Facebook Takes On Snapchat With Launch of "Messenger Codes" To Easily Connect Users

On the eve of Facebook’s major "F8 Developer Conference" happening April 12-13, the company has launched a clear attack on Snapchat’s "Snapcode" method of connecting users with their new "Messenger Codes". If you go into the newest version of Facebook…

DNS-OARC 24 Streaming Live March 31 / April 1 from Buenos Aires

Today and tomorrow you have a great opportunity to listen to some of the newest research into the Domain Name System (DNS) operations and security through the live video stream of the 24th meeting of the DNS Operations Analysis and Research Center (DNS-OARC). You can watch live at: https://www.youtube.com/c/DnsoarcNetPlus/live and view the past recordings on Read more…

TDYR 298 – Heading To Buenos Aires for #IETF95 and more…

I am heading to Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the 95th meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and several other meetings. In this episode I talk about what I will be doing there.

The Path Toward Increasing the Security of DNSSEC with Elliptic Curve Cryptography (Featured Blog)

How do we make DNSSEC even more secure through the use of elliptic curve cryptography? What are the advantages of algorithms based on elliptic curves? And what steps need to happen to make this a reality? What challenges lie in the way? Over the past f…

The Path Toward Increasing The Security of DNSSEC with Elliptic Curve Cryptography (Featured Blog)

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The Next Steps Toward Increasing The Security of DNSSEC with Elliptic Curve Cryptography

How do we make DNSSEC even more secure through the use of elliptic curve cryptography?  What are the advantages of algorithms based on elliptic curves?  And what steps need to happen to make this a reality?  What challenges lie in the way? Over the past few months we’ve been discussing these questions within the community Read more…

Rough Guide to IETF 95: DNSSEC, DPRIVE, DANE and DNS Security

The most passionate discussions involving “DNS security” at IETF 95 in Buenos Aires may possibly take place not in the “traditional” DNS-related Working Groups, but rather over in the Using TLS in Applications (UTA) Working Group on Monday, April 4, 20…

Rough Guide to IETF 95: DNSSEC, DPRIVE, DANE and DNS Security

The most passionate discussions involving “DNS security” at IETF 95 in Buenos Aires may possibly take place not in the “traditional” DNS-related Working Groups, but rather over in the Using TLS in Applications (UTA) Working Group on Monday, April 4, 2016, at 14:00 ART where what looks like a vigorous discussion is shaping up about […]

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TDYR 297 – Brussels: There Are No Words

TDYR 297 – Brussels: There Are No Words by Dan York

Video: The Controversial Physics of Curling (Smarter Every Day 111)

Have you ever wondered why a curling stone curls? And what is it that brooms actually do, anyway?   Destin, the host of the “Smarter Every Day” video series, explored this question back in 2014 with this intriguing video: Want to learn more about curling and help bring it to the Monadnock region?  Let us know […]