SSC Assignment Overview
Emily Taylor has resigned from the Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency of the DNS (SSR2) Review Team. The SSC has been tasked with recommending a replacement candidate to the GNSO Council. This candidate will likely be selected from the pool of alternates identified during the initial evaluation of candidates for the SSR2-RT. The role should be filled as soon as possible. The SSC aims to make a recommendation in time for the GNSO Council to consider the selection during the 24 August Council meeting.
From the Original Call for Volunteers: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2016-06-30-en
Responsibilities
- Participate in creation of review team governance documents, such as the terms of reference, scope of the review and the timeline;
- Review implementation of the first SSR Review Team's recommendations as approved by the ICANN Board;
- Select appropriate performance indicators and benchmarks, including considering those recommended [PDF, 1.16 MB] by the first SSR Review Team, and those on which data has already been collected;
- Apply best practices designed to simplify and increase the effectiveness of Reviews as expressed in Reviews Policies, Procedures and Guidelines1 ;
- Consider public, community and Board input and incorporate it as appropriate in Review Team recommendations;
- Determine whether additional data or analysis is needed and participate in an ensuing provider selection, if necessary;
- Provide timely updates to the community on the status of the Review Team's work;
- Analyze findings;
- Draw conclusions based on findings, develop useful and feasible recommendations;
- Provide guidance on prioritization of recommendations and definition of desired outcomes;
- Provide draft conclusions for input from community, staff and Board;
- Deliver a final Review Team report;
- Designate Review Team members to participate in the implementation planning work that follows the delivery of the final Review Team report.
Skills and Experience
To compose a well-balanced Review Team, ICANN seeks members who, in the aggregate, possess the following skills and experience:
- Internet Unique Identifiers, including; DNS (Domain Name System), IP Numbering, AS Numbers, and Protocol Parameters
- Mitigating Unique Identifier abuse
- Registry and Registration security and abuse
- Operation of the DNS root name system
- Understanding of malware and abuse vectors and mitigations
- Risk Assessment and Management
- Corporate Data Security and/or Business Systems
- Incident Response
Composition of the Review Team, depending on skills required, will aim to achieve:
- Diversity in general, with particular attention on:
- Geographic diversity; and
- Gender diversity.
Desired Attributes
Applicants should possess the following professional and personal attributes:
- Multistakeholder community understanding
- Team spirit, adaptability, consensus-seeking attitude
- Willingness to learn
- Readiness to contribute
- Capacity to reason objectively, putting aside personal opinions or preconceptions
- Analytical skills
