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Past event · ARIN × CaribNOG 1-Day Seminar
Securing Our Digital Foundations
Understanding Internet Security and Why It Matters
Date
15 October 2026
Time
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Venue
St. Kitts Marriott Resort, Frigate Bay
Format
In person · 1 day
About the seminar
How the Internet builds trust and what it takes to protect it
The Department of Technology was pleased to welcome ARIN and the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG) to St. Kitts and Nevis for a one-day seminar on Internet security, held on 15 October 2026 at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort.
The programme moved participants from understanding how Internet trust works, through the risks that can undermine it, to the practices and cooperation that strengthen security and resilience. Technical concepts were introduced through practical examples, demonstrations and discussion rather than specialist instruction.
The seminar set the stage for the national Cybersecurity Week activities that followed. Thank you to everyone who took part.
What participants explored
- How traffic finds its way across the Internet — IP addresses, networks and routing
- What route leaks, hijacks and untrusted DNS mean in practice, and how RPKI and DNSSEC help
- Local resilience, including the role of SKNIX, the St. Kitts & Nevis Internet Exchange
- A practical checklist of security practices to act on
Our speakers
Hear from the people who keep the Internet running
Mark Kosters
Chief Technology Officer
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
Mark Kosters is Chief Technology Officer of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), where he leads engineering, software development and technical operations. He brings more than three decades of experience in Internet infrastructure, network security and the systems supporting Internet number resource management. His career includes senior engineering and research roles at InterNIC and VeriSign, with contributions to core Internet services and standards. Mark has co-authored Internet Engineering Task Force publications addressing directory services, IP addressing and DNSSEC. He brings practical insight into the operational responsibilities and safeguards that sustain dependable Internet services.
Bevil Wooding
Director of Caribbean Affairs
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
Bevil Wooding is Director of Caribbean Affairs at the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) and co-founder and Executive Director of the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG). He works with governments, regulators, businesses and technical communities to strengthen Internet infrastructure and support digital development across the region. His work spans Internet governance, cybersecurity, local interconnection, capacity building and institutional modernization. He advises governments and regional institutions, including the OECS Commission, CARICOM Secretariat, CTU and CCJ and serves as a Trusted Community Representative for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
Presentations
Clear, accessible talks from regional Internet experts on how the Internet works and where it is vulnerable.
Interactive sessions
Scenario-based group work where mixed participant teams work out what went wrong, who is affected and what to do.
Hands-on exercises
Practical demonstrations and a working checklist to translate the day's lessons into action.
Agenda
The Programme
The programme for the day. Times are local (AST).
9:00 – 9:30
Opening and Context Setting
Government welcome and seminar framing — positioning the session within national digital priorities and its link to the Cybersecurity Week that follows.
Part 1 — Internet Fundamentals
9:30 – 10:00
Internet 101: How Does the Internet Know Where to Go?
An accessible introduction to how networks connect and how Internet traffic reaches its destination — IP addresses, Internet number resources, autonomous networks and routing, at just the level needed for the security discussions that follow.
10:00 – 10:40
Routing Security 101: Can We Trust the Route?
What happens when routing information is wrong, misconfigured or maliciously manipulated. Route leaks, hijacks and RPKI explained through practical examples and visual demonstration.
10:40 – 10:55
Break
Part 2 — The Trust Infrastructure
10:55 – 11:35
DNS Security 101: Can We Trust the Destination?
The role of DNS in familiar Internet experiences, the risks created when naming information cannot be trusted, and how DNSSEC strengthens confidence in the system.
11:35 – 12:15
When Trust Breaks
An interactive scenario session bringing routing and DNS together. Mixed groups consider what happened, who is affected, why it matters and what could prevent or mitigate the problem.
12:15 – 12:55
Lunch
Part 3 — Securing Our Digital Future
12:55 – 1:35
Resilience Close to Home
Connecting Internet-wide mechanisms to the national environment — local interconnection, dependencies, visibility, redundancy and network autonomy, with SKNIX as a practical local reference point.
1:35 – 2:15
Trust Communities: Securing the Internet Together
Why Internet security depends on cooperation, trusted relationships, information sharing, common practices and participation in technical communities across organisational and national boundaries.
2:15 – 2:45
From Understanding to Action: Strengthening Our Digital Foundations
An interactive translation of the day’s lessons into recommended security and resilience practices, using a practical checklist: why each practice matters, who should be involved and what next steps to take.
2:45 – 3:00
Closing: Securing Our Digital Foundations
Key lessons, brief participant reflections — including student perspectives — and the handover into Cybersecurity Week.
Venue
St. Kitts Marriott Resort
Frigate Bay, St. Kitts. The seminar took place on 15 October 2026.
- 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., including a lunch break
- Designed for non-specialists — no deep technical background needed
Thank you for joining us
This event has ended
Registration is now closed. Photos from the day are available on the Ministry of ICT and Post Facebook page.
Presented by
ARIN
American Registry for Internet Numbers
CaribNOG
Caribbean Network Operators Group
Department of Technology
Host · Government of St. Kitts and Nevis