.uk Security

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In the year running up to the .uk proposal by Nominet a number of independent reports were commissioned on ‘Internet Security’ – We believe that these reports have influenced Nominet’s .uk security proposals:

1. Commons Select Committee: Malware and cyber crime
The Committee agreed on 18 July 2011 to launch a new inquiry examining Malware and cyber crime. The Committee published its Report on 2 February 2012.

Report
Government Response

2. Ofcom Report: Domain Name System Security Extensions Deployment
Ofcom commissioned a study into the UK deployment of DNSSEC. The study examined the following topics:

1. Provide a comparison of the UKs progress and extent deployment of DNSSEC against other EU member states and G20 nations.
2. Examine Nominets progress against that of other national registries in the deployment of DNSSEC.
3. Establish if any barriers to DNSSEC deployment exist (e.g. technical or economic)
4. Identify barriers or issues preventing adoption and deployment by UK hosting providers, Internet Service Providers and businesses
   Report Published 28|09|11