To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet.
ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It helps promote competition and develop policy on the Internet’s unique identifiers. ICANN doesn’t control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn’t deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet’s naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet.
This position supports APAC Hub and APAC SSR manager in outreach, capacity building, and engagement work among the security and technical community within ICANN’s multistakeholder community.
It provides a good exposure to the intern on the work of ICANN as an organization, the Domain Name industry, as well as the topics related to Security Stability, and Resiliency of the Domain Name System. The intern may also be expected to be involved in the support of Security, Technical, Law Enforcement and Capacity Building forums in the APAC region.
Students enrolled in an accredited university and studying the following fields (or another related field that is not listed) are encouraged to apply: computer science; computer engineering; electrical and electronic engineering; information technology; telecommunications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build knowledge and create training materials on network security
- Support setting up training laboratory infrastructure and exercises
- Participate in and provide support for ICANN’s Security, Stability and Resiliency team in the Security, Technical, Law Enforcement and Capacity Building forums in the APAC region.
- Perform other ad hoc desktop research on diverse topics, and occasional editing, proofreading or drafting of materials.
- Assist in day-to-day operations of the APAC Hub to aid in the smooth operation of the Hub.
- Other duties as assigned or requested.
- An envisaged outcome of the internship will include a report and presentation on the internship experience as well as the training material and a laboratory exercise module.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):
- Programing experience using JAVA, C++, Python, or other programming languages
- Basic knowledge of Computer Networking and Network Security.
- Basic knowledge of UNIX (Linux) and Shell scripting
- Interest in Internet governance or Internet technologies
- Strong, concise written and verbal communication skills
- Good presentation skills
- Ability to assimilate and present data from diverse sources
- Cross-cultural communications, international, or multilingual experience
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