95 percent of all respondents think that the cyber threat to the German economy is continuing to grow Filters against malicious e-mails and spam are gaining more importance Security incidents caused by ransomware like WannaCry have increased dramatically over the last year, according to the eco Survey IT Security...

Analysys Mason assessment underscores importance of Universal Acceptance for the continued expansion of the Internet and demonstrates the economic power of internationalized domain names. A new study reveals a potential USD 9.8 billion growth opportunity in online revenue through a routine update to Internet systems,...

The key to the digital future – of manufacturing, logistics, travel, retail, and communication – is providing secure, low-latency digital infrastructure. Cinia Group’s Jukka-Pekka Joensuu looks at how the new industrial revolution will change the way business is done around the globe. Emerging cities – the economic...

Alex Nam explains the findings of a Survey by CDNetworks showing the enormous potential and brand image that European organizations are losing due to bad loading times in China, and offers advice for getting the company website functioning behind the Great Firewall of China.

Email marketing is an efficient and inexpensive part of the online marketing mix. In a survey by the German Federal Association of the Digital Economy (BVDW), 84 % of all those questioned indicated that they use email for online orders (more information on this survey is available through the Focus Group E-Mail in the BVDW)....

Reduction of bureaucracy: 44 percent of German decision-makers see the need for more action 45 percent of companies consider the German legal framework to not be innovation-friendly eco once again a core member of the BMWi Advisory Board „Young Digital Economy“ Despite all the political advances in business...

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) poses new challenges for cloud providers Data processing contracts need to be adapted to GDPR Exclude sanctions and civil claims On 25 May 2018, the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will enter into force, and will regulate the handling of personal...

It’s proven: The more bandwidth you have, the more you will use. The eco Association’s Nico Goss discusses the findings of the Bavarian telecom and ISP M-Net that the provision of high-speed Internet through Fiber to the Home or Business significantly influences demand for broadband. Measurements by the eco member...

So you have done everything to protect your online presence: You have redundant web servers, firewalls, DDoS protection in a high security data center, and much more. But… have you also considered your domain name server? If not, this could be your single point of failure, Klaus Darilion from nic.at explains. Nowadays...

How does the message we type get transmitted to its recipient? It’s all about routers, fiber, and the light in the fibers, as Wolfgang Tremmel, Head of the DE-CIX Academy, tells dotmagazine in interview. Wolfgang Tremmel takes us on a journey as the light in the fibers - how a data packet is transformed into energy,...

eco Association established expert committee to represent the interests of the sector Support and feedback on cross-border association work An international steering committee will, effective immediately, support the work of the working group Names & Numbers in eco – Association of the Internet Industry. The...

A new committee has been established in eco: the eco Names & Numbers Forum Steering Committee has started its work. Thomas Rickert, eco Director for Names & Numbers, explains the role of the steering committee, and why domains are such an important topic for the largest Internet industry association.  Thomas,...

On the current debates in connection with the cyber attack “WannaCry” last weekend, Prof. Norbert Pohlmann, eco Director for IT Security, says: “The calls from German ministries and parties for legislative measures are too short-sighted and offer no solution. What we need instead is consistent IT security management...

When natural disasters strike, crisis zones need communications to coordinate rescue activities. But exactly this infrastructure may be down in an emergency. Gerhard Betscheider from SES Techcom Services explains the life-saving work of emergency.lu around the world. Rapid disaster response via satellite When a natural...

Automatic updates, backups and security software ensure secure IT systems Replace old operating systems such as XP and Vista as soon as possible Regular updates and well-maintained operating systems prevent possible corruption by ransomware such as WannaCry. Despite this, many businesses and private individuals are...

How can we build the digital society of the future? How does connectivity influence economic growth and the employment market? And what investments need to be made today to enable the transformation of tomorrow’s business world? Internet industry specialist and strategy and management consultant Gerd Simon talks to...

A look toward future trends in connectivity, data and storage, and how Africa will overcome the “digital divide” by Gregory Gerot from BroadGroup. A connected future Data is global. There will be an estimated 34bn connected devices on the planet by 2020. How we use this data and how we connect it is rapidly becoming...

Despite all the political efforts and advancements in broadband expansion, company decision-makers in all sectors in Germany continue to see a need for improvement in digital infrastructure. The eco Association sees broadband rollout as the most important infrastructure project in the near future. Around one quarter...

Today the European Commission is due to issue its mid-term review for the EU Agenda for the Digital Single Market. eco Director of Policy & Law, Oliver Süme, comments: “The European Commission has recognized the numerous challenges posed by digitalization and is dedicated to following its vision of a common European...

eco offers expert advice for successful marketing emails More revenue potential for SMEs with email campaigns Simple measures for increasing reputation, ensuring legal certainty and protecting against tampering Using the tips in this guide, bulk emails actually land in the inbox of the recipient: eco – Association...

Interview with Theresa Bobis, Regional Director South Europe at DE-CIX Fundamental to the global networks that make up the Internet are the undersea cables that span the oceans connecting continents. One fundamental seabed for submarine interconnectivity is the Mediterranean Basin, home to fiber connecting Africa, Europe,...

eco publishes White Paper “Infrastructure for Live Broadcasting – State of Play and Future Challenges” What is the impact of a major international sporting event on Internet traffic flows? What are the infrastructure challenges for delivering live sporting coverage via streaming? How do fans use second screens during...

The latest dotmagazine issue on Connectivity, Networks and Digital Transformation is now online! What is the economic value and impact of connectivity? What needs to be done to enable the digital society of the future? What is the cost of high latency for a company doing business in China? The May 2017 issue of dotmagazine,...

Homographic phishing efforts with IDNs are rare and not new Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) are growing in popularity, a testament to their role in the expansion of the global Internet and the value they provide in connecting non-English speakers to the Web. However, a renewed focus was raised in April...

Interview with Roland Broch, eco e.V.  Roland Broch, the administrator of the eco Data Center Expert Group and the eco Data Center Star Audit, talks to dotmagazine.online about innovative approaches to energy efficiency in data centers; from water cooling to Kyoto wheels.  What different aspects of the...

Gerd J. Simon, Independent Management Consulting and Senior Analyst for Crisp Research  How can we build the digital society of the future? How does connectivity influence economic growth and the employment market? And what investments need to be made today to enable the transformation of tomorrow’s business...

The eco Association has updated its white paper “BREXIT – Challenges for the Domain Industry?”. It now highlights more strongly BREXIT’s legal and taxation consequences for companies. “With the expected hard BREXIT, the legal uncertainties for companies are now greater than ever,” says Egon Schmitz, Certified...

Despite the positive prevailing mood, digitalization has been slow to take hold in Germany. And added to this, sceptics suggest it will result in the loss of jobs. But this scepticism is based on a limited awareness, according to eco CEO Harald A. Summa. In this interview he explains this and the chances that digitalization...

The eco service Botfrei.de/Botfree.eu has become a partner of the international NoMoreRansom.org project The international initiative in the fight against ransomware, NoMoreRansom.org, was established last year by the Dutch police, Europol, Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab. Further partners include numerous authorities,...

68 percent of Germans believe in the positive economic impact of digitalization German companies benefit from the Internet of Things in international competition Companies in Germany must adapt completely to digitalization, according to survey participants The mega-trend digitalization has a positive impact on...