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Afilias says “no” to SOPA

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is the subject of substantial controversy in the United States, and the domain name industry is squarely in the middle of the debate. Many DNS service providers and technology developers in the industry oppose SOPA, Afilias among them. Here's why.

Beyond the Top Level: DNSSEC Deployment at ICANN 40

I recently wrote about the encouraging level of DNSSEC adoption among top-level domain name registries, and noted that adoption at the second level and in applications is an important next step for adding more security to the DNS. The root and approximately 20 percent of the top level domains are now signed; it is time for registrars and recursive DNS servers operated by the ISPs to occupy center stage.

Afilias' Ram Mohan named to IDG's InfoWorld CTO 25 Awards for DNSSEC leadership

 

DUBLIN, IRELAND - 1 June 2010 - Today Afilias, a leading provider of Internet infrastructure services, announced that its Chief Technology Officer, Ram Mohan, has been named to IDG's InfoWorld CTO 25 Awards for his work and innovation in deploying Domain Name Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in the Internet's domain name system (DNS).

.ME Registry, ISC & Afilias Partner To Provide F-Root Servers In Podgorica

Podgorica, Montenegro – March 16, 2009 – The .ME Registry announced today it is partnering with the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC), a non-profit which provides core Open Source Internet software and Afilias Limited, a leading provider of Internet infrastructure services, to place F-root servers at the .ME Registry data center in Podgorica, Montenegro. These servers will provide increased resilience and performance to the DNS in Montenegro.

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DNS EASY 2011

Date: 
Oct 18, 2011 - Oct 20, 2011
Location: 
Global Cyber Security Center, Rome (Italy)

The DNS EASY 2011 workshop will bring together researchers and professionals from academia, industry and governmental agencies plus representatives from across DNS ecosystem stakeholder groups -- technical development, network operators, enterprise users, and security experts -- to discuss all aspects of the DNS Health and Security.

The DNS EASY 2011 workshop is also the site of the third ICANN Global Symposium on DNS Security, Stability and Resiliency.

Afilias and RIGHT OF THE DOT announce collaboration to support applications for ICANN new TLD program

ICANN SINGAPORE– June 21, 2011 – Afilias Limited, a leading provider of Internet domain name registry and Domain Name System (DNS) services, and RIGHT OF THE DOT LLC, a consulting firm with expertise in domain name valuation, today announced that they have entered into an agreement to assist applicants in ICANN’s forthcoming program for new Top Level Domains (TLDs).