Just a guy in Vermont trying to connect all the dots...
Dan York
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Jun 06
TDYR 305 – Celebrating the 4th World IPv6 Launchiversary
Today is the 4th anniversary of World IPv6 Launch and I talked in this episode about why that matters and what people should do. More info in this CircleID post:
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160606_google_ipv6_stats_hit_12_percent_on_4th_anniversary_of_world_ipv6/
and also:
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160505_apple_requires_all_ios_apps_work_on_ipv6_only_networks/
Jun 06
Google’s IPv6 Stats Hit 12% on Fourth Anniversary of World IPv6 Launch (Featured Blog)
Four years ago today, thousands of websites, including Facebook, Google and Yahoo, and hundreds of networks permanently enabled IPv6 in what was called "World IPv6 Launch". One year before, on June 6, 2011, there had been a 24-hour test in "World IPv6 Day" but by June 6, 2012, IPv6 was enabled permanently for the participating sites and networks. One of the many IPv6 statistics sites many of us have watched since that time has been Google's statistics. More...
May 31
TDYR 304 – 41 Days of Duolingo and Why I like the app for learning languages
Today was the 41st consecutive day I have been learning Spanish using the DuoLingo app. In this episode I talk about why I find the app so powerful for learning languages and relay my experience using it for French, Spanish and German.
May 27
May 31 Deadline for $517,000 US in Internet-related Grants in Africa and Asia Pacific (Featured Blog)
If you are located in Africa or the Asia Pacific region, this coming Tuesday, May 31, is the application deadline for an excellent series of grants related to Internet infrastructure, development, security and education. I just wrote about the Internet Society Cybersecurity Grant for up to $56,000 AUD (roughly $40K USD) in the Asia Pacific region... but it is part of a larger set of grants that all have a deadline of May 31. More...
May 27
May 31 Deadline For $40,000 Cybersecurity Grant For DNSSEC, RPKI, BPG and more
Do you have an idea for a project related to DNSSEC, RPKI, BGP security or other security technologies? And will that project’s activities take place in the Asia-Pacific region? (View the list of eligible countries and economies.)
If so, the Information Society Information Fund (ISIF) Asia is seeking proposals for projects that can be funded up to a maximum of $56,000 AUD (roughly $40,000 USD). This “Cybersecurity Grant” is sponsored by the Internet Society as part of our support for the Seed Alliance.
THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS IS TUESDAY, MAY 31!
Please read the Cybersecurity Grant page for more information and follow the instructions for applying. Please do remember that the project activities must be conducted within one of the economies that ISIF considers to be the Asia Pacific region. ISIF also provides some guidelines for applicants and a FAQ.
As noted on the page, the focus is around practical solutions for resiliency and security in one of these areas:
- Naming: innovative approaches to DNSSEC that enhance user confidence in Internet-based services.
- Routing: support for wider deployment of secure routing technologies (RPKI, BGPSEC) and best practices (MANRS).
- Measurement: investigate the nature and extent of deployment of security solutions on the Internet.
- Traffic management: tools to measure Internet traffic congestion and/or traffic management practices OR analysis of traffic management policies and practices.
- Confidential communications: strategies or solutions to enhance the confidentiality of Internet traffic.
- Data security and integrity: options for improved data security and/or data breach detection and mitigation.
- Internet of Things (IoT): security of IoT.
- Critical Infrastructure: security of computer-controlled systems such as energy grids, transport networks, water supply, sewage, etc.) from cyber attacks.
- End-user device security: options for improved end-user security.
- Building security skills in your local community.
We hope that people and organizations within the AP region will apply for this excellent grant opportunity. The application period opened up February 24 – but we thought we’d give one final notice in case people weren’t aware.
We look forward to learning in September about how the recipients will work to make the Internet more secure and resilient!
May 24
Join An Online Dialogue About Encryption – Wednesday, May 25, at 13:30 UTC (Featured Blog)
What are your concerns around encryption? What questions do you have about the legal, technical and policy aspects of the increasing use of encryption? How does encryption help bring about a higher level of trust in the Internet? On Wednesday, May 25, the Internet Society and its Greater Washington, DC Chapter are hosting an "Online Dialogue About Encryption" to discuss all these questions and many more. More...
May 13
Know Someone Who Has Made the Internet Better? Postel Award Nominations Deadline May 18 (Featured Blog)
Do you know of someone who has made the Internet better in some way who deserves more recognition? Maybe someone who has helped extend Internet access to a large region? Or wrote widely-used programs that make the Internet more secure? Or maybe someone who has been actively working for open standards and open processes for the Internet? More...
