Tobias Herkula from Cyren explains to Julia Janssen-Holldiek (CSA) why marketers need computational trust to protect their brand online. Read more on dotmagazine.

With today's decision, the EUCJ has declared German ancillary copyright law for press publishers to be inapplicable. The Court thus drew a line under the years of debate and numerous court proceedings. From the very outset, eco criticized German ancillary copyright, stating that, “Introducing ancillary copyright in Germany was a misguided political decision.”

DNSSEC does two things: It ensures you’re talking to the right online resource, and it verifies that the information you receive has not been tampered with, Patrick Koetter from sys4 AG explains. Read more on dotmagazine.

dotmagazine speaks to Klaus Landefeld from the eco Association about why IPv6 adoption is so slow, and why it's imperative for IoT. Read more on dotmagazine.

This month, dotmagazine explores the interplay between online and offline identities, identity management and authentication, and finding "things" in the Internet of Things.

The eco Association will lead the consortium to develop Service-Meister. The Service-Meister Project has been chosen for sponsorship within the scope of the AI Innovation Competition of the German Federal Government. A panel of experts of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) has awarded funding to the industrial project, which is based on artificial intelligence (AI).

The new copyright law remains controversial. The EU Member States Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Finland, and Sweden voted against the reform. Belgium, Estonia, and Slovenia abstained. In the end, Germany's approval was the decisive tip on the scales for the necessary majority.

Strong authentication of customers for electronic payments obligatory from 14 September - the eco Association offers seven tips for secure two-factor authentication

Stefanie Kemp, Member of the eco Association Presidency Committee, on role models, the gender quota, and the importance of diversity for successful teams. Read more on dotmagazine.

Mark Robbins from Salesforce explains how interactivity is breathing new life into email, and its impact on conversions, spend, & customer relationships. Read more on dotmagazine.

eco participates in consultation on the 3rd Amendment of the German Telemedia Act, with the core message: Website blocking without judicial decisions causes legal uncertainty for Wi-Fi operators and impedes Germany's international competitiveness.

As the IFA (the global innovations show) gets ready to open its doors in Berlin, an eco survey reveals that over a quarter of Germans are already using digital voice assistants. It also concludes: High data protection standards are key to the acceptance of AI.

Flexibility & social responsibility play major roles in how people work and who they choose to work for in the future, says Melanie Buck from GoDaddy. Read more on dotmagazine.

Hannah Kreyenberg from Hornet Security, on the importance of email security for the success of digitalization and the protection of company assets. Read more on dotmagazine.

Do women have a place in the tech industry? Yes! says Sabrina Waltz from 1&1 IONOS. She offers advice & encouragement to women wanting to enter the sector. Read more on dotmagazine.

Lorenz Grehlich, Head of Technical Development at M-net Telekommunikations GmbH, is the new Leader of the Competence Group Networks at eco. In interview, he explains what his goals are with the  the group.

Email has become a vital e-commerce tool, and new initiatives are set to improve security, user experience, and ROI, say Marcel Becker from Verizon Media Group and Seth Blank from Valimail. Read more on dotmagazine.

The German Federal Economics Minister Altmaier has presented the cornerstones of his strategy for SMEs, “Valuing - Strengthening - Easing the Load”. The eco Association welcomes this strategy, whilst emphasizing that digital infrastructures are fundamental to the success of digital technologies and the future of SMEs.

Leonie Jonker from Paula’s Choice Skincare, on email’s power to retain customers and improve communication and interaction through customer feedback. Read more on dotmagazine.

Julia Janssen-Holldiek, Director of the CSA, on the exciting future of individualized email, and why marketers should find email standards sexy. Read more on dotmagazine.

Vittorio Bertola & Robert Virkus from Open-Xchange, on an open-source, interoperable messaging system freely accessible to nearly 4 bn email users worldwide. Read more on dotmagazine.

This month, dotmagazine looks at women in tech, new work, secure communications, and the revolutionary power of email in customer communication.

The G7 Summit is taking place in Biarritz from 24 to 27 August 2019. The last meeting of the G7 interior ministers saw them commit to encouraging Internet companies to establish exceptional access solutions for encrypted content. The eco Association, together with ISOC, has now written an open letter criticizing the onslaughts on encryption by governments worldwide and, in a background paper, elaborates on the global challenge at the center of the encryption debate.

A broad alliance from politics, industry, academia, and society advocates for a mutual and comprehensive understanding of education in the digital world. The German Society for Informatics (Gesellschaft für Informatik – GI) launched a charter to this effect on 14 August. The charter, which eco has also signed, expresses the mutual understanding of the signatories of education in a world shaped by digitalization.

Practical blockchain know-how for SMEs – 36-page white paper provides firsthand expert blockchain knowledge & application scenarios

Artificial Intelligence (AI) finds anomalies autonomously and shows strategies to combat acute cyber attacks, and the combination of artificial and human intelligence improves the security level in companies.

Prof. De Kai explains how AI can learn independently, and why we need to be careful to offer good role models for them to learn from. Read more on dotmagazine.

Stephan Nolden is Director Business Development & Marketing of the Comstor Security Initiative (CSI), which he will be presenting during the Internet Security Days (ISDs) on 26-27.09. in Phantasialand, in Brühl near Cologne. In interview, he answers questions on how companies should behave before, during, and after...

What are the key skills for companies to succeed in the digital economy? Ursula Vranken advises a re-appraisal of talent. Read more on dotmagazine.

Which cyber criminals pursue which interests, and how can I recognize the motive and protect my company? Helmut Brechtken answers these question in interview.