<div dir="ltr"><div>hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>one of the plenary session topics proposed for ICANN86.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Rafik</div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br><br></div><br><br><div class="msg-2001926978877403664">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear all,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please find below <b>the joint ICANN86 Community Session topic submitted by the BC & SSAC</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Title: <u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Current and Coming Impact of Artificial Intelligence on DNS Abuse<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Description:<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This plenary is intended to educate the ICANN community on the rapidly emerging role of artificial intelligence (AI) in accelerating and transforming DNS abuse. While still in early stages, AI is poised to
significantly increase the speed, scale, and sophistication of abuse campaigns, fundamentally changing the threat landscape facing the DNS ecosystem.AI is not only increasing the velocity and volume of attacks but also lowering the barrier to entry. AI-assisted
tools now enable individuals with limited technical expertise to design and launch complex abuse campaigns that previously required specialized knowledge. As a result, the risk is no longer limited to well-resourced threat actors; smaller and less sophisticated
actors can now generate highly effective phishing, domain generation, impersonation, and infrastructure abuse at scale. This shift represents a structural change in DNS abuse dynamics. AI is improving the quality and effectiveness of attacks, enabling rapid
content generation, automated infrastructure </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">creation, and adaptive targeting that can outpace traditional detection and mitigation approaches.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The plenary will bring together technical experts, security practitioners, and policy stakeholders to examine:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">· How AI is currently being used in DNS abuse campaigns<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">· How the threat is expected to evolve over the next 3–5 years<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">· What this means for registries, registrars, and the broader DNS ecosystem<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">· Where ICANN can play a constructive role in coordination, awareness, and mitigation<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">We will focus on three key areas: the democratization of attack tools, the move toward machine-speed abuse, and the potential for ICANN-led coordination in developing AI-resilient
defenses.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The session will be both informative as well as interactive, including audience participation and audience polling.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Potential Speakers:<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="m_-2001926978877403664MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">John Crain, ICANN CTO<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-2001926978877403664MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Peter Lowe, M3AAWG<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-2001926978877403664MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dr. Neal Jetton, Interpol<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-2001926978877403664MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Gabriel Andrews, FBI<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-2001926978877403664MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Laurin Weissinger, Tufts University, SSAC member<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-2001926978877403664MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(others, tbd)<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Format: <u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The format will be a panel discussion for 60 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of open Q&A.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Additional comments:<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A preference for the beginning of the meeting but can accommodate the end of the meeting if no other option exists.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nathalie<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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