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The potential for the connected car to improve safety on the road is immense, but its ability to do so also depends on the IT security built into the system. dotmagazine spoke to IT security specialist and Member of the Board at the eco Association, Professor Norbert Pohlmann, about the challenges of securing connected cars.

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The city of the future will be connected and smart. Increased investment in IT security and network infrastructure are important growth drivers for the smart city. The “Communication Services & Network Security” segment alone is therefore forecast to grow by an average of more than 13 percent over the next five years; in 2017, revenues in this area amounted to around 3.5 billion Euro in Germany. “Secure and fast network connections are an integral component of the cities of tomorrow,” says Markus Schaffrin, security expert and Head of Member Services at eco – Association of the Internet Industry. “They make it possible to protect existing infrastructure effectively against cyber attacks and ensure stable and cost-effective data traffic.”

In considering the best response to the "Efail" security vulnerability, the eco Association recommends workaround until updates are installed and advises that, “No encryption is also no solution.”

Security experts and eco Association member companies took the opportunity of the RSA Conference in San Francisco to showcase “IT-Security Made in Germany”. Regular topics of discussion during the event included the EU GDPR, Artificial Intelligence, cryptography, and security in the Internet of Things.

Maik Morgenstern, CTO at AV-Test, offers advice on what to look for in e-health gadgets and services in order to benefit from innovations without giving away too much sensitive data.

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Although cyber dangers are regarded as increasingly threatening, most companies are optimistic about their security concept: 62 percent of respondents feel that they are very well or at least well protected. This is shown by the recent eco IT Security Study 2018. At the same time, most IT security experts are convinced that the threat situation is continuing to grow due to cyber-criminals.

eco on LOCATION eco will be attending the RSA Conference in San Francisco this year as an exhibitor at the German Pavilion. Shortly before the exhibition, the eco partner association TeleTrust in close collaboration with the German American Chamber of Commerce (GABA), Symantec and the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority is hosting a German-American Dialog in which Peter Meyer, Head of Cyber Security Services, at eco – Association of the Internet Industry, will also present the SIWECOS project.

IT security is one of the topics upon which eco has been working intensively over the past number of years. In addition to various eco initiatives, the association also offers first-hand expert knowledge through its Safety & Security Tour. Peter Meyer, Head of eco Cyber Security Services, explains how important the...

Ahead of today’s EU Internet Forum at ministerial level –which brings together Commissioners, Member States, Europol, and Internet companies to discuss developments in the fight against terrorist content on the Internet – and in the run-up to this week's conference of interior ministers in Leipzig, eco Board Member...

The core elements required for bringing high-quality video content to a rapidly expanding global audience. The days when content providers simply offered linear television services are over. OTT (or Over The Top) video – along with games, news and events – has seen huge growth in recent years and now makes up more...