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

Too Many Providers, More Moving Parts: The Challenge of SSL Certificate Fragmentation

Research into SSL certificates at Forbes Global 2000 companies reveals widespread provider fragmentation, raising operational concerns as certificate validity periods shorten to 100 days in March 2027. more

Attackers Hijack Government and School DNS Records to Promote Illegal Gambling

Infoblox researchers uncovered two operations exploiting government and educational DNS infrastructure across three countries to promote illegal gambling, exposing security weaknesses that conventional website monitoring may overlook. more

Low IDN Applications Raise Concerns for ICANN’s 2026 New gTLD Round

Only 21 internationalized domain name applications were submitted in ICANN's 2026 new gTLD round, raising government concerns about linguistic diversity and the accessibility of the domain expansion program. more

France Proposes One-Hour Social Media Removal Rule After Secret DNS-Blocking Plans

France has proposed legislation allowing authorities to block social media platforms over prohibited content, following revelations that telecom operators were asked to prepare geographically targeted DNS restrictions during protests. more

The Phishing Domain You Missed Shares a Nameserver With the One You Caught

Nameserver-based searches can uncover related domains that conventional phishing monitoring misses. An investigation of shared DNS infrastructure reveals how registration patterns, nameserver pairs and timely zone data can help identify suspicious domain clusters. more

ICANN Names Three Independent Objectors to Review 2026 New gTLD Applications

ICANN has appointed three independent objectors for the 2026 new-gTLD round, establishing a mechanism to challenge applications on public-interest and community grounds, with safeguards against institutional interference. more

RIPE NCC Freezes Internet Number Resources Under EU Sanctions, but Routing Remains Unaffected

RIPE NCC has frozen Internet number resources linked to 28 newly sanctioned entities under EU rules. The restrictions block resource transfers and new allocations but do not automatically interrupt network routing or connectivity. more

Technology Advances That Could Transform the Broadband Industry

Research breakthroughs that highlight advances in semiconductor design, record-setting fiber transmission, light-based quantum computing and WiFi sensing, with potential implications for network performance, energy efficiency and privacy. more

UK Proposes Tougher Undersea Cable Security Laws and Emergency Intervention Powers

The UK proposes stronger security obligations for undersea cable operators, tougher penalties for infrastructure damage and emergency intervention powers, raising questions about compliance costs, repair readiness and the resilience of international Internet connectivity. more