Gaia-X

GXFS launches “Online Survey on Gaia-X – Acceptance...

This GXFS online survey (only in German), launched today, is designed to draw a picture of the current state of knowledge and expectations of Gaia-X in the market. Both factors are crucial for the acceptance of the initiative by different stakeholders and therefore also essential for the success of Gaia-X as a community...

date 2022/10/18

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"The USA has cleared the way for a new, simple data transfer"

In early October 2022, US President Biden signed the Executive Order for the planned US-EU Data Privacy Framework. Dr Jens Eckhardt, specialist attorney for IT law at Derra, Meyer & Partner in Dusseldorf and Board member of EuroCloud Deutschland, answers three questions on what this means for future data transfers to the US. 

date 2022/10/17

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Security

eco at it-sa 2022: Shaping IT Security Together

eco Association invites you to attend it-sa in Nuremberg from 25 to 27 October. At this event, the Ransomware Initiative of eco and its partners will be presented, while eco members and guests will discuss “Secure Software (Development)” on 26 October at the trade fair.

date 2022/10/14

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5 Questions for Jörn Petereit, Cloudflight

How can the digital transformation of the industry succeed and what contribution can service providers make in overcoming the many challenges? Jörn Petereit, COO at Cloudflight, talks about this in an interview:

date 2022/10/14

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Policy & Law

Perspectives for a Sustainable Data Centre Industry by 2030

Without data centres, no societal or economic sector could today guarantee the provision of essential services. In the past few years, data centres have come under greater political and public scrutiny due to their unquestionably high energy consumption and growth.

date 2022/10/13

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Associations’ Perspectives for a Sustainable Data Centre Industry: eco, bitkom and GDA Publish Joint Position Paper

eco, bitkom and the German Datacenter Association (GDA) have published a joint position paper for a sustainable German data centre industry by 2030. In the course of an impending energy crisis, the three associations call for data centres to be recognised as system-relevant IT infrastructures, regardless of their size, and to be prioritised accordingly in the event of supply shortages.

date 2022/10/12

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Security

IT Security Survey 2023 – Participate now

eco Association has been surveying Germany’s IT security experts for over ten years. Along with the important IT security topics and most serious threats, these surveys also assess how resilient German companies are against cyber attacks. The IT Security Survey 2023 has now been launched.  

date 2022/10/12

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Policy & Law

eco zum Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework

Six months after announcing a new transatlantic agreement for the legally secure transfer of personal data, U.S. President Joseph Biden today presented the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework. eco Chair of the Board Oliver Süme explains: "We very much welcome that a solution for the legally secure transfer of personal...

date 2022/10/10

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eco on the CSAM Regulation

Head of the eco Complaints Office, Alexandra Koch- Skiba comments on the presentation of the draft Regulation laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse in the lead Committee on Civil Liberties of the EU Commissioner.

date 2022/10/10

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The Internet Security Days 2022

IT security for an intensified threat situation: With around 500 participants over two days, the 12th Internet Security Days (ISDs) at Phantasialand Brühl were a huge success.

date 2022/10/10

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