Duane Wessels

Duane Wessels

Fellow at Verisign
Joined on July 16, 2008
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About
Duane Wessels, a fellow at Verisign, focuses on data analysis and Domain Name System Security Extension projects. He brings over 15 years of experience working in the data analysis and research fields. Prior to joining Verisign in 2010, Duane was the director of the Domain Name System Operations Analysis Research Center, where he developed tools and services, organized workshops, and recruited new members. Duane is an active participant in various Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers multi-stakeholder community groups, including the Root Server System Advisory Committee, the Root Zone Evolution Review Committee and the Root Server System Governance Working Group. Duane is also an active member of the Internet Engineering Task Force DNS Operations working group, the North American Network Operators' Group, and DNS-OARC. He has also served on the board of directors for both NANOG and DNS-OARC, and has co-authored several internet Request for Comments. Duane holds a Master of Science in telecommunications from the University of Colorado and a Bachelor of Science in physics from Washington State University.

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2008 - Jul 28 on Not a Guessing Game
2008 - Jul 28 on Not a Guessing Game
2008 - Jul 18 on Not a Guessing Game
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2008 - Jul 16 on Not a Guessing Game

Topic Interests

DNS ,  Cybersecurity ,  Cyberattack ,  DDoS Attack ,  Networks ,  Threat Intelligence ,  DNS Security ,  ICANN ,  Registry Services ,  Domain Names , 

Recent Blogs

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The 2024-2026 Root Zone KSK Rollover: Initial Observations and Early Trends

  • Mar 19, 2025
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Verisign Will Help Strengthen Security With DNSSEC Algorithm Update

  • Aug 10, 2023
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Adding ZONEMD Protections to the Root Zone

  • Apr 18, 2023
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Verisign’s Role in Securing the DNS Through Key Signing Ceremonies

  • Mar 01, 2023
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