The CENIC community mourns the passing of Dave Reese, Vice President for Regional and International Initiatives, Esteemed Colleague and R&E Network Leader. [In Memoriam]

CENIC and Link Oregon have announced a newly forged unique regional partnership to share resources and expertise in delivering enhanced high-speed network connectivity to benefit research, education, and other public and non-profit sector service organizations across California and Oregon. [Read the full news release.]

CENIC is initiating a pilot project to explore regional adoption of Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS), a global initiative to make the Internet more secure. Those who join MANRS agree to apply best practices, that when taken by all users, dramatically improve the resilience and security of the Internet routing infrastructure.

MANRS is supported by the Internet Society, an international nonprofit dedicated to the open development, use, and evolution of the Internet. More than 30 research and education networks worldwide have already adopted MANRS, including Internet2, the US research and education (R&E) consortium. Industry giants such as Google and Microsoft also participate. [Read more on the CENIC Blog…]