[T39] A case for Internet Transparency – the Responsible Internet – Ralph Holz (Universität Münster)
On Fri, Oct 25th, 2024, 2pm CET, we welcome Ralph Holz from Universität Münster, Germany, for another edition of TALK.CYBERcni.fr on “A case for Internet Transparency – the Responsible Internet”. Share and join!
Despite technological advancements, Internet security issues persist, particularly at the infrastructure level. Ralph Holz will discuss why traditional solutions are often ineffective and propose a game-changing approach: Internet Transparency. By making it possible to identify the operators and reasons behind security failures, we can change the incentives to invest in better security practices. Holz will also introduce “The Responsible Internet,” a multidisciplinary approach combining global measurements, decentralized logging, and economics research to foster a more secure and accountable Internet.
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Abstract
Despite some progress over the last 20 years, Internet security problems just keep cropping up. At the infrastructure level in particular – from hardware to critical services – it is sobering to realize that the incentives to invest in modern technologies too often clash with business or organisational considerations. Instead of continuing to rely on technologies that tend to be poorly received by the market, we provide arguments why it is more expedient to take a more indirect approach by introducing and fostering so-called “Internet Transparency”. This idea is based on earlier empirical evidence: if it is possible to determine by which operator, and why, a problem was caused, the incentives to invest in security and less flawed processes change across the board. We will therefore start by presenting a few results from previous work to motivate why we should now focus on Internet Transparency, before moving on to a possible approach for implementing this, which is largely based on global measurements and decentralised logging, flanked by economics and governance research and efforts. We have nicknamed this multidisciplinary approach the Responsible Internet, and the remainder of the talk will introduce our approach and ongoing efforts.
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Ralph Holz
Ralph is Full Professor for Networks and Network Security at the University of Münster in Germany and co-appointed at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. His research interest is the empirical analysis of computer security, especially on the Internet. His prior positions include roles at NICTA (National ICT Australia), the University of Sydney, and the University of Twente. Ralph holds a PhD from the Technical University of Munich. He is currently the PI of a 2m EUR project on the Responsible Internet that aims to bring about better controllability, accountability, and transparency for the security of Internet communication (https://responsible-internet.org). Ralph has contributed to Internet standardization and his work has received several awards.
About Universität Münster
The University of Münster is one of Germany’s largest and most prestigious universities, with well over 40,000 students in 15 departments. Ralph is a full professor in the Department of Computer Science, where he does empirical research in network security.
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