Chief Registry Officer, RIPE NCC More
• 11 min read
In this article, James Kennedy, RIPE NCC Chief Registry Officer, provides an update on our Registry services and shares some observations from his first six months at the helm.
Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Marco Schmidt is the Manager of Registration Services at the RIPE NCC. He is responsible for overseeing the registration and maintenance of Internet number resources in the RIPE NCC's service region. He also manages the implementation of accepted policies in RIPE NCC procedures and operations. Marco first joined the RIPE … More
• 13 min read
The current combination of RIPE policies and rules for RIPE NCC membership enable IPv6 stockpiling. And what might sound like an unlikely activity is not only happening, but is actually on the rise. Here we look at the trends and some of the potential consequences and ask where we go from here.
Based in Amsterdam, Nederland
Phillip Oldham is the Manager of the Web Services Team at the RIPE NCC. He has over 25 years experience in the tech industry, with a focus on Usability and Accessibility on the web. More
• 3 min read
The RIPE NCC Web Services team is embarking on an exciting new project to transition future RIPE Meeting sites to a new platform. Here, we cover more details and ask for input from the community.
I am the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the RIPE NCC, overseeing IT engineering, DNS, Internet measurement services—including RIPEstat, RIS and Atlas—and software development, which encompasses the RIPE Database, LIR Portal, and RPKI. I joined the RIPE NCC in 2012 as a Software Engineer and have since held various roles … More
• 6 min read
RIPE Atlas and Routing Information Service (RIS) are highly valued services provided by the RIPE NCC to our members and overall community. Due to the very large amounts of data we collect and store, it is imperative that these services are built on a cost-effective platform, allowing us to provide …
• 8 min read
Since 1992, the RIPE NCC has been the only Regional Internet Registry to offer a secondary DNS server to its members, called ns.ripe.net. LIRs with a /16-sized IPv4 allocation or a /32-sized IPv6 allocation have been able to use this service to ensure the stability of the DNS service for these larg…
Based in Sweden
Fredrik is currently working at Netnod as a Security Expert in the Security Engineering team. His role is focused on internal processes, public policy development and the implications of policy on Netnod’s services. In 2021, Fredrik defended his PhD-thesis, Coordinating the Internet: Thought styles, technology and coordination. Prior to that, … More
• 9 min read
With NIS2 soon coming into force, Fredrik Lindeberg looks at the key points of the new directive, the relationship between process and operational security and what actions you should take now.
I am a research engineer in the R&D department at RIPE NCC. I am interested in internet measurements, internet outages, data analysis, and cybersecurity. Prior to joining RIPE NCC, I defended my Ph.D. in cyber-security at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), The Netherlands. More
• 13 min read
On 22-23 April, the South East Europe Internet community will come together in Athens, Greece, to explore trends in the adoption of Internet technologies across the region. In preparation for the discussions to take place, we’ve been examining changes in key Internet tech, such as IPv6 and RPKI.
I am the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the RIPE NCC, overseeing IT engineering, DNS, Internet measurement services—including RIPEstat, RIS and Atlas—and software development, which encompasses the RIPE Database, LIR Portal, and RPKI. I joined the RIPE NCC in 2012 as a Software Engineer and have since held various roles … More
• 4 min read
Over the past few months, the RIPE NCC has been working on enhancing the security of RIPE NCC Access, the Single Sign-On (SSO) system for accessing our key services. In this article, I explain the recent enhancements we've implemented and provide an overview of forthcoming developments you can anti…
I am the Chief Legal Officer at the RIPE NCC, responsible for all legal aspects of the organisation. More
• 8 min read
ICP-2 - a document spelling out criteria for the establishment of new RIRs - was published all the way back in 2001. And while the requirements it lays out remain applicable to all RIRs, more recent events have revealed missing pieces that it's up to the community to fill in.
Head of Membership Engagement at the RIPE NCC More
• 11 min read
New requirements for bulk email senders are changing the way we do email. In this article, we give an update on what those changes look like and how we'll be implementing them.
