We’re pleased to announce that the Internet Society and the Asia Pacific Network Operators Group Ltd (APNOG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in supporting the MANRS initiative in the Asia-Pacific Region. APNOG is the non-profit entity that has assumed responsibility for delivery of the annual APRICOT technology summit. This MoU continues a long-term relationship between APRICOT organizers (previously APIA, now APNOG) and the Internet Society.
APNOG and the Internet Society will undertake
initiatives and activities to promote the security of the Internet’s global
routing system and Mutually
Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS). MANRS is a global
initiative, supported by the Internet Society, that provides crucial fixes to
reduce the most common routing threats.
The organizations will tackle routing-related cybersecurity
incidents such as route hijacking, route leaks, IP address spoofing, and other
harmful activities that can lead to DDoS attacks, traffic inspection, lost
revenue, reputational damage, and more.
Specific
activities include hosting events on routing security at the annual APRICOT
Summit and/or online; promoting MANRS participation to APRICOT attendees; helping
develop the MANRS community in the region; and working together on the MANRS
Observatory, which demonstrates a network’s level of MANRS readiness and serves
as an indication of the general state of routing security.
“We believe Internet routing
security issues can be resolved through collective action and a shared sense of
responsibility. We look forward to welcoming more MANRS members from the Asia-Pacific region,
and working together with APNOG to improve routing security both, regionally
and globally”, said Rajnesh Singh, Regional Vice-President, Asia-Pacific for
the Internet Society.
“We run APRICOT to cultivate the skills and understanding needed to develop a robust Internet infrastructure across the Asia-Pacific region – a goal also strongly supported by the MANRS community and the Internet Society. The partnership will let us work more closely together, and I look forward to MANRS playing an increasingly important role among key Internet builders in the region,” said Philip Smith, Director of APNOG.
Learn more about APRICOT.