More than 90 percent of IT experts in Germany estimate that the general threat to Internet security is growing, according to the 2020 edition of the eco IT Security Study.

Rinalia Abdul Rahim, SVP for Strategy & Implementation at ISOC, explains their vision and initiatives to improve security and access to the Internet. Read more on dotmagazine.

Michele Neylon, CEO of Blacknight, on illegal content, DNS blocking, and making the Internet a place people want to do business in. Read more on dotmagazine.

Klaus Landefeld, eco Vice-Chair, looks at ways to enable access to digital evidence internationally, without dismantling security and trust on the Internet. Read more on dotmagazine.

Trust in digital has become business critical, Lars Steffen, Director of eco International, says - because bad user experience does not induce customers to buy. Read more on dotmagazine.

In this issue, dotmagazine explores how industry, government, law enforcement, and civil society can work together to make the Internet bigger, better and safer for everyone.

Prof. Thomas Jaeschke from Datatree explains the importance of management awareness in increasing information security and data protection in companies. Read more on dotmagazine.

Jens Kroppmann, Head of the Security Operation Center within CONET, explains how an SOC can support SMEs in rapidly detecting and mitigating cyber attacks. Read more on dotmagazine.

Gordon Muehl, Global CTO Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection at HUAWEI, on protecting against industrialized cyber crime and making security technology easier to use. Read more on dotmagazine.

Thomas Rickert reports on discussions at the IGF 2019 on illegal content, DNS blocking, IoT security, and ethical rules for digitalization. Read more on dotmagazine.

This month, dotmagazine explores how the Internet industry is working together with other stakeholders worldwide to develop greater trust in and better accessibility to digital services.

Independent consultant Gerd Simon offers advice for companies on improving IT security and undertaking an effective risk assessment for cyber security. Read more on dotmagazine.

The BSI’s yearly report on cyber security paints a bleak picture. But there is a ray of hope, reports Roger Scheer from Veronym. Read more on dotmagazine.

Martin Schauf from Palo Alto Networks on AI, automation, and a zero trust policy to protect cloud environments in enterprises. Read more on dotmagazine.

Marc Wilczek from Link11 speaks to dotmagazine about the power of AI to solve cyber security issues. Read more on dotmagazine.

Joseph Carsen from Thycotic looks at IoT risk assessment and calls for a redefinition of IoT to achieve clarity from a security perspective. Read more on dotmagazine.

Jan Sanders from Kentix talks about ensuring physical security for data centers in an evolving technical and legal environment. Read more on dotmagazine.

eco and the CSA will be strongly represented at this month’s M3AAWG Meeting in Canada, with Julia Janssen-Holldiek and Florian Mielke from the CSA attending, and Patrick Koetter, Leader of the eco Competence Groups Email and Anti-Abuse presenting. We spoke to Patrick about what he’ll be talking about.

Technical measures have been standardized to make phishing attacks less successful, Sven Krohlas from BFK explains – they just need to be implemented. Read more on dotmagazine.

Smart lock technology simplifies access management for both users and administrators, without compromising security, writes Sanna Räsänen from Herman IT. Read more on dotmagazine.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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...

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

Call for contributions from eco member companies and specialists on the topics of Digitalization, Cloud, & Innovative Business Models. Bring your voice into the mix!

Know-how for cyber security today and tomorrow – this will be conveyed by more than 30 experts at the Internet Security Days (ISDs) on 26 and 27 September 2019 in keynotes, security sessions, panel discussions, and workshops.

“We must make AI safe, trustworthy and successful”, says eco board member Prof. Norbert Pohlmann.