Bron Gondwana Appointed as IETF Liaison Manager to the Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group (M3AAWG)
17 Dec 2025, 5:26 p.m.
The IAB acts as representative of the interests of the IETF in technical liaison relationships with other organizations concerned with standards and other technical and organizational issues relevant to the world-wide Internet.
The IAB is pleased to announce the appointment of Bron Gondwana as the liaison manager to the Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group (M3AAWG).
Bron is taking over this role from Barry Leiba, who recently stepped down after many years of service. The IAB thanks Barry for his time as M3AAWG liaison manager!
The Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group (M3AAWG) is where the industry comes together to work against bots, malware, spam, viruses, DoS attacks and other online exploitation.
The IETF process for managing liaison relationships is detailed in RFCs 4052, 4053, and 4691.