Press Releases
Protecting Privacy and Personal Data Key to Digital Economy in Africa, says Internet Society
Internet Society and African Union Commission launch guidelines on Personal Data Protection Dakar, Senegal– 9 May, 2018 – Today...
MANRS Launches New IXP Programme to Promote Routing Security
African, European, Russian, North American, and South American IXPs Onboard The Ten Founding Participants are Asteroid (International), CABASE (Argentina),...
The Internet Society Announces New Appointments to the Public Interest Registry Board of Directors
Washington, DC – 13 March, 2018 – The Internet Society today announced that Narelle Clark, Suzanne Woolf and Jay...
Internet Society and the OAS through CITEL sign an agreement to bring the Internet closer to rural areas of the Americas
Buenos Aires, 12th of March 2018 – The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS), through its...
Internet Society and African IXP Association Partner with South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association for AfPIF at iWeek
Johannesburg, South Africa -5 March 2018 – The Internet Society and African IXP Association (AFIX) have announced that they...
Online Trust Alliance Reports Doubling of Cyber Incidents in 2017
Skyrocketing ransomware results in 160,000 cyberattacks, yet report finds 93 percent of breaches could have been avoided Reston, VA...
OTA Audits Email Trustworthiness of 200 Largest Online Retailers Leading into Holiday Shopping Season
Majority honor unsubscribe requests and help prevent email impersonation, but retailers are making it harder to easily opt-out Dec....
Secure, Trusted Internet Critical to Advancing African Economy
New Internet Society report highlights how Africa can benefit more from the Internet economy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia –...
Kimberly C. Claffy Honored with Jonathan B. Postel Service Award
Visionary in the field of Internet research recognized Singapore — November 15, 2017 — The Internet Society, a global...
OTA Research Shows Increasing Government Agency Adoption of Practices to Help Curb Email and Website Fraud or Abuse
Reston, VA – The Online Trust Alliance (OTA), an Internet Society initiative, today released analysis that shows top government...
Digital Economy in the Middle East holds untapped potential, says new report
More needs to be done to bring the benefits of the Internet to everyone Abu Dhabi, UAE –31 October,...
Indigenous Connectivity Summit Sheds Light on Ways in Which Indigenous Communities Bridge the Digital Divide
Two-day Event will Facilitate Conversation between Individuals and Organizations Committed to Bringing the Internet to Indigenous Communities Throughout North...