With the “Email Security Year 2025”, the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), eco – Association of the Internet Industry, and Bitkom are sending a strong signal for secure digital communication.

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Email remains the backbone of digital communication. But this is precisely where its central weakness lies: billions of emails are sent every day – a significant proportion of which are fake, fraudulent or incorrectly authenticated. This is why the eco Association and the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) are committed to strengthening email security through concrete technical measures and the comprehensive implementation of established standards.

From safeguarding email communications to owning your domain and fostering collaborative cyber defense, discover how to future-proof your digital core in the May issue of dotmagazine.

How e-invoicing puts the focus on email deliverability.

How can financial and insurance companies counter the growing threats of cybercrime while optimising the deliverability of their emails? The new Certified Senders Alliance (CSA) white paper is designed to enhance email security and deliverability in the financial sector.    

Global Encryption Day 2024 highlights the crucial role of encryption for data protection and cybersecurity worldwide.

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DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance) is an email authentication protocol that helps companies protect their domains from email spoofing and phishing attacks by ensuring that only authorised senders can send emails on behalf of the domain.

Even after 40 years of email in Germany, electronic mail remains the most popular means of communication. Email is by far the most frequently used means of communication, particularly in a professional context, but three quarters of the German population (75.8%) also regularly send emails in their private lives.