DNS Security Threat Mitigation Program

The DNS Security Threat Mitigation Program is an ICANN Organization program that provides research, data, and expertise to the community so stakeholders can engage in fact-based discussions about DNS Abuse and cybersecurity; tools for mitigating DNS security threats; and enforcing Contractual Compliance provisions in the Registry Agreement, Registrar Accreditation Agreement, and ICANN Consensus Policies through audits and the pursuit of complaints.^[1]

Projects

Inferential Analysis of Maliciously Registered Domains (INFERMAL)^[2]
Domain Abuse Activity Reporting (DAAR)
Domain Name Security Threat Information Collection and Reporting (DNSTICR)

References

[1] DNS Security Threat Mitigation Program, ICANN.org

[2] New ICANN Project Explores the Drivers of Malicious Domain Name Registrations, Blogs, ICANN.org

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