The prefixes e‑ / virtual / cyber / digital / net are used to describe various ICT/Internet developments. Typically, they are used interchangeably. Each prefix describes the Internet phenomenon. Yet, we tend to use e‑ for commerce, cyber for crime and security, digital for development divides, and virtual for currencies, such as Bitcoin. Usage patterns … Continue reading Prefixes of the Net-Driven Economy e‑ / virtual / cyber / digital or net ?
During The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)1 came up with the following working definition of Internet governance: Internet governance is the development and application by governments, the private sector, and civil society, in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms, rules, decision‑making procedures, and programmes that shape the evolution and use of the … Continue reading What does #InternetGovernance mean?
A key aspect to any war is to get to know your enemy. Hence, is important to know which ones are the most common kind of attacks that are out there. However, the below list of network attacks is a basic-kind-of network-attacks list, and since technology is always changing more attacks are created and evolving … Continue reading Do you know which types of network attacks are out there? #Privacy #CyberAware
Cyberspace was created almost 50 years ago with the first Internet enabled connection. Recently, with the rise of the sharing-economy, and as time goes by Internet has impacted more aspect of how people find a romantic or business partner, a taxi, rent a hotel, the precision on how hospitals store our medical records, just to … Continue reading Why the convergence of Public Policy and Internet Governance requires technical people #netgov
The Internet Governance Forum has been celebrated since 10 years ago. According to the IGF main website, the IGF. It was established by the World Summit on the Information Society in 2006. Since then, it has become the leading global multi-stakeholder forum on public policy issues related to Internet Governance. This year, the great event … Continue reading Internet Governance Forum USA JULY 14! #IGFUSA2016
Today begins my journey to Washington D.C. Maybe for me it is not such a long journey as for the rest of the participants who come from other Latin American countries to participate in the South School on Internet Governance to be held from March 29 to April 1st that is going to be held … Continue reading On my way to #SSIG
Martha Cisneros 