Why?

The stable, safe and secure operation of the DNS has proven to be the foundation for the global expansion of the Internet as a universal public resource. However, like any other innovation and every technology, the Internet and the DNS are vulnerable to abuse, such as malware, botnets, phishing, pharming or spam. The topDNS initiative and its members are committed to fighting DNS abuse.


How?

To achieve this goal, the topDNS initiative rests on two main pillars:

Education & Awareness

  • Promoting existing efforts to fight abuse online
  • Educating policy & decision makers
  • Involving hosting providers and their abuse teams
  • Amplifying the messages of the industry

Collaboration & Operationalisation

  • Collaboration with eco, a trusted Internet platform
  • Sharing best-practice guidance on abuse management
  • Standardising reports, use cases, data & definitions
  • Developing a Trusted Notifier Framework

Supporters

Among the many eco members who are fighting abuse on the Internet every day, we would like to thank our sponsors of the topDNS Initiative.

Please email topdns@eco.de if you are interested in joining!

CleanDNS
iQ Global
.Org
Realtime Register

Steering Committee

The topDNS Initiative is lead and guided by a group of leading industry experts:

Jeffrey Bedser
Jeffrey Bedser

CEO
CleanDNS

Brian Cimbolic
Brian Cimbolic

Vice President, General Counsel
Public Interest Registry

Keith Drazek
Keith Drazek

VP of Policy & Government Relations
Verisign

Volker Greimann

Head of Policy and Compliance – Online Division
Team Internet

Gianni Ponzi

Chief Commercial Officer
IQ Global

Richard Leaning

Director, Trust & Safety
Cloudflare

Theo Geurts
Theo Geurts

CIPP/E Privacy & GRC Officer
Realtime Register

Robert Schischka

CEO
nic.at

Michael Hausding

Competence Lead DNS & Domain Abuse
SWITCH

Marco Hoffmann

Head of Domain Services
InterNetX


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Events

Vorbereitungsworkshop – “Internet Infrastructure Forum”

eco – Verband der Internetwirtschaft und seine topDNS Initiative lädt am 5. November 2024 zum exklusiven Vorbereitungsworkshop für das “Forum for Internet Infrastructure Operators” nach Frankfurt am Main ein! Das Internet ist einzigartig. Tausende von unabhängigen Providern sorgen weltweit dafür, dass die technische Infrastruktur funktioniert. Schließlich ist das Internet heute... ...
Nov 05, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
25hours Hotel Frankfurt The Trip
Niddastraße 56-58 - 60329 Frankfurt am Main
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