[Newsclips] IETF SYN-ACK Newspack 2024-04-15

[David Goldstein <[e-mail]>]

The IETF SYN-ACK Newspack collects IETF-related items from a variety of news outlets and other online publications. They do not represent the views of the IETF and are not checked for factual accuracy.

 

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IETF IN THE NEWS

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The internet has bosses aplenty. It’s chaotic but it works

Governing the internet is rather chaotic, says Professor Jan Aart Scholte. ‘But it works.’ Not only do national and local governments have a say but also regional and global organisations. Can we learn from this relatively new form of governance with its lack of clear hierarchy? ... Various international non-profit organisations assign IP addresses and are responsible for domain names and the technical protocols that enable data traffic. These are organisations with names such as ICANN, Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) and IETF. Names few people will have heard of.

< <https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2024/04/the-internet-has-bosses-aplenty.-its-chaotic-but-it-works> https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2024/04/the-internet-has-bosses-aplenty.-its-chaotic-but-it-works>

 

Digital literacy is crucial for a more democratic and trustworthy online world: From understanding the physical infrastructure underpinning the internet, to who’s in control and how content moderation works, knowledge is power online [Sponsored by Ionos]

Internet access has become an essential utility in the modern world. Yet despite its vast influence over people’s lives, the average person likely has a limited understanding of the mechanisms of the online world. ... In the face of increased attempts to control the internet, good internet governance is more important than ever. “The internet is a decentralised network, so there is nobody who controls the internet per se,” explains Scott. But that doesn’t mean there’s no oversight. “Of course, we have organisations that help and coordinate things,” she says. Key organisations such as the IETF and ICANN set standards and policies for the internet’s infrastructure.

< <https://www.raconteur.net/technology/digital-literacy-democratic-online-world> https://www.raconteur.net/technology/digital-literacy-democratic-online-world>

 

Standards and interoperability: The future of the global financial system

Abstract: Over the past few years, the global financial landscape has undergone a significant transformation marked by the emergence and integration of digital assets. Looking ahead, the global financial terrain is set to include a spectrum of both sovereign and nonsovereign digital currencies and both centralized and decentralized networks. This future brings the promise of enhanced efficiency, inclusion, transparency, and choice to global payments. To fulfill this promise, the international community must develop interoperability standards that prioritize a fast, highly scalable, and resilient architecture. The flexibility of this architecture to adapt configurability based on policy and economic considerations is critical to its success. ... The IETF is deeply involved in the development of standards to enhance blockchain interoperability, focusing on the Secure Asset Transfer Protocol (SATP). This protocol is designed to enable seamless transfers of digital assets across diverse distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) by leveraging a network of trusted gateways, akin to the role border gateway routers played in the early internet. Such an approach offers a scalable and ledger-agnostic solution for the rapidly evolving digital asset ecosystem.

< <https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/standards-and-interoperability-the-future-of-the-global-financial-system/> https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/standards-and-interoperability-the-future-of-the-global-financial-system/>

 

Deprecating third-party cookies: a small step towards a more private web

... The third-party cookie was an open-ended technical design that has primarily been abused for online surveillance, but also enabled important functionality, including some forms of authentication, mitigations for certain types of online fraud, and measurement of online advertising. Deprecation provides an opportunity to consider those use cases directly and provide designed-for-purpose mechanisms. Standards bodies, including the W3C and IETF, are hosting debates over numerous proposals, from Google and others, to standardize more privacy-preserving advertising, authentication, fraud prevention, and measurement.

< <https://cdt.org/insights/deprecating-third-party-cookies-a-small-step-towards-a-more-private-web/> https://cdt.org/insights/deprecating-third-party-cookies-a-small-step-towards-a-more-private-web/>

 

An Unexpected Proposal at the IETF – Ethernet over HTTPS

In this post I would like to talk mainly about a document recently published by the IETF called Ethernet over HTTPS Protocol. I must confess that the title caught my attention.

< <https://blog.lacnic.net/en/labs/an-unexpected-proposal-at-the-ietf-ethernet-over-https> https://blog.lacnic.net/en/labs/an-unexpected-proposal-at-the-ietf-ethernet-over-https>

< <https://blog.lacnic.net/labs/una-propuesta-inesperada-dentro-de-ietf-ethernet-sobre-https> https://blog.lacnic.net/labs/una-propuesta-inesperada-dentro-de-ietf-ethernet-sobre-https> [Spanish version]

 

Event Wrap: IETF 119

APNIC supported and participated as the local host in IETF 119, held from 16 to 22 March 2024 in Brisbane, Australia. The event welcomed 1,460 on-site and remote participants from around the world to collaborate and discuss internet protocols and technologies. There was also a Hackathon and a Codesprint. View the agenda for more information.

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2024/04/12/event-wrap-ietf-119/> https://blog.apnic.net/2024/04/12/event-wrap-ietf-119/>

 

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IETF COMMUNITY NOTES

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IETF 119 post-meeting survey

Analysis: We received 255 responses, 254 of whom participated in IETF 119, 190 onsite and 64 remote. With 1206 registered participants, this gives the survey a maximum margin of error of +/- 5.47%.

< <https://www.ietf.org/blog/ietf-119-post-meeting-survey/> https://www.ietf.org/blog/ietf-119-post-meeting-survey/>

 

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SECURITY & PRIVACY

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us: Women Experience Exclusion Twice as Often as Men in Cybersecurity

A new report has found workplace experiences of women are dramatically worse than that of their male counterparts including in areas of respect and exclusion.

< <https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/women-exclusion-twice/> https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/women-exclusion-twice/>

< <https://www.wicys.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2023-State-of-Inclusion-Benchmark-in-Cybersecurity-Report.pdf> https://www.wicys.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2023-State-of-Inclusion-Benchmark-in-Cybersecurity-Report.pdf> [study report]

 

US CISA Aims to Expand Automated Malware Analysis Support

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has announced an update to its Next-Generation Malware Analysis platform as part of an effort to better provide all government entities - including state, local and tribal agencies - with real-time support to fight malicious cyber activity.

< <https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/us-cisa-aims-to-expand-automated-malware-analysis-support-a-24824> https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/us-cisa-aims-to-expand-automated-malware-analysis-support-a-24824>

 

us: CISA Announces Malware Next-Gen Analysis

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announces today a new release of our malware analysis system, called Malware Next-Gen, which allows any organization to submit malware samples and other suspicious artifacts for analysis. Malware Next-Gen allows CISA to more effectively support our partners by automating analysis of newly identified malware and enhancing the cyber defense efforts.

< <https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/cisa-announces-malware-next-gen-analysis> https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/cisa-announces-malware-next-gen-analysis>

 

us: NSA Issues Guidance for Maturing Data Security

The National Security Agency (NSA) is issuing guidance for maturing data security and protecting access to data at rest and in transit.

< <https://www.nsa.gov/Press-Room/Press-Releases-Statements/Press-Release-View/Article/3735130/nsa-issues-guidance-for-maturing-data-security/> https://www.nsa.gov/Press-Room/Press-Releases-Statements/Press-Release-View/Article/3735130/nsa-issues-guidance-for-maturing-data-security/>

 

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INTERNET OF THINGS

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Intelligent mining: How the Internet of Things is revolutionising the mining industry

The Internet of Things (IoT) is radically changing the mining industry by enabling remote controlled ore crushing, automated guided vehicles, and robotic machinery. Chen Wenfeng of Huawei Mining Business Unit, tells us how cutting-edge technologies, such as WiFi-6 network and 5G, is optimising operations and improving safety within the mining sector.

< <https://www.mining-technology.com/sponsored/intelligent-mining-how-the-internet-of-things-is-revolutionising-the-mining-industry/> https://www.mining-technology.com/sponsored/intelligent-mining-how-the-internet-of-things-is-revolutionising-the-mining-industry/>

 

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QUANTUM NETWORKING

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The experimental demonstration of a verifiable blind quantum computing protocol

Quantum computers, systems that process and store information leveraging quantum mechanical phenomena, could eventually outperform classical computers on numerous tasks. Among other things, these computers could allow researchers to tackle complex optimization problems, speed up drug discovery and better protect users against cyber-security threats. ... "At the University of Oxford, we have been building one of the most sophisticated quantum networks in the world," Gabriel Araneda, co-author of the paper, told Phys.org. "We have been able to demonstrate several milestones in the field of quantum networking, including the first complete realization of a device-independent quantum key distribution between remote systems, and the first quantum network of remotely entangled atomic clocks."

< <https://phys.org/news/2024-04-experimental-quantum-protocol.html> https://phys.org/news/2024-04-experimental-quantum-protocol.html>

< <https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-experimental-demonstration-of-a-verifiable-blind-quantum-computing-protocol/ar-BB1lyRNM> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-experimental-demonstration-of-a-verifiable-blind-quantum-computing-protocol/ar-BB1lyRNM>

 

UTC Quantum speaker series to kick off six weeks of learning in observance of World Quantum Day 2024 [When: Wednesdays, April 17, 24; and May 1]

It’s not a mysterious quantum property that turns a day—World Quantum Day—into six weeks. It’s just that in Chattanooga, where so much is happening with so many collaborators in the quantum arena, all the insights and learning opportunities simply can’t be fit into just one day.

< <https://blog.utc.edu/news/2024/04/utc-quantum-speaker-series-to-kick-off-six-weeks-of-learning-in-observance-of-world-quantum-day-2024/> https://blog.utc.edu/news/2024/04/utc-quantum-speaker-series-to-kick-off-six-weeks-of-learning-in-observance-of-world-quantum-day-2024/>

 

Metropolitan-Scale Quantum Link: A Leap Forward in Quantum Internet Technology

The Metropolitan-Scale Quantum Link, a significant development in quantum internet technology, connects quantum processors at a metropolitan scale. Developed by a collaboration of institutions, the Quantum Link involves two independently operated quantum network nodes separated by 10km, linked via 25km of optical fiber. The system mitigates photon loss and enables the delivery of a predefined entangled state on the nodes. The Quantum Link’s extensible architecture, precise polarization and timing control, and active stabilization of the relative optical phase between photons emitted from the nodes contribute to its potential for efficient entanglement generation, making it a key tool for the development of large-scale quantum networks.

< <https://quantumzeitgeist.com/metropolitan-scale-quantum-link-a-leap-forward-in-quantum-internet-technology/> https://quantumzeitgeist.com/metropolitan-scale-quantum-link-a-leap-forward-in-quantum-internet-technology/>

 

us: New bill would greatly expand Defense Department quantum efforts

Republican lawmakers introduced a new bill Wednesday to accelerate the Defense Department’s use of quantum information science, from sensing and navigation to more ambitious goals of quantum computing for advanced artificial intelligence applications.

< <https://washingtontechnology.com/contracts/2024/04/new-bill-would-greatly-expand-defense-department-quantum-efforts/395709/> https://washingtontechnology.com/contracts/2024/04/new-bill-would-greatly-expand-defense-department-quantum-efforts/395709/>

 

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NEW TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS

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Google Pixel 9 series to get emergency satellite connectivity, new modem

Most people don’t consider the modem when considering buying a new phone, and why should they? Unfortunately, it’s something a lot of Pixel users are increasingly having to learn about. ... Finally, there’s support for 3GPP Rel. 17 which brings support for 5G non-terrestrial networks (NTN), or satellite-based communication in other words.

< <https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-9-sos-satellite-connectivity-3433498/> https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-9-sos-satellite-connectivity-3433498/>

 

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OTHERWISE NOTEWORTHY

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EU telecoms standards institute set for new leadership

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), will elect a new leader later this month, who will be tasked with navigating the troubled relationship between the body and the EU Commission.

< <https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/eu-telecoms-standards-institute-set-for-new-leadership/> https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/eu-telecoms-standards-institute-set-for-new-leadership/>

 

Navigating through Challenges and Opportunities of Cybersecurity Standardization

On 5 March, the European Standardization Organizations (ESOs), CEN, CENELEC and ETSI, joined forces with ENISA, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, to organize their 8th Cybersecurity Standardization Conference.

< <https://www.etsi.org/newsroom/news/2341-navigating-through-challenges-and-opportunities-of-cybersecurity-standardisation> https://www.etsi.org/newsroom/news/2341-navigating-through-challenges-and-opportunities-of-cybersecurity-standardisation>

 

Speech by Executive Vice President Vestager on technology and politics at the Institute for Advanced Study

Good morning. It is a true honour to address you here today. A true honour to walk in the steps of some of this world's most illustrious thinkers. Along Fuld Hall, all the way to this room, where many of them gave lectures that changed the course of time. ... This is only the beginning of the journey. As we have just discussed, rights are only as valuable as our capacity to enforce them. So we must move quickly in developing the standards, methodologies and benchmarks, that will allow us to ensure AI is shaped and used safely.

< <https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_24_1927> https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_24_1927>

 

Updated Candidate Recommendation: Web Neural Network API

The Web Machine Learning Working Group invites implementations of an updated Candidate Recommendation Snapshot of Web Neural Network API. This document describes a dedicated low-level API for neural network inference hardware acceleration.

< <https://www.w3.org/news/2024/updated-candidate-recommendation-web-neural-network-api/> https://www.w3.org/news/2024/updated-candidate-recommendation-web-neural-network-api/>

 

LACNIC migrates to new RPKI system

During the month of April, LACNIC – the Regional Internet Registry for South America – will migrate to a new RPKI resource certification system, which has already reached a 50% adoption rate in IPv4 and nearly 40% in IPv6.

< <https://btw.media/lacnic-migrates-to-new-rpki-system/> https://btw.media/lacnic-migrates-to-new-rpki-system/>

 

ARIN RPKI Updates and Upcoming Enhancements

Encouraging and enhancing routing security is a top priority for ARIN, with significant work dedicated over the past year to improving our Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) and Internet Routing Registry (IRR) services.

< <https://www.arin.net/blog/2024/04/09/rpki-updates/> https://www.arin.net/blog/2024/04/09/rpki-updates/>

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