InfraGard National Members Alliance Comments on Issues for Single Letter Domain
<DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></P>Dear Dr. Twomey,<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Pursuant to our letter of 11 October 2007 (commenting on and supporting ICANN’s strategic plan from a security perspective), the InfraGard National Members Alliance (INMA) would like to continue to engage ICANN in seeking a more secure Internet environment.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We would like to take this opportunity to expand our participation in this process as offered to us by ICANN to comment on ICANN’s creation of single letter domains.<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">To recap briefly, the INMA is the private sector side of the FBI’s InfraGard program.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The INMA represents the 20,000-plus InfraGard subject matter experts (SMEs) across the country who consist of a cross section of the owners and operators of the critical infrastructures of our nation.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We understand the value of establishing cooperation between government and a wide range of private sector individuals and organizations to improve security outcomes.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Our view is that ICANN has increasingly performed that role for key Internet functions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Also as articulated earlier by the INMA, the INMA believes meeting crucial security challenges is not just ICANN’s responsibility.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All those government, private sector, and even individuals with a stake in the Internet as the vibrant, global and secure medium must come together.<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">We understand that pursuing a more vigorous security agenda will require resources and that the creation of single letter domains offers an opportunity to capture additional resources.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We believe that ICANN can appropriately use these new resources to pursue security outcomes, particularly in building capacity in the top-level domain (TLD) and the registry/registrar communities.<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The INMA is actively engaged in how the Internet evolves and we believe that security must be stressed.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We appreciate ICANN’s willingness to consider our input on issues that affect the Internet community as a whole.<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Robert Schmidt<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">President<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">InfraGard National Members <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Alliance</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A href="mailto:President@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>President@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(312) 203-8307<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV> Attachment:
ICANN Letter from INMA 121407.pdf |