The IETF needed a wake-up call on security, says chairman
Security and how to protect users from pervasive monitoring will dominate the proceedings when members of Internet Engineering Task Force meet in London starting Sunday.
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IETF looks at IPv6 for home networking
The Internet Engineering Task Force is considering establishing a working group to smooth some of the impending issues around setting up and maintaining IPv6-based Internet connections into homes.
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Internet Engineering Task Force turns 25
The internet's leading standards body - the Internet Engineering Task Force - turned 25 yesterday.
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E-crime reporting format draws closer to a standard
The Internet Engineering Task Force is close to approving a specification for a common format for reporting e-crime, a step taken to allow security experts to react faster to cybercrime.
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Standards bodies unite to resolve MPLS spat
The internet's leading standards bodies have joined forces to clarify a set of next-generation network transport specifications that critics warn could cause massive interoperability problems for service providers.