Smartphone apps are a key component for reining in the Corona pandemic: they can warn us when we are at risk and thus contain the spread of the disease. How can we increase the level of acceptance of these apps so that more people use them? This is a question investigated by Christine Utz at the Ruhr-University Bochum in the NRW Research College SecHuman

Rudolf Preuss, CEO of Arendar IT-Security Ltd., explains how cybercrime in Corona times is challenging today’s manufacturing landscape and how to protect industrial production from attacks. Read more on dotmagazine.

Dr. Béla Waldhauser from Telehouse & the Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures on the energy consumption and energy-saving potential of data centers and digitalization. Read more on dotmagazine.

“Digitalisation in schools is not just a nice to have, but a basic existential requirement for the future of Germany as a location for education and business,” says eco Chair of the Board Oliver Süme.

Dr. Christoph Dietzel from DE-CIX investigates how much short-term growth the Internet can actually sustain, and what the limiting factors are. Read more on dotmagazine.

With the data volume growing exponentially in these times, network operators in Germany find themselves at a distinct competitive disadvantage, with electricity costs being four times higher than in other European countries. The Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany therefore calls for the EEG levy for data centers to now be lifted.

John Graham-Cumming, CTO of Cloudflare, offers insights into the changing traffic patterns and changing online behaviour through the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. Read more on dotmagazine.

Shifting workloads, managing security breaches, and serving customers remotely – Sylvia List from NTT Germany explains companies’ evolving reactions to lockdown. Read more on dotmagazine.

“Remote work is easier than you think, you just need up-to-date technology and the courage to adapt,” says Detlev Artelt, eco topic expert for remote working and author and editor of numerous publications on the topic. Artelt suggests five simple steps to provide practical assistance to SMEs looking at introducing remote work in light of COVID-19.

Jens Weller from toplink offers advice for companies on how to make the shift to the home office to keep operations running during the coronavirus crisis. Read more on dotmagazine.

Around a third of the German workforce (32.6 percent) say that, in the near future, they will increasingly use videoconferencing communicate with customers and colleagues. Over 20 percent want to use more tools for online project work in teams. Around 10 percent are increasingly opting for digital training and education.