[Area 4] Compromise of a resource critical to some accountability process as a candidate scenario

[Eric Brunner-Williams]

Dear Colleagues,

ICANN has disclosed that the email credentials of several members of 
staff have been compromised. [1]

I suggest that a credible scenario is the compromise of some resource 
critical to some accountability process. The form of compromise may be 
loss of the resource, such as the loss of a cryptographic key, or the 
disclosure of the resource, such as email credentials.

The accountability process compromised could be any one or more of the 
Corporation's ByLaws Redress Mechanisms [2], or those which are external 
to the Corporation [3].

I will follow up with Staff on the existing Business Continuity Plan of 
Record, as credential loss and/or disclosure should fall within the 
Corporation's BC PoR, and it may be somewhat pertinent at the moment.

Regards,
Eric Brunner-Williams
Eugene, Oregon


[1] https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-12-16-en
[2] (a) Reconsideration, (b) Independent third-party review, (c) 
Periodic review, and (d) Ombudsman.
[3] (a) Affirmation of Commitments, (b) Jurisdiction of California and 
the United States, (c) Other Jurisdictions, and (d) Contractual 
requirements.
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