[NCSG-PC] Fwd: [SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-Planning] ICANN86 Community Session Topic BC/ SSAC Submission

[Bruna Martins dos Santos]

Another all male panel. How lovely this community is…

Best,

Bruna Santos


Rafik Dammak via NCSG-PC <ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is> schrieb am Di. 24. März
2026 um 07:20:

> hi all,
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> one of the plenary session topics proposed for ICANN86.
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> Best,
>
> Rafik
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> Dear all,
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> Please find below *the joint ICANN86 Community Session topic submitted by
> the BC & SSAC*
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> *Title: *
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> The Current and Coming Impact of Artificial Intelligence on DNS Abuse
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> *Description:*
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> 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 creation, and adaptive
> targeting that can outpace traditional detection and mitigation approaches.
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> The plenary will bring together technical experts, security practitioners,
> and policy stakeholders to examine:
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> ·       How AI is currently being used in DNS abuse campaigns
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> ·       How the threat is expected to evolve over the next 3–5 years
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> ·       What this means for registries, registrars, and the broader DNS
> ecosystem
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> ·       Where ICANN can play a constructive role in coordination,
> awareness, and mitigation
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> 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.
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> The session will be both informative as well as interactive, including
> audience participation and audience polling.
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> *Potential Speakers:*
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>    - John Crain, ICANN CTO
>    - Peter Lowe, M3AAWG
>    - Dr. Neal Jetton, Interpol
>    - Gabriel Andrews, FBI
>    - Laurin Weissinger, Tufts University, SSAC member
>    - (others, tbd)
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> *Format: *
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> The format will be a panel discussion for 60 minutes, followed by 30
> minutes of open Q&A.
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> *Additional comments:*
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> A preference for the beginning of the meeting but can accommodate the end
> of the meeting if no other option exists.
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> Thank you,
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> Nathalie
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