LACNIC and the Latin American Operational Security Community Joins Forces With M3AAWG to Combat Online Threats

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Mar 31, 2016) - LACNIC, the regional Internet registry for the Latin America and Caribbean region, has joined the Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group to collaborate on global cybersecurity issues. LACNIC is also the convening forum for the LAC Network Operators Group; LACSEC, the region's Network Security Forum; and LAC-CSIRT, a regional security incident response forum. As part of a mutual partnership to fight online threats, M³AAWG has also joined LACNIC to engage with these service providers and online security communities.

The ongoing engagement will provide M³AAWG access to regional expertise on operational and anti-abuse trends and the opportunity to develop relevant joint solutions that address current cybersecurity and cybercrime trends. LACNIC, the Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Center, will gain access to the diverse experience of the M³AAWG membership and its ongoing work developing best practices.

To foster this partnership, several M³AAWG members will participate in the LACNIC 25 meeting on May 2-6, 2016 in Havana, Cuba. They will engage with LACNIC, LACNOG, LACSEC and LAC-CSIRT to identify future collaboration projects and to adapt existing M³AAWG best practices to accommodate region-specific needs. LACNIC members will also be attending future M³AAWG meetings, which are held three times a year.

"By participating in M³AAWG, we can actively engage with leading researchers and experts from around the world on what anti-abuse techniques perform well, and why they do, while sharing our regional perspective. A better understanding of M³AAWG best practices can help improve our local cybersecurity efforts, minimize threats and create more economic opportunities for our Latin American citizens," said Graciela Martinez, LACNIC's WARP (Warning, Advice and Reporting Point) Coordinator.

LACNIC is a non-governmental organization that manages the delegation of number resources, such as IP addresses and Autonomous System Numbers that are necessary for Internet connectivity and routing. LACNIC meetings serve as a convening forum for regional operator communities, such as LACNOG, and for security communities such as LACSEC. LACNIC also facilitates initiatives that support an open, stable and secure Internet within its assigned territory of South America, Central America and the Caribbean.