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Dominic Haussmann is a Specialist Solutions Engineer – Zero Trust at Cloudflare with over 15 years of experience in IT security. At this year’s Internet Security Days on 10 and 11 September, he will be delivering the keynote, “Detecting and Defending Against Cyber Threats – Staying One Step Ahead with the Connectivity Cloud”.

This year's Internet Security Days (ISD) 2024 took place under the motto ‘Security as a Gamechanger’. The focus of the industry get-together was on how cybersecurity influences the digitalisation of the economy and society. New technologies, regulations and attack vectors show that digital innovation is only possible on a sustainable basis with reliable protective measures: cybersecurity minimises risks while driving innovation.

The competition for cybersecurity experts in the job market continues to intensify significantly. Nevertheless, almost half of companies have not yet taken any measures to recruit cybersecurity experts, according to a recent survey by eco – Association of the Internet Industry among business decision-makers.

The “We give data a home! The data centre industry in Germany” Alliance Talk on Wednesday, 15 May 2024, at BASECAMP Berlin brought together representatives from the Internet industry, users and politicians to discuss both the importance of and the necessary framework conditions for data centres in Germany.

Only by working together can we shape a green digitalisation and future – that was the tenor of this year’s DIGISUSTAIN at KAP Europa. On 29 April, eco hosted the “Digital and Sustainable Transformation” stage and welcomed numerous players from business and politics who are driving forward sustainable digital transformation.

eco Association presents a digital policy opinion poll on the European elections: For around a quarter of voters, digital policy is relevant to their voting decision.

In Germany, the Internet industry is recovering more quickly than expected from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine crisis. This is conveyed in the update of the eco Industry Monitor. In 2023, eco and Arthur D. Little predict a growth rate of 14 per cent. Moreover, in the medium to long term, artificial intelligence promises significant growth in all industry segments.

With the revision of the NIS Directive, the regulatory framework for IT security in Europe is being redefined. In future, more companies are to be included in the scope of the IT security regulation. Governments are to be given greater possibilities to act incisively against breaches of IT security. The draft directive...