<div>DNS is being destabilized by nation-states and many other actors. I think the situation will just get worse with AI because it is becoming easier to abuse but more difficult to mitigate. I believe this is one of the objectives of the panel, isn't it?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Am Dienstag, 24. März 2026 um 09:46:19 +01:00, hat farzaneh badii via NCSG-PC <ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is> geschrieben:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" id="mailText"><div>Hi <br></div><div><br></div><div>This is really getting ridiculous. People’s access is getting cut off and DNS is getting destabilized left and right by nation states and all SSAC and BC and frankly the Board can think about is AI? <br></div><div>In this day and age you have to try very hard to have a homogenous panel. In a way it’s because they have been running an exclusive club for a long time. They seem to almost indulge in designing sessions and proposals without different perspectives and voices. Even some of these deeply fanatic organizations changed over time and we don’t have to remind them about having women experts or people from other geographies because they naturally do so but these people won’t. It’s disturbing. <br></div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="oneComWebmail-gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span class="font" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Farzaneh </span><br></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div class="oneComWebmail-gmail_quote oneComWebmail-gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="oneComWebmail-gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 2:48 AM Bruna Martins dos Santos via NCSG-PC <<a href="mailto:ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is" target="_blank">ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="oneComWebmail-gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204,204,204);"><div>Another all male panel. How lovely this community is…<br></div><div><br></div><div><div>Best,<br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="oneComWebmail-gmail_signature">Bruna Santos<br></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div class="oneComWebmail-gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="oneComWebmail-gmail_attr">Rafik Dammak via NCSG-PC <<a href="mailto:ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is" target="_blank">ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is</a>> schrieb am Di. 24. März 2026 um 07:20:<br></div><blockquote class="oneComWebmail-gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204,204,204);"><div dir="ltr"><div>hi all,<br></div><div><br></div><div>one of the plenary session topics proposed for ICANN86.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Best,<br></div><div><br></div><div>Rafik<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="oneComWebmail-gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="oneComWebmail-gmail_attr"><div>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div lang="EN-US" style=""><div><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Dear all,<u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Please find below <b>the joint ICANN86 Community Session topic submitted by the BC & SSAC</b><u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><b><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Title: <u></u><u></u></span></b><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">The Current and Coming Impact of Artificial Intelligence on DNS Abuse<u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><b><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Description:<u></u><u></u></span></b><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">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 class="colour" style="color: black;"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">creation, and adaptive targeting that can outpace traditional detection and mitigation approaches.<u></u><u></u></span></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span class="colour" style="color: black;"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <u></u><u></u></span></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><span class="colour" style="color: black;"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">The plenary will bring together technical experts, security practitioners, and policy stakeholders to examine:<u></u><u></u></span></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><span class="colour" style="color: black;"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">· How AI is currently being used in DNS abuse campaigns<u></u><u></u></span></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><span class="colour" style="color: black;"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">· How the threat is expected to evolve over the next 3–5 years<u></u><u></u></span></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><span class="colour" style="color: black;"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">· What this means for registries, registrars, and the broader DNS ecosystem<u></u><u></u></span></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><span class="colour" style="color: black;"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">· Where ICANN can play a constructive role in coordination, awareness, and mitigation<u></u><u></u></span></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span class="colour" style="color: black;"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <u></u><u></u></span></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><span class="colour" style="color: black;"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">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></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span class="colour" style="color: black;"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><span class="colour" style="color: black;"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">The session will be both informative as well as interactive, including audience participation and audience polling.<u></u><u></u></span></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><span class="colour" style="color: black;"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <u></u><u></u></span></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><b><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Potential Speakers:<u></u><u></u></span></b><br></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li style="margin-left: 0in;"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">John Crain, ICANN CTO<u></u><u></u></span><br></li><li style="margin-left: 0in;"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Peter Lowe, M3AAWG<u></u><u></u></span><br></li><li style="margin-left: 0in;"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Dr. Neal Jetton, Interpol<u></u><u></u></span><br></li><li style="margin-left: 0in;"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Gabriel Andrews, FBI<u></u><u></u></span><br></li><li style="margin-left: 0in;"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Laurin Weissinger, Tufts University, SSAC member<u></u><u></u></span><br></li><li style="margin-left: 0in;"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">(others, tbd)<u></u><u></u></span><br></li></ul><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><b><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Format: <u></u><u></u></span></b><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">The format will be a panel discussion for 60 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of open Q&A.<u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><b><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Additional comments:<u></u><u></u></span></b><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">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><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;">Nathalie<u></u><u></u></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span><br></p><p class="oneComWebmail-MsoNormal"><span class="size" style="font-size: 11pt;"><u></u> </span><br></p></div></div></div></div></div><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div> NCSG-PC mailing list<br></div><div> <a href="mailto:NCSG-PC@lists.ncsg.is" target="_blank">NCSG-PC@lists.ncsg.is</a><br></div><div> <a href="https://lists.ncsg.is/mailman/listinfo/ncsg-pc" target="_blank">https://lists.ncsg.is/mailman/listinfo/ncsg-pc</a><br></div></blockquote></div></div><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div> NCSG-PC mailing list<br></div><div> <a href="mailto:NCSG-PC@lists.ncsg.is" target="_blank">NCSG-PC@lists.ncsg.is</a><br></div><div> <a href="https://lists.ncsg.is/mailman/listinfo/ncsg-pc" target="_blank">https://lists.ncsg.is/mailman/listinfo/ncsg-pc</a><br></div></blockquote></div></div><div class="oneComWebmail-mail"><div class="oneComWebmail-body"><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div>NCSG-PC mailing list<br></div><div>NCSG-PC@lists.ncsg.is<br></div><div><a target="_blank" href="https://lists.ncsg.is/mailman/listinfo/ncsg-pc">https://lists.ncsg.is/mailman/listinfo/ncsg-pc</a><br></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>