Secure Key Exchange

Homomorphic Encryption: What Is It, and Why Does It Matter?

Learn about the concept of homomorphic encryption, its practicalities and implications, in order to make smart choices about this...

A Joint Call to World Leaders for a Secure and Trusted Digital Economy

Security Through Encryption and Despite Encryption: An (un)Achievable Outcome?

On 16 June 2021 we organised a roundtable to explore in greater detail how to apply the European Council’s...

Mauritius Must Not Fall into the ‘Mass Surveillance’ Trap

On 17 May, 2020, The Internet Society, alongside the IGF Mauritius, submitted a response to the call to the...

Mauritius IGF and Internet Society Response to Mauritius ICTA Consultation Paper

The Mauritius IGF and the Internet Society's input to the proposed amendments to the ICT ACT for regulating the...

Fact Sheet: Quantum Physics and Computing

A paper explaining how quantum computing and encryption are related.

Latest U.S. ‘Anti-Encryption’ Bill Threatens Security of Millions

The Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act recently introduced to U.S. Congress may be the worse in a recent...

Now Is Not the Time to Put Everyone’s Security on the Line

This opinion piece was originally published in SC Magazine. With social distancing the norm, we’re spending more time on the Internet...

Fact Sheet: Ghost Proposals

What are “ghost” proposals and why should we care? At least one government has recently proposed that in order...

Strong Encryption Is Central to Good Security – India’s Proposed Intermediary Rules Puts It at Risk

Security and encryption experts from around the world are calling on the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTy) to...

What Is a Man in the Middle (MITM) Attack?

Simply put, MITM is an attack in which a third party gains access to the communications between two other...

The Internet Society’s Concerns on the Recent Government Action in Kazakhstan Regarding Encrypted Internet Traffic 

The Internet Society and Internet Society Kazakhstan Chapter are deeply concerned about the recent actions taken by the Kazakh...