June 29, 2015 archive

Jun 29

Wednesday, June 30, Is “DNSSEC Day” In Germany!

DNSSEC badgeWant to learn about DNSSEC and DANE auf Deutsch? On Wednesday, June 30, 2015, a group of organizations in Germany will be streaming live a session called “DNSSEC Day” from 14:00 to 18:00 CEST (UTC+2). Information can be found at:

heise.de/netze/dnssec-day

They say the exact link for the live stream will be published there before the start.  The agenda indicates the four-hour live stream will be broken into four parts:

• DNSSEC: Wofür man die Technik braucht, wie sie in Grundzügen funktioniert  (an overview)

• Die Anwendersicht: Wie setzen Clients DNSSEC ein, welche Provider und DNS-Server sind ratsam  (a user’s perspective)

• Handreichungen für Administratoren: Eigene Domäne absichern, Registrare finden, Fallstricke vermeiden  (information for administrators)

• DNSSEC-Spezialitäten: Wie DNSSEC im Zusammenspiel mit weiteren Techniken Man-in-the-Middle-Attacken drastisch erschwert und die Mail-Verschlüsselung vereinfacht: OPENPGPKEY, SMIME/A, SSH Fingerprinting, IPSec  (DNSSEC specialties – which would appear to be mostly related to the DANE protocol)

This “DNSSEC Day” is a cooperative effort between three organizations:

  • The German government’s information security agency (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI))
  • DENIC, the registry behind the .DE top-level domain
  • Heise online, a leading technology media site

This kind of initiative is great to see and not surprising in Germany due to the high level of interest in DNSSEC and DANE, particularly for use in email communication.  DANE is being used quite heavily by a number of email providers, and I’ve been pleased to see a number of German email providers actively advertising their support of DNSSEC and DANE on their websites.

More information can be found at:

We look forward to hearing about how well the event goes and to seeing growth in DNSSEC validation and signing within Germany.

Congrats to all the folks involved for making this happen!

P.S. If you would like to get started with DNSSEC and DANE, please visit our Start Here page to begin!

Jun 29

The Hobson & Holtz Report #814: You’re Underusing LinkedIn

Intro: Welcome to Linked Conversations host Chuck Hester, our final guest co-host as Neville’s month-long hiatus draws to a close.

Quick News: How Apple won a PR victory with help from Taylor Swift, one of Hollywood’s biggest publicity agencies gets caught with its hand in the Wikipedia cookie jar, why Netflix reigns supreme in the cord-cutting movement, a top creative executive from the world of advertising proclaims the power of print.

News That Fits: An in-depth conversation about LinkedIn, including the value of a robust company page, LinkedIn’s power as a content marketing tool, enhancing your presence with Slideshare content, and why your sales staff (and others) should be participating in LinkedIn groups; Dan York’s Tech Report, with details on the Internet of Things, a look at David Weinberger’s report on the Internet that once was (and could be again), and a Dow Jones CEO’s warning that news media should rethink getting too cozy using Facebook and Apple as news distribution channels; listener comments; LinkedIn’s acquisition of Lynda.com (and how it might integrate the training site); Igloo Software promo; the last week on the FIR podcast network; how big brands have reacted to the SCOTUS same-sex marriage ruling, and whether other brands should consider following suit.

Music from Jim Keller, and more.

Links to the content in this episode are on Delicious.

So, until July 6, when Neville returns.

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