Re: ccTLD Registry training programs to improve Internet security and stability

[Steve Crocker <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve Huter's excellent post prompts me to build on his comment.  He describes 
a continuing and perhaps even a growing demand for technical training for the 
ccTLDs in five areas.  Do we have a sense of how many ccTLDs need or are likely 
to need this sort of training?  Do we expect we will have covered the ground 
some day, i.e. satisfied the need for this sort of training around the world?  
Is it possible to set up metrics and a nominal timeline?

Thanks,

Steve Crocker
Chair, ICANN Board of Directors
Founding Chair of ICANN's Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC)
Co-Director DNSSEC Deployment Initiative


On May 6, 2013, at 2:01 PM, "Steven G. Huter" <sghuter@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello everyone
> 
> I would like to state for the record that the technical training
> programs organized in cooperation with the regional TLD groups, regional
> network operators groups (NOGs), ICANN, ISOC and NSRC over the past
> years have significantly improved security, stability, and reliability
> at a number of ccTLD registries in different world regions.
> 
> However, the number of requests and needs that we continue to receive
> from individual ccTLD registries, as well as the regional TLD groups,
> indicates that there remains ongoing need for help with the following
> topics, among others, for a number of ccTLD registries:
> 
>    to secure DNS installations, and instrument them
>    to learn about DNS service monitoring, including latency
>    to acquire experience with different DNS software platforms
>    to understand DNS Security (DNSSEC) extensions
>    to seek training/help with DNSSEC deployment plans and procedures
> 
> We greatly appreciate ICANN's continued leadership and engagement in
> providing resources to assist the ccTLD registries and regional TLD
> groups with improving their ability to secure and more effectively
> manage their respective operations.
> 
> Steve Huter, Director
> Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC)
> http://nsrc.org/