This year, for the first time, we are awarding the eco://awards in the category of Sustainability. The year 2021 has shown: Never before have we needed climate-friendly or climate-positive digital solutions as much as we do now.

On the ICT summer tour, Prof. Dr Andreas Pinkwart, Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs in North Rhine-Westphalia, visited the eco Association on 11 August.  The key developments in digitalisation and the digital economy in NRW were discussed: innovative digital business models, IT security, mobile working and digital education.

How can companies deal with ransomware attacks? What is the response to ransomware attacks? We talk about this in an interview with Helmut Brechtken, who is a partner at the Deloitte GmbH and advises companies on digital forensic incident response.

Optimise your supply chain with the help of digitalisation and enable transparent and efficient transport management. Andreas Fida, Director of High-Tech Logistics at cargo-partner GmbH, talks about how this is done.

The threat situation for SMEs in Germany is getting worse, say 74 percent of the security experts surveyed in the eco Security Study 2021. Cyber criminals know the common and current security vulnerabilities, for example on email servers, and specifically look for systems that have not yet closed them.

How can illegal content on the Internet be effectively combated? We interviewed Dr. Alexander Kleist, Public Policy Lead of Instagram in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, about child safety on Internet platforms like Instagram. He is a keynote speaker of the first pre-summit session of the eco Trust&Safety Summit on 17 August 2021.

eco plans to present the prestigious award for the Internet industry on 8 December as part of Cloud Expo Europe at the “Messe Frankfurt” trade fair. It's now possible to submit applications in six categories until 30 August. In advance: eco://congress on eco stage with panel discussions and presentations.

This webinar will cover the fundamentals of what DNSSEC is, why it is important, and will give an overview of all its technical components. You will learn about the DNS resource record types that DNSSEC uses, as well as information about how DNSSEC uses cryptographic signing keys to keep our DNS data accurate.

How can a well-constructed Domain Name System (DNS) structure contribute to IT security in healthcare? We talk about this in an interview with Sven-Holger Wabnitz, Senior Advisor at DomiNIC.

Anyone wishing to transfer personal data from the EU to the US or other third countries must rely on standard contractual clauses (SCCs), especially since the end of the EU/US Privacy Shield, in order not to risk a violation of data protection law. The eco Association and the international law firm Fieldfisher provide assistance...

Because they have not transposed the EU Copyright Directive into national law quickly enough or have done so only inadequately, the European Commission has now initiated infringement procedures against 23 member states. While Germany is not affected by this, numerous companies in Germany also have to struggle with considerable...

The smartphone is our all-time companion, even on holiday at the beach or a lake, and is therefore at risk in many situations. The eco Association gives the mobile users 7 tips to keep in mind in order to prevent unauthorised data access.

With its decision on the state police law in Baden-Württemberg, announced yesterday, the Bundesverfassungsgericht, the German federal constitutional court, has set new limits to the use of so-called state Trojans and emphasised the state’s duty to protect citizens and businesses. This justification must be taken into...

Under the motto “Digital First Responders”, INHOPE (International Association of Internet Hotlines) is organising a digital summit on 21 and 22 September 2021. Speakers from various areas of society, like politics, business and the Internet industry, have been invited in order to exchange ideas and experience regarding...

Gaia-X is driving the data economy – and putting the economy to the test. “Digital value creation relies on cooperation, collaboration and coopetition,” says Michael Jochem, Member of the Board of Directors Gaia-X Association for Data and Cloud (AISBL) in this interview. He explains what data and agriculture have in common, and why the value of data must be measurable for Gaia-X to take off.

With a lawsuit before the European Court of Justice (ECJ), Poland wants to overturn Article 17 of the controversial EU copyright reform.

The Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany, founded under the umbrella of the eco Association, welcomes the fact that the EU Commission wants to implement the planned CO2 reduction of 55 percent by the year 2030 on the basis of the planned “Fit for 55” package.

On 8 December, it's time again for the eco://award: eco will once again present the renowned award of the Internet industry.

The Important Project of Common European Interest for Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure and Services (IPCEI-CIS) aims to promote cloud and edge computing strongly in Europe. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has now published the “Announcement of the Expression of Interest Procedure for Planned Funding in the Area of Cloud and Edge Infrastructure and Services”.

The Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany, founded under the umbrella of eco – Association of the Internet Industry, urges the new Frankfurt city government to tackle the climate and energy policy regulatory projects mentioned in the current coalition agreement which focus on data centres, and to do this in close cooperation with the digital infrastructure operators based in Frankfurt.

Selecting a DNSBL - eco Competence Group E-Mail Abstract   The Competence Group (CG) E-Mail of the eco Association provides advice for mail server administrators on selecting suitable blocklists. CG E-Mail prefers to use terms that are as neutral as possible, as we consider the former use of blacklists vs whitelists...

The eco member global IP action AG is a Swiss provider for the protection of intellectual property such as digital trademarks and domains, copyrights and patents. The company protects intellectual property (IP) for clients against criminal abuse on the Internet.

Under what conditions do citizens trust in secure, digital identities and systems, such as the digital vaccination card and the electronic identity card? In this interview, we will be talking to the German Federal Data Protection Commissioner Prof. Ulrich Kelber on Self-Sovereign Identities (SSI) and digital business models according to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) gold standard. What are the opportunities for companies that offer privacy-compliant products and services?

Speakers from different constituencies of the ICANN community will provide an overview of the highlights and key take-aways of the virtual ICANN71 meeting from their respective perspective. Participants will have the opportunity for discussion and to ask questions. For this webinar session the ICANN Expected Standards of...

The application phase for the eco://award 2021 has started: "Get your application in for the coveted Internet industry award by 23 August."

We're now just a few months before the German Bundestag elections, and dissatisfaction with the German Coalition’s digital policy is still on the rise. Only about three percent of German citizens are satisfied with the work of the federal government in the areas of digital education and digital administration, a fact that is shown by the eco Association Digital Policy Election Barometer.

Holidays at the beach or lake and eternalising shared family experiences via photos – that’s what many people wish for at the moment. But is it really safe to share pictures of children and young people via messenger services or social media platforms? Alexandra Koch-Skiba, Head of the eco Complaints Office, reveals what parents should look out for to ensure that their holiday photos do not lead to any unpleasant surprises.

The #LiT – Ladies in Tech initiative aims to gain more visibility in media, politics and society for female role models from the tech industry, and to highlight current pressing issues and topics related to women in the IT and digital industries

Summa one of 24 new Gaia-X AISBL Board Members DE-CIX as a blueprint for other Internet Exchange operators Harald A. Summa, CEO of DE-CIX, the operator of the world’s leading Internet Exchange in Frankfurt am Main, was one of 24 people elected to the Gaia-X AISBL Board during the organisation’s first general assembly...

The gambling market in Germany is in a state of upheaval. Online gambling offers in particular are becoming increasingly popular. Current surveys come to the conclusion that three quarters of the German population have already participated in commercial gambling offers (online and offline).