- 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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May 01, 2018
M3AAWG Recommendations: Methods for Sharing Dynamic IP Address Space Information with Others-Updated May 2018 (2008)
Although M3AAWG recommends blocking outbound port 25 traffic as the best option for controlling the flow of unwanted email traffic from an ISP’s customer space, such blocks may not always be possible, either for the short or long term. This document offers some alternatives for these ISPs by describing methods they can use to share their dynamic space information with others and allow remote sites to reject inbound mail traffic from dynamic address space.
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March 01, 2018
M3AAWG Compromised User ID Best Practices, Version 1.0.1
Updated in March 2018, this document addresses problems associated with compromised user accounts. It discusses mitigation techniques and methods of identifying compromised accounts, including recommendations to ensure the long-term security of accounts to prevent “re-compromise.”
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February 28, 2018
M3AAWG Help – I’m On A Blocklist, version 1.0.1
Nearly all email systems, including those of Email Sender Providers and network operators, at some point have delivery issues because their sending IPs or domains are on a blocklist. This document shares established procedures defining how to triage and respond to a blocklisting to assist in a timely and effective resolution. Version 1.0.1 was updated in February 2018.
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January 31, 2018
M3AAWG Recommendations for Preserving Investments in New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs)
Over a thousand new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) have been, or are in, the process of being created under ICANN’s new gTLD program. This paper is written for current Registry operators and for companies interested in applying for new gTLDs, and outlines the risks and some relatively simple recommendations that can help correct these problems.
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December 30, 2017
M3AAWG Recommendations for Senders Handling of Complaints
Email abuse rates can significantly affect a sender’s reputation and, consequently, its ability to deliver customers’ emails to the inbox. This paper explains some of the common processes senders can use to effectively manage and monitor email complaints and to help their customers, who are the list owners, develop healthy email practices that generate better results.
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Public Policy Comments
September 26, 2014
Comments on Implementation of CSRIC III Cybersecurity Best Practices
M3AAWG submitted these comments with the new M3AAWG Bot Metrics Report in response to the U.S, Federal Communications Communications request for comments on the status of the implementation of CSRIC III best practices.
August 04, 2014
Additional Responses from Dr. Paul Vixie to the U.S. Senate Hearing on "Taking Down Botnets: Public and Private Efforts to Disrupt and Dismantle Cybercriminal Networks"
Dr. Vixie's August 4th written response to additional questions requested after the hearing on botnet takedowns is also available from the official U.S. Committee on the Judiciary Committee hearing website at
www.judiciary.senate.gov/download/vixie-qfrs-71514 .
December 01, 2013
M3AAWG Comments on ICANN Misuse Report
Submitted to ICANN in December 2013 in response to ICANN's misuse survey.
August 12, 2013
M3AAWG Comments on ICANN EWG Initial Report
Submitted to ICANN in August 2013 in response to ICANN's Expert Working Group report.
July 31, 2013
M3AAWG Response to CWG-Internet Request for Online Consultation-Combatting Spam
Submitted to the ITU Council Working Group on International Internet–Related Public Policy Issues (CWG–Internet) in July 2013
In response to a request for comments on effectively countering and combatting spam.
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M3AAWG Reports
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 25, 2016
André Leduc Receives M3AAWG 2016 JD Falk Award for Operation Safety-Net and CASL Work that Protects Online Users
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May 04, 2016
Global Cyber Alliance Joins Forces with M3AAWG to Drive Industry Adoption of Cybersecurity Solutions
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March 15, 2016
Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) Joins M3AAWG to Reduce Hosting Industry Abuse, Will Fight Spam, Malware and Other Cloud and Hosting Threats
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Articles About M3AAWG
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November 13, 2017
Hackers Shut Down ProPublica’s Email For a Day. Here’s How to Stop Attacks Like That.
ProPublica's Julia Angwin augments her earlier "list bomb" article with information on what can be done to prevent these attacks.
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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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