Internet Systems Consortium
The Internet Systems Consortium ( ISC ; formerly Internet Software Consortium ) is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1994. Originally founded as a spin-off from the University of Berkeley for the further development of the DNS server software BIND , the ISC is now also responsible for the operation of the root name server with the designation F-Root and the further development of a number of free software projects.
As an additional task, the ISC monitors the worldwide DNS and carries out regular host and domain counts. In such counts (Internet Domain Survey), the entire DNS tree is worked through and every host and every domain found is included in the statistics. The results are available to everyone on the ISC website.
In 2003 the ISC founded the Crisis Coordination Center OARC (Domain Name System Operations, Analysis, and Research Center, DNS-OARC), which has set itself the task of ensuring the stability of the global DNS . OARC constantly carries out traffic analyzes and throughput measurements, acts as a coordinator in the event of attacks and is the contact person for questions about DNS security.
The organization is based in Redwood City .