- M3AAWG Messaging playlist on YouTube
- Selected Training Videos (also available on www.youtube.com/maawg)
- Selected Keynote Videos (also available on www.youtube.com/maawg)
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Below are the M3AAWG published materials related to our messaging anti-abuse work. There is also a Messaging video playlist on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/maawg and there are a few selected videos on our website in the Training Videos and Keynotes Videos sections under the Meetings menu tab.
Best Practices
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March 31, 2019
Configuring Human Readable Delivery Status Notifications (DSN), updated 2019
A discussion on improving non-deliverability status notices to better identify abuse issues, this document has been updated with minor changes for clarity and to simplify the text.
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March 31, 2019
M3AAWG DKIM Key Rotation Best Common Practices, March 2019
To minimize the risk of active DKIM keys being compromised, they should be changed frequently. This document was updated in March 2019 and discusses why keys should be rotated, how frequently they should be rotated, and suggests the best common practices for doing so.
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March 31, 2019
M3AAWG Email Anti-Abuse Product Evaluation Best Current Practices, Updated March 2019
Outlining practices used during trial evaluations of messaging anti-abuse products or services, this document provides recommendations on processes and techniques to accurately determine a particular solution’s effectiveness. The March 2019 version includes recommendations affected by newer technology, such as cloud services, and other updates.
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March 31, 2019
M3AAWG Best Common Practices for Mitigating Abuse of Web Messaging Systems, Version 1.1
Cyber criminals are increasingly turning to Web-based messaging systems to transmit their content. Yet, there are many techniques to prevent or mitigate these attacks and this document details the Best Common Practices for protecting these messaging systems. This Version 1.1 has been updated additional suggestions for managing the collection, storage and indenxing of data, a new section on multifactor authentication and other changes.
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February 17, 2019
M3AAWG Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Flowspec Best Practices
Flow Specification (Flowspec) is a new type of Network Layer Reachability Information (NLRI) for the BGP routing protocol. It was originally developed to help mitigate DDoS attacks but its use has expanded to numerous other applications.
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Public Policy Comments
March 09, 2018
M3AAWG Comments on Proposed Interim Calzone Model for Compliance with ICANN Agreements and Policies in Relation to the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation
M3AAWG provided comments on the proposed interim Calzone Model for ICANN agreements' compliance with the European Union's GDPR.
January 26, 2018
Proposed Interim Models for Compliance with ICANN Agreements and Policies in Relation to the EU's GDPR
M3AAWG provided comments on the ICANN report. The filed comments also are available on the ICANN website at https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gdpr-legal-analysis-2017-11-17-en
January 10, 2018
Comments on The Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team–New Sections Draft Report of Recommendations
M3AAWG provided input on the new sections added to the draft ICANN report. The comments can also be found on the ICANN site at http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/comments-cct-recs-27nov17/attachments/20180107/9b99c6d2/M3AAWG-ICANN-CCT-NewSections-2018-01-0001.pdf
August 30, 2017
M3AAWG Comments to FTC on CAN SPAM 2017
M3AAWG submitted these comments in response to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's request for comments on 16 CFR Part 316 of the CAN-SPAM Rule. The comments can be viewed on the FTC site at https://www.ftc.gov/policy/public-comments/2017/08/30/comment-87
August 27, 2017
M3AAWG Comments on Restoring Internet Freedom
M3AAWG responded to the Federal Communications Commission's May 2017 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) relating to net neturality that was titled Restoring Internet Freedom. Our comments can also be found on the FCC site at https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filing/1082812398671.
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M3AAWG Reports
M3AAWG Email Metrics Report
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DM3Z Blog
Updates and Commentary from the Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group
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News
News Releases
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October 07, 2018
“Under the Radar” Industry Group Fighting BEC Phishing Receives 2018 M3AAWG JD Falk Award
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April 04, 2018
Taking on Calendar Spam, Scheduling Developers Organization CalConnect Collaborates with Messaging Anti-Abuse M3AAWG
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March 28, 2018
Industry Anti-Spammer Pioneer Dave Rand Receives Lifetime Achievement 2018 M3AAWG Litynski Award
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Articles About M3AAWG
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November 09, 2017
How Journalists Fought Back Against Crippling Email Bombs
https://www.wired.com/story/how-journalists-fought-back-against-cripplin...
Wired Magazine published ProPublica's journalist Julia Angwin account of how she and colleages were "list bombed" and talks about the growing problem, including a preventive strategy developed by M3AAWG.
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January 06, 2017
ICO's blog on its international work (M3AAWG and UCENet)
Representatives of the United Kingdom's independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest report on their work with members of UCENet at a four day event hosted by the Messaging Malware Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group (M3AAWG) in Paris.
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September 30, 2016
Time To Talk Digital Issues At WTO With Focus On Developing Countries, Forum Hears
https://www.ip-watch.org/2016/09/30/time-to-talk-digital-issues-at-wto-w...
. . . dealt with by internet governance organisations such as ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the UN-backed Internet Governance Forum, Internet Engineering Task Force, and the Messaging Anti Abuse Working Group.
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September 26, 2016
Exploring Cybersecurity Topics on a Whirlwind Tour of Eastern Europe
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/exploring-cybersecurity-topics-on-a-whir...
". . . I plan to take advantage of the opportunity to network with first responders, law enforcement and cybercrime forensic professionals from Europe and Eastern Europe. APWG and similar conferences (e.g., Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti–Abuse Working Group – M3AAWG) are venues where the IS SSR team is most successful in building trust relationships and promoting participation in ICANN's multistakeholder community."
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September 22, 2016
News from Identifier Technology Health Indicators (ITHI)
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/news-from-identifier-technology-health-i...
. . ."First, ICANN will organize another ITHI workshop at the M3AAWG meeting in October in Paris."
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Videos
