Beware the Bots: Rising AI Traffic Threatens to Reshape ISP Networks

Rapidly growing bot traffic is changing how Internet networks are designed, managed and billed. As AI-driven applications expand, smaller ISPs could face rising capacity demands, unpredictable traffic patterns and costly infrastructure upgrades. more

Maintaining the ITU “Artificial Intelligence” Resolution

A US proposal would replace "artificial intelligence" with "super intelligence" in ITU Resolution 214, remove references to shared concerns and prohibit ITU work supporting AI governance, regulation and ethics. more

DNS Hijacking Campaign Targets 12 Cryptocurrency Sites as Registrar-Level Compromise Investigated

A coordinated wave of DNS hijackings redirected visitors from 12 cryptocurrency websites to wallet-draining pages, with affected operators reporting registrar-level compromises involving domain services associated with Vercel Domains and Name.com. more

French Lawmakers Back Per-Gigabyte Internet Traffic Tax Despite Government Opposition

French lawmakers approved a proposed €0.055-per-gigabyte tax on Internet traffic, targeting content providers and CDNs despite government opposition. The measure could raise billions annually but faces further legislative hurdles. more

ITU Receives New IPv6 and Internet Governance Proposals Ahead of November Conference

New proposals submitted to the ITU address IPv6 deployment, internationalized domain names and Internet governance, with competing regional amendments awaiting consideration at the November Plenipotentiary Conference in Doha. more

Bangla Is on ICANN’s Script List. Where Are the Applicants?

ICANN's 2026 new gTLD round attracted no Bangla-script applications, despite supporting 27 scripts. Application data reveals limited South Asian participation and a sharp decline in internationalized domain applications compared with 2012. more

Pentagon Investigates Military Base Freezer Failures as Suspected Cyberattack

The Pentagon is investigating unexplained refrigeration failures at six US military commissaries as a possible cyberattack, while French authorities examine attacks on Internet-connected refrigeration systems affecting hundreds of supermarkets. more

DNSSEC in Ghana: 99% Can Validate, But .gh Remains Unsigned

Ghana reports approximately 99% DNSSEC validation capability among measured users, yet its .gh domain remains unsigned, exposing a gap between resolver readiness and domain security that calls for coordinated deployment and operational planning. more

Global Internet Infrastructure at NANOG 98: Growth, Ownership, and Sovereignty

Growing demand for international bandwidth is accelerating investment in submarine cables and satellite networks, while increasing ownership concentration among major technology companies raises questions about competition, infrastructure resilience and national sovereignty. more

Who Still Governs Africa’s Internet Resources?

Cloud Innovation's reappearance in AFRINIC's Mauritian membership register raises questions about governance, judicial oversight and institutional independence. The author calls for transparent records, scrutiny of conflicts of interest and an orderly end to receivership. more

Iran Escalates Threats Against Gulf Undersea Internet Cables

Iranian officials have outlined plans to target undersea Internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz, while a new propaganda video depicts attacks that could disrupt connectivity across Gulf states. more

Quad9’s Planned Departure From France Shows Why Internet Infrastructure Policy Needs a Wider Lens

Quad9's planned withdrawal from France over DNS blocking orders highlights the tension between copyright enforcement and Internet security, raising questions about whether infrastructure-level restrictions impose consequences beyond their intended targets. more

Google and Meta Undersea Cables Rank Among Pacific’s Most Vulnerable to Sabotage

New research ranks trans-Pacific submarine cables by sabotage vulnerability, identifying Google and Meta projects among high-risk systems while documenting Chinese research vessel activity near critical underwater communications infrastructure. more

CISA Unveils 2030 Strategy to Shift U.S. Cyber Defense Toward Proactive Threat Removal

CISA's new 2030 strategy shifts US cyber defense toward proactive threat removal, prioritizing critical infrastructure protection and national resilience, with implementation milestones set for the coming year. more

Vulnerability Windows and Exposure Costs: Modeling the Effects of Stale Trust

A Verisign Labs framework quantifies how compromised certificates remain trusted when revocation information is stale, using vulnerability windows and exposure costs to compare security risks and measure the benefits of faster certificate status updates. more