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.

One in four German companies had a serious security incident last year, with 43 percent solving the problem internally.  But in light of growing threats, too few companies are focusing on employee sensitization and emergency planning.

Sebastian Kurowski from the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering looks at how artificial intelligence can be used to optimize IT security risk analysis in companies, offering relevant support for ITR specialists and for strategic decision-making. Read more on dotmagazine.

For World Backup Day on 31.03.2019, the eco Association recommends companies and citizens develop a stronger awareness for backing up valuable data.

Keynotes, security sessions, workshops, networking, and fun – the Internet Security Days (#ISD19) combine various attractive aspects in one event at an extraordinary location.

From 26 to 27 September 2019, the 9th Internet Security Days (ISD) will take place near Cologne in Germany. eco – Association of the Internet Industry and heise Events are issuing a Call for Papers for experts who would like to share their insights and experiences at this event. The closing date for submissions is 24 April.

Patrick Koetter, co-author of the eco Association the whitepaper “Legitimate Use of Crypto Mining” and Leader of the eco Competence Groups Email and Anti-Abuse, explains how website owners may be able to benefit from a new revenue stream, as an alternative to online advertising.

eco Association publishes IT Security Study 2019: 90 percent of companies perceive the threat situation as growing and are preparing themselves with emergency plans

Crypto mining could become established in future as an additional option for the financing of websites. To explain how, eco – Association of the Internet Industry has just published a whitepaper “Legitimate Use of Crypto Mining”.

Norbert Pohlmann, eco Board Member, on the RSA Conference and his expectations of one of the most important IT security events of the year.

The who’s-who of IT security is meeting in San Francisco from 4 to 8 March: The eco Association of is on location with IT security experts

Blockchains have not yet developed a unified naming convention, and it’s time they did, argues Christa Taylor from Minds + Machines.

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Patrick Ben Koetter from the eco Association explores blockchain solutions for email and the need to bring the whole email ecosystem to the table.

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Data protection plays a major role in many blockchain-based project ideas, and presents issues which are not always easy to resolve, as Stephan Zimprich, Leader of the eco Competence Group Blockchain, explains.

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Klaus Landefeld on responsibility for IT security and how combatting crime has paradoxically become one of the greatest threats to security in cyber space.

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Particularly in times of data theft, the GDPR, and increasing digitalization, data protection is becoming more and more important for society at large. Yannick Schneeweiss from Hornetsecurity looks at how to increase the level of data protection of online services without making them too complicated for the user.

Katrin Ohlmer from DOTZON looks at how domain owners can monitor and prevent abuse of their domain name to protect themselves and their customers.

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For society to accept and use IT technologies and services, they must be secure and trustworthy. Prof. Norbert Pohlmann, Board Member for IT Security at eco Association, explores the balancing of state, community, and individual needs for cyber protection.

Without IT security and trustworthiness, sustainable digitalization does not work! dotmagazine looks at technologies and applications that promote the increased trustworthiness of digital systems.

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Patrick Koetter, Leader of the eco Competence Groups Email and Anti-Abuse, explains in interview the burning topic for him at M3AAWG in San Francisco.

It may not happen often, but when it does, it is invariably unexpected: Public prosecutor investigations can affect any IT, data, and service provider. In a current set of guidelines EuroCloud, in cooperation with the German law firm Derra, Meyer & Partner Attorneys-at-Law, explains what providers need to consider in advance and what rights and obligations are associated with an actual state search.

The eco Association is handing over the reins for the ongoing design and implementation of the botfrei.de safety campaign to its member company eyeo GmbH. eco will continue to support the project and will remain a partner in the project’s strategic delivery.

Nils Kammann, Solutions Architect at Xantaro, on the hype of artificial intelligence in cyber security, an essential delineation of terminology, the challenges we face, and the need and chance for new security models.

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The web landscape has changed drastically over the years, often resulting a loss in the control of data. Kristina Vervoort, Regional Sales Director DACH for Netskope, explains how you can win back this data control with smart web security.   Read more on dotmagazine.