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Call for contributions: dotmagazine – Smart Life & Cloud

dotmagazine – eco's monthly English-language in-depth magazine on Internet-related topics Call for contributions from eco member companies and specialists on the topics of the Smart Life & the Cloud, Digital Entertainment and Data Protection. The eco International team is inviting contributions for its monthly...

date 2017/07/04

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Policy & Law

eco Welcomes Federal Network Agency Decision: Blanket Data...

The Higher Administrative Court of North Rhine-Westphalia decided last week, in its resolution on 22 June 2017, that blanket data retention does not comply with European Union law. The Internet provider SpaceNet, supported by eco, had taken legal action back in April 2016. Today, the German Federal Network Agency for Electricity,...

date 2017/06/28

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eco: State Trojan Must Not Undermine IT Security on the...

On the legislative amendment concluded yesterday in the German federal parliament for the use of so-called “State Trojans” for the surveillance of messenger services on smartphones, eco Director Professor Dr. Norbert Pohlmann comments: “Similar to what we have already seen with blanket data retention, we are again...

date 2017/06/23

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Policy & Law

The Brakes are on for Blanket Data Retention: Case Supported...

Higher Administrative Court decision in the German state of NRW: SpaceNet AG not obligated to retain telecommunications data of customers Important signal for entire Internet sector Concerns about European law: Blanket data retention encroaches fundamental rights Blanket data retention is not compatible with European...

date 2017/06/22

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Internet Policy Party Check Wahl/Digital for the German...

What are the German federal parties planning for the next legislative term in regards to IT Security? What’s next for Blanket Data Retention? How should encryption be better facilitated in future and what standards are needed for product security? These questions were in the focus of the fourth and final Internet Policy...

date 2017/06/22

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Security

Connected Cars Without Fear of Cyber Attacks

Standardized communications platforms protect cars better against hacker attacks The Internet Security Days (ISD) in September near Cologne look at topics for safe connected cars Connected cars are becoming a reality and demand a new security architecture for cars: more and more vehicles are communicating with one...

date 2017/06/20

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Crypto-currencies – High Prospects Despite Low Reputation?

New methods of conducting payments and bank business have been developed since the early days of the Internet; Credit cards, direct debit cards, and e-money transactions are widely accepted and increasingly popular. However, all these payment methods require two things: banks and a regulated currency. With the emergence...

date 2017/06/19

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Security

eco Survey IT Security 2017: Ransomware like WannaCry Spreading...

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...

date 2017/06/01

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Digital Infrastructure - Key to Economic Development

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...

date 2017/05/26

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Policy & Law

eco Survey: German Economy Needs a More Innovative and Investment-Friendly...

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...

date 2017/05/22

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