Conference Call on ICANN, Verisign, and the Cybercrime Supply Chain

Tue, Dec 09, 2025 | 1:00 pm ET

On Tuesday, December 9 at 1:00 p.m. ET, The Capitol Forum will host Dave Piscitello and Karen Rose of Interisle Consulting Group and Rick Lane, CEO of IGGY Ventures LLC, to discuss the domain name industry’s failure to curb an ongoing surge in cybercrime.

The conversation will focus on how cybercriminals are exploiting the global Domain Name System (DNS) to quickly and cheaply acquire the resources needed to conduct attacks targeting millions of consumers. We’ll also explore potential policies the administration, Congress, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), and domain name registrars and registry operators like Verisign could adopt to help mitigate DNS abuse.

Join us to learn more about:

  • Interisle’s latest annual reports on phishing attacks and the cybercrime supply chain, which documented a 60% annual increase in malware, phishing, and spam events
  • The growth of crime-as-a-service operators that facilitate mass attacks
  • Strategies for preventing malicious domain name registrations and other types of DNS abuse

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Karen Rose Bio:

Karen Rose is an internationally recognized expert in internet policy and infrastructure and a partner at Interisle, a strategic advisory firm specializing in telecommunications, internet architecture, and cybersecurity. She previously served at the Internet Society (ISOC), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), where she co-authored the U.S. policy framework that led to the creation of ICANN.

Dave Piscitello Bio:

Dave Piscitello coordinates cybersecurity activities at Interisle and directs Interisle’s Cybercrime Information Center project. Piscitello has published hundreds of articles on internet technologies and cybersecurity through his career, is a member of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy expert community, and serves on the Antiphishing Working Group (APWG) and Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email (CAUCE) Boards of Directors. Prior to joining Interisle, Piscitello was Vice President of Security at ICANN.

Rick Lane Bio:

Rick Lane is a tech policy expert, child safety advocate, and founder and CEO of IGGY Ventures LLC, which advises and invests in companies, projects, and public policy initiatives that can positively impact society. Lane spent 16 years as the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at 21st Century Fox and previously served as Director of Congressional Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, focusing on e-commerce and internet public policy issues.

Speakers:

Karen Rose

Partner, Interisle

Dave Piscitello

Director, Interisle

Rick Lane

Founder and CEO, IGGY Ventures LLC

Your Host, Ethan Ehrenhaft

Correspondent, The Capitol Forum

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