questions is attached for your information, but please use the only survey (see link above) for your feedback. > > In case you have questions on the survey don’t hesitate to contact the co-chair of the AITOI WG3 IoT Identifier task force (juergen.heiles(a)siemens.com, henri.barthel(a)gs1.org). > > > Best Regards > > Juergen Heiles, AIOTI WG3 IoT Identifier task force co-chair

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Fwd: [hrpc] New Version Notification for draft-tenoever-hrpc-association-00.txt
by Gordon Lennox 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

I believe this could be of interest to a number of people in the WG. Gordon > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Niels ten Oever <niels(a)article19.org> > Subject: [hrpc] Fwd: New Version Notification for draft-tenoever-hrpc-association-00.txt > Date: 12 March 2017 at 22:02:36 GMT+1 > To: hrpc(a)irtf.org > > On Mar 12, 2017, at 18:05, internet-drafts(a)ietf.org wrote: > > A new version of I-D, draft-tenoever-hrpc-association-00.txt > has been successfully submitted by Niels ten Oever and posted to the > IETF repository. > > Name: draft-tenoever-hrpc-association > Revision: 00 > Title: Freedom of Association on the Internet > Document date: 2017-03-12 > Group: Individual Submission > Pages: 12 > URL: https://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-tenoever-hrpc-association-00.txt > Status: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-tenoever-hrpc-association/ > Htmlized: https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-tenoever-hrpc-association-00 > > > Abstract: > This documents aims to document the relation between Internet > protocols and the right to freedom of assembly and association. The > Internet increasingly mediates our lives and thus the ability to > excercise human rights. Since Internet protocols play a central role > in the management, development and use of the Internet the relation > between the two should be documented and adverse impacts on this > human right should be mitigated. On the other hand there have also > been methods of protest, a form of freedom of assembly, on the > Internet that have been harmful to Internet connectivity and the > Internet infrastructure, such as DDoS attacks. This document aims to > document forms of protest, association and assembly that do not have > a negative impact on the Internet infrastructure. > > > > > Please note that it may take a couple of minutes from the time of submission > until the htmlized version and diff are available at tools.ietf.org. > > The IETF Secretariat > > _______________________________________________ > hrpc mailing list > hrpc(a)irtf.org > https://www.irtf.org/mailman/listinfo/hrpc

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Call for Agenda Items RIPE74 - Cooperation WG
by Achilleas.KEMOS＠ec.europa.eu 07 Mar '17

07 Mar '17

Dear group members, Our meeting at RIPE74 is just ten weeks away and we are in the process of setting the agenda. If you would like to suggest a topic for discussion or have a presentation you have or would like to see presented, please get in touch with us. Best regards, Julf & Achilleas

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New on RIPE Labs: Uncertainty is Key
by Mirjam Kuehne 06 Mar '17

06 Mar '17

Dear colleagues, In order to manufacture Internet connectivity, network operators around the globe make a joint effort. As of today, they have interconnected more than 55,000 Autonomous Systems. By the measure of existence, the Internet gives evidence of a remarkable degree of decentral coordination between networkers. Please find more on RIPE Labs in a new article by Uta Meier-Hahn: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/uta_meier_hahn/uncertainty-is-key Kind regards, Mirjam Kuhne RIPE NCC

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Europol Communication on Carrier-Grade NAT
by Chris Buckridge 23 Feb '17

23 Feb '17

Dear colleagues, Europol (the European Union’s law enforcement agency) last month sent a communication to the Council of the European Union (the group of government ministers from each EU country) regarding Carrier-Grade NAT (CGN), an issue of direct relevance to many RIPE NCC members and the RIPE community. The communication is available online at: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2017/jan/eu-europol-cgn-tech-going-dark-data… Specifically, it notes that: > With CGN, law enforcement has lost its ability to associate and link a particular cyber criminal’s activity back to a particular IP address. The paper suggests greater regulatory coordination at the EU level regarding CGN, and also notes that: > On 31st January 2017 a European Network of law enforcement specialists in CGN will be established, the secretariat of which will be established [/provided by?] at Europol. The aim of this network is to: > > - document cases of non-attribution linked to CGN in EU, > - document existing best practices to overcome CGN-related attribution problems currently in place in some Member States, > - raise awareness of European policy-makers about the problem of attribution linked to CGN technologies, > - represent the voice of law enforcement developing a common narrative and advocating for a voluntary scheme at EU level to improve traceability by engaging in a coordinated fashion with ISPs and content providers. A press release was also issued by Europol regarding the formation of this new group: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/closing-online-crime-attributio… LEA interest in reducing the use of CGN also came up for discussion at the recent RIPE NCC Roundtable Meeting for Governments and Regulators (held in Brussels on 24 January), where the strong uptake of IPv6 in Belgium was attributed (at least partially) to coordination between law enforcement, national regulators and operators to limit the number of customers that can concurrently share a single IPv4 address. As noted in a previous email, the RIPE NCC and Europol signed an MoU in December 2016 with a focus on sharing expertise in the areas of cybercrime and Internet security. We will be liaising with Europol on this topic, and would appreciate any feedback from the RIPE community on this or related issues. Best regards, Chris Buckridge External Relations Manager RIPE NCC

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SG20 and DONA etc
by Patrik Fältström 06 Feb '17

06 Feb '17

All, I hear rumors SG20 is moving forward with ideas on prescribing DONA etc as The Directory and Naming System to use, and that it is a replacement for DNS. And that there is an upcoming SG20 meeting. I personally find it being very important ITU-T in this case do not "select" specific naming mechanisms at all. There are numerous different systems that after being bootstrapped with the help of DNS and routing can act on its own. And it would be a disaster if ITU-T prescribe something at this time, unless the usage is very very specific and that harmonization really really is needed. If we should spend time on new naming and lookup mechanisms, I would go for some completely new architectures that do not have any kind of root (neither technical, nor administrative) and instead use things like opportunistic encryption and randomization to find identifiers which globally get to know each other via some ad hoc routing mechanism. paf

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CPDP 2017 - Computers, Privacy and Data Protection
by Gordon Lennox 01 Feb '17

01 Feb '17

Last week we had the annual three-day CPDP event in Brussels. CPDP is a fairly big stakeholder conference. The theme this year was 'The age of intelligent machines”. Not so long ago IEEE organised a one-day seminar on "AI and ethics” also in Brussels. So you can sense some common concerns. However you can find details of CPDP here: http://www.cpdpconferences.org Perhaps as CPDP is held in Brussels - even if not in a typical institutional setting - the organisers succeed in attracting a very varied crowd. There were of course folk from the various EU bodies - the parliament, the commission, EDPS and so on. But also regulators from various EU member states and elsewhere, including the US. And the Council of Europe. And of course many academics and folk from industry. And there were well-known names such as Simon Davies, Bertrand de la Chapelle, Gus Hosein, Paul Nemitz, Bart Preneel, Marc Rotenberg, Marietje Schaake, Phil Zimmerman and many, many more, For a sense of industry involvement see: http://www.cpdpconferences.org/sponsors.html But the event is by no means dominated by industry, far from it. Between the implementation of the GDPR and Brexit and the new US administration and concerns about AI, encryption policy, cyber-warfare, mass surveillance, the so-called Internet of Things - internets of things? - and cloudy computing the programme was very rich. You can find the various sessions on YouTube: search with “CPDP 2017”. One that may be of immediate interest was the one organised by ICANN on: The GDPR impact on the domain name community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5We1t1bClro This was not the first time I had participated. But I did sense this year was even better, if only because there was a bit more participation by technology-aware folk. I would hope to see that continue. It would be good to see some RIPE people there next year. It would be even better if NCC could also get involved in some way. Organising a panel? Or sponsoring some nice coffee! Gordon

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ODP: cooperation-wg Digest, Vol 61, Issue 1
by Joanna Kulesza 01 Feb '17

01 Feb '17

Thank you for the recap Gordon. Let me just briefly +1 your idea - CPDP might prove the perfect venue for the unfolding accountability discussion within the RIPE community. Best to all Joanna Kulesza _________________ This message was sent from a mobile device. Please excuse the brevity and errors. -----Wiadomość oryginalna----- Od: "cooperation-wg-request(a)ripe.net" <cooperation-wg-request(a)ripe.net> Wysłano: ‎2017-‎02-‎01 12:00 Do: "cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net" <cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net> Temat: cooperation-wg Digest, Vol 61, Issue 1 Send cooperation-wg mailing list submissions to cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/cooperation-wg or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to cooperation-wg-request(a)ripe.net You can reach the person managing the list at cooperation-wg-owner(a)ripe.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of cooperation-wg digest..." Today's Topics: 1. CPDP 2017 - Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (Gordon Lennox) 2. Re: CPDP 2017 - Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (Johan Helsingius) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 22:56:40 +0100 From: Gordon Lennox <gordon.lennox.13(a)gmail.com> To: Cooperation WG <cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net> Subject: [cooperation-wg] CPDP 2017 - Computers, Privacy and Data Protection Message-ID: <8394274F-6907-498B-B813-5AEEA87E20BA(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Last week we had the annual three-day CPDP event in Brussels. CPDP is a fairly big stakeholder conference. The theme this year was 'The age of intelligent machines?. Not so long ago IEEE organised a one-day seminar on "AI and ethics? also in Brussels. So you can sense some common concerns. However you can find details of CPDP here: http://www.cpdpconferences.org Perhaps as CPDP is held in Brussels - even if not in a typical institutional setting - the organisers succeed in attracting a very varied crowd. There were of course folk from the various EU bodies - the parliament, the commission, EDPS and so on. But also regulators from various EU member states and elsewhere, including the US. And the Council of Europe. And of course many academics and folk from industry. And there were well-known names such as Simon Davies, Bertrand de la Chapelle, Gus Hosein, Paul Nemitz, Bart Preneel, Marc Rotenberg, Marietje Schaake, Phil Zimmerman and many, many more, For a sense of industry involvement see: http://www.cpdpconferences.org/sponsors.html But the event is by no means dominated by industry, far from it. Between the implementation of the GDPR and Brexit and the new US administration and concerns about AI, encryption policy, cyber-warfare, mass surveillance, the so-called Internet of Things - internets of things? - and cloudy computing the programme was very rich. You can find the various sessions on YouTube: search with ?CPDP 2017?. One that may be of immediate interest was the one organised by ICANN on: The GDPR impact on the domain name community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5We1t1bClro This was not the first time I had participated. But I did sense this year was even better, if only because there was a bit more participation by technology-aware folk. I would hope to see that continue. It would be good to see some RIPE people there next year. It would be even better if NCC could also get involved in some way. Organising a panel? Or sponsoring some nice coffee! Gordon

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RIPE NCC Signs MoU with ARISPA
by Paul Rendek 26 Jan '17

26 Jan '17

Dear colleagues, I’m pleased to announce that today the RIPE NCC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ARISPA, the Arab Regional ISPs & DSPs Association. The MoU formalises the existing relationship between the RIPE NCC and ARISPA, a non-profit organisation whose members include Arab Internet and data service providers. It focuses on capacity building to support the development of the Arab Internet community. You can find the full news announcement here: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ripe-ncc-and… You can also find the MoU itself, along with the other agreements we have with external organisations, on the RIPE NCC website: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/what-we-do/engagement-external-organisations Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. Kind regards, Paul Rendek Director of External Relations RIPE NCC

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RIPE Accountability Task Force - Draft Scope and Webpage Published
by Athina Fragkouli 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

Dear colleagues, As announced in November 2016, the RIPE Accountability Task Force is undertaking a review of the community's procedures, documentation and structures. A webpage for the Task Force has now been published, which includes a scope. This scope is currently draft and the Task Force will share an updated version with the community ahead of RIPE 74: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/tf/ripe-accountability-task-force/ An open mailing list has been created for the Task Force's discussions and is publicly archived: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/accountability-tf/ If you have any feedback or would like to join the Task Force, please send an email to <athina.fragkouli(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards Athina Fragkouli Head of Legal RIPE NCC

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Re: [cooperation-wg] RIPE NCC Contribution to the CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation
by Richard Hill 27 Dec '16

27 Dec '16

Dear Gordon Thank you for this. As you may recall, I was a member of the WSIS secretariat when the text in question was negotiated and I was involved in the discussions. As I recall, the term "enhanced coordination" was used as a an euphemism for "end unilateral US control of Internet governance in general and of ICANN and IANA in particular". However, after the text was agreed, there was disagreement regarding its intent: as I recall, the USA took the view that the intent was to encourage more cooperation amongst UN agencies and between those agencies and other Internet governance bodies such as ICANN. But others might have different recollections. Best Richard Sent from Samsung Mobile. <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Gordon Lennox <gordon.lennox.13(a)gmail.com> </div><div>Date:26/12/2016 10:46 (GMT-04:00) </div><div>To: Cooperation WG <cooperation-wg(a)ripe.net> </div><div>Cc: Chris Buckridge <chrisb(a)ripe.net> </div><div>Subject: Re: [cooperation-wg] RIPE NCC Contribution to the CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation </div><div> </div>I find it interesting how the term “enhanced cooperation” has been interpreted in ways that I think are quite different to what was in the minds of at least some of the people who I understand originally proposed it. In EU relations “enhanced cooperation” has a specific meaning. It was introduced in the Treaty of Amsterdam: so akin to a "term of art”, if you will. Enhanced cooperation, in the EU, was not meant to imply simply better cooperation: it was about differentiated cooperation. In that environment it was and is about some, not all, member states cooperating more fully, more closely, on certain items even in the absence of a wider consensus. So the idea was that, even in a UN-related context, certain states could cooperate more closely, even in the absence of more general agreement? Given the significant on-going restructuring in terms of international relationships one might imagine a shift back to the original intent. Happy holidays! Gordon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_cooperation > On 23 Dec 2016, at 11:42, Chris Buckridge <chrisb(a)ripe.net> wrote: > > Dear colleagues, > > One of the outcomes of last year’s 10-year review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was the formation of a Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation on Public Policy Issues Pertaining to the Internet (WGEC). Established under the United Nations’ Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD), the Working Group was set up in response to the feeling expressed by some UN Member States that there was a need to "develop recommendations on how to further implement enhanced cooperation as envisioned in the Tunis Agenda." > > More information on the Working Group is available at: > http://unctad.org/en/Pages/CSTD/WGEC-2016-to-2018.aspx > > Coming out of the Working Group’s initial meeting in September, there was an open call for contributions in response to two questions: > >> - What are the high level characteristics of enhanced cooperation? >> - Taking into consideration the work of the previous WGEC and the Tunis Agenda, particularly paragraphs 69-71, what kind of recommendations should we consider? > > > Working closely with one of the technical community members of the Working Group, Nick Ashton-Hart, the RIPE NCC developed and submitted a document responding to these questions: > https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/multi-stakeholder-enga… > > In summary, the document notes that, while cooperation amongst all stakeholders is vital in developing Internet capacity, it is important that these efforts focus on practical benefits, and that they be minimally distortive or disruptive to the shared platform that is the Internet. > > The Working Group will hold its next meeting on 26-27 January 2017 in Geneva, where it will consider the contributions received and the way forward for its work. > > Happy, as always, to discuss any questions or comments. Meanwhile, best wishes to those celebrating Christmas/New Year in the coming days and weeks! > > Cheers, > > Chris Buckridge > External Relations Manager > RIPE NCC

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Re: [cooperation-wg] RIPE NCC Contribution to the CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation
by rhill＠hill-a.ch 26 Dec '16

26 Dec '16

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RIPE NCC Contribution to the CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation
by Chris Buckridge 26 Dec '16

26 Dec '16

Dear colleagues, One of the outcomes of last year’s 10-year review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was the formation of a Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation on Public Policy Issues Pertaining to the Internet (WGEC). Established under the United Nations’ Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD), the Working Group was set up in response to the feeling expressed by some UN Member States that there was a need to "develop recommendations on how to further implement enhanced cooperation as envisioned in the Tunis Agenda." More information on the Working Group is available at: http://unctad.org/en/Pages/CSTD/WGEC-2016-to-2018.aspx Coming out of the Working Group’s initial meeting in September, there was an open call for contributions in response to two questions: > - What are the high level characteristics of enhanced cooperation? > - Taking into consideration the work of the previous WGEC and the Tunis Agenda, particularly paragraphs 69-71, what kind of recommendations should we consider? Working closely with one of the technical community members of the Working Group, Nick Ashton-Hart, the RIPE NCC developed and submitted a document responding to these questions: https://www.ripe.net/participate/internet-governance/multi-stakeholder-enga… In summary, the document notes that, while cooperation amongst all stakeholders is vital in developing Internet capacity, it is important that these efforts focus on practical benefits, and that they be minimally distortive or disruptive to the shared platform that is the Internet. The Working Group will hold its next meeting on 26-27 January 2017 in Geneva, where it will consider the contributions received and the way forward for its work. Happy, as always, to discuss any questions or comments. Meanwhile, best wishes to those celebrating Christmas/New Year in the coming days and weeks! Cheers, Chris Buckridge External Relations Manager RIPE NCC

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RIPE NCC and Europol Sign MoU to Enhance Internet Security
by Paul Rendek 15 Dec '16

15 Dec '16

Dear colleagues, I’m pleased to announce that the RIPE NCC and Europol signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Europol’s headquarters in The Hague on 14 December 2016. The MoU builds on our long-standing relationship with Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), with a focus on lending one another expertise in the areas of cybercrime and Internet security. You can find the full news announcement online: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/europol-mou You can also find the MoU itself, along with the other agreements we have with external organisations, on the RIPE NCC website: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/what-we-do/engagement-external-organisations Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. Kind regards, Paul Rendek Director of External Relations RIPE NCC

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IGF workshop on IoT - follow live
by Chris Buckridge 06 Dec '16

06 Dec '16

Dear colleagues, In around one hour (15:00 UTC, Tuesday 6 December), the NRO is facilitating a workshop at the Internet Governance Forum on the Internet of Things. Entitled "The Network of Networked Things: Finding the Internet in IoT”, the session will discuss the impact of the IoT on existing standardisation and administrative bodies, as well as the needs and expectations of IoT end users. You can read more about the workshop at: https://igf2016.sched.org/event/8hsh/ws170-the-network-of-networked-things-… You can follow the session live, and contribute via Webex here: https://intgovforum.webex.com/mw3100/mywebex/default.do?service=1&siteurl=i… Or feel free to tweet thoughts and responses to @ripe_ncc, and we’ll follow them in the room. Any questions, please feel free to hit me up directly via email. Best regards, Chris Buckridge RIPE NCC

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Q: What is the latest trend in Internet connectivity offerings?
by Alessandro Vesely 05 Dec '16

05 Dec '16

Hi all, as asked in ISOC survey, it seems there are a few big players who dominate Internet connectivity market, more and more convoluted with telephone. Here in Italy, for reasons beyond my understanding, you are bound to get a residential connection unless you have a VAT number. I really cannot understand the rationale for that, and it looks to me as a gratuitous limitation of individual freedom. Personally, I'm unable to get a non-filtered, static IP connection since I closed my VAT account (after my tax preparer's recommendation). I'll probably have to give up running my own email server. In addition, I've never been able to get IPv6 addresses --perhaps that needs a fiscal reform, eh? Is it that way all over Europe, or is it just Italy? Can anyone shed some light on why it is so? TIA Ale

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Seeking technical community candidates for IGF MAG
by Chris Buckridge 29 Nov '16

29 Nov '16

Dear colleagues, Please see the notice below - I will follow up when the application details are available, but in the meantime, I am happy to answer any questions that RIPE community members might have about this role (as, I’m sure, could those community members who have previously served on the MAG). Cheers Chris —— Dear colleagues, This note is to inform you that ISOC is facilitating the organisaton of a selection process to identify individuals from the Internet technical community in response to the call for nominations to the 2017 Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG). It is understood that other processes, including self-nominations from individuals of the technical community may occur at the same time. Details about this process and how to nominate will follow shortly, as the NomCom is currently being formed, but we wanted to let you know that this is underway as soon as possible given the short time-frame between the UN’s announcement and the deadline for nominations. Please keep an eye out on this list for more information. About the MAG The purpose of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) is to advise the U.N. Secretary General on the programme and schedule of the Internet Governance Forum meetings. The MAG comprises of 55 Members from governments, the private sector and civil society, including representatives from the academic and technical communities. Those nominated should expect to attend two virtual MAG meetings per month as well as typically three face to face meetings per year.

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