Data Protection & Privacy Security & Privacy Champions Bringing Awareness to Teams Peter Meyer from eyeo explains why the world needs more champions, and the value of approaching security and data protection at the team level.
Company Security Customer Fail-Story: Fail with Phishing Simulations – Or Celebrate Success David Kelm from IT-Seal provides a vivid illustration of how important well-implemented phishing simulations are for staff IT security awareness.
Company Security Phishing in the Pandemic – How Hackers Exploit the ‘Human Factor’ Dr. Niklas Hellemann from SoSafe GmbH, on the psychology of cyber attacks and security awareness, and the growing sophistication of phishing.
Women in Tech On Motivation and Innovation – Creating Diversity in the Tech Industry Yuliia Diachuk from MoBerries provides insight into the challenges women face in rising up the ranks in the tech industry, and what the key to success is for teams and companies.
Company Security Creating a “Human Firewall” for IT Security Psychologist and social engineer Christina Lekati from Cyber Risk GmbH explains the psychological basis of phishing and how to arm staff with effective defenses.
Company Security 12 Steps to Successful Information Security Management for SMEs Carsten Marmulla and Simon Decker from carmasec GmbH & Co. KG offer a new approach for SMEs that are facing the uphill battle of getting their company ready for ISM certification.
Feature Data Center Data Centers in a Changing World Dr. Béla Waldhauser from Telehouse & the Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures on the energy consumption and energy-saving potential of data centers and digitalization.
Cloud Computing Cloud Natives to Acquire a Voice of their Own To pave the way for a better understanding of public cloud potential, cloud natives need their own platform, explain Dr. Nils Kaufmann and Thomas Noglik of EuroCloud. The solution? The new Cloud Native initiative.
Networks Business Continuity in Lockdown Shifting workloads, managing security breaches, and serving customers remotely – Sylvia List from NTT Germany explains companies’ evolving reactions to lockdown.
Feature Networks Why Low Latency is Essential in Times of Accelerated Digitalization Dr. Thomas King from DE-CIX explains the importance of latency in the digital world and shows how applications depend on low-latency for a seamless user experience.
Women in Tech Time to Break the Mold: Boost the Tech World with Female Role Models Deepa Gautum-Nigge, Global Lead SAP, on the importance of visible female role models for busting age-old gender stereotypes in the workplace.
Cloud Computing The Key to an Effective Cloud Strategy BSO’s Continental Europe Sales Director, Thomas Lanaute, shares his insights on the main elements and pitfalls to consider when making the move to the cloud.
Industrial IoT Shaping the Digital Production Age Rudolf Preuss, CEO of Arendar IT-Security Ltd., explains how cybercrime is challenging today’s manufacturing landscape and how to protect industrial production from attacks.
Feature IoT Securing IoT: Closing the Gateway into the Company Network Maik Morgenstern, CTO of the AV-TEST Institute, reports on how the AV-ATLAS collects data about attacks on the Internet of Things (IoT) and supports in defending against them.
Feature Cloud Computing Do Systems Integrators Still Have a Future in the Cloud? Systems integrators are the backbone for the digitalization of SMEs. Now they themselves are struggling with change: Felix Höger from eco presents 5 challenges for the sector.
Feature Email Branding Success: A Logo Delights Marketers, Techies, and Email Recipients Alike BIMI helps brands to communicate better and emails to be more secure, Sebastian Kluth from the CSA explains.
Artificial Intelligence AI meets Distributed Ledger: Building Marketplaces, Sharing Data, and Breaking Silos Artificially intelligent decisions must be trustworthy, both to gain acceptance & acceptability and to advance Europe as a leader in AI, says Prof. Ali Sunyaev from KIT.
Feature Digital Infrastructure Why the Internet Holds Firm: Internet Infrastructure in Times of Covid-19 Dr. Christoph Dietzel from DE-CIX investigates how much short-term growth the Internet can actually sustain, and what the limiting factors are.
Women in Tech Women in Leadership: The Only Way is Up Simone Menne, former CFO of Lufthansa and member of multiple supervisory boards, on the importance of striving for a 50/50 gender balance on teams – and how to do this.
Feature Women in Tech How to Enhance Gender Diversity in Your Company: Start with a Plan A company seeking to enhance gender diversity shouldn’t just act sporadically, as pointed out in a case study by Erica Varlese from Automattic, which shows that goal-setting is what can make all the difference.
Artificial Intelligence Trusting in AI: Why Algorithms Have to Explain Themselves Wherever AI supports people, above all trust is needed in the technology. Nils Klute of the eco Association explains how we can test and certify trusted AI applications.
Digital Transformation How Innovative Information Management Stands the Test of Time There has always been a need to get value out of information, but the methods we use need to adapt to changing times, as Jos Bischoff, CEO of BCT, explains on the occasion of his company’s 35th anniversary.
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Feature Data Protection & Privacy GDPR Two Years On: Companies Still Facing Uncertainty eco Legal Counsel Clarissa Benner takes stock of two years of the GDPR and explains why companies are still facing uncertainties with its implementation.
Women in Tech Minor Changes Can Have a Major Impact on Gender Diversity in Recruitment A case study by Wido Potters from BIT BV, showing how easy it is for recruiters to make companies more attractive to female applicants, and why this is important.
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Feature Digital Infrastructure Unlocking a New Digital Age In a time of crisis, a global lockdown needs a digital unlocking, explains Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX International.
Digital Infrastructure The Internet was Built for This John Graham-Cumming, CTO of Cloudflare, offers insight into the changing traffic patterns and changing online behavior through the COVID-19 crisis and beyond.
Cyber Security Attacks On Corporate Cloud Accounts as Companies Work From Home A new research study by cyber security specialist McAfee reports on online behavior and cyber security trends during the COVID-19 crisis.
Women in Tech Connecting for a Better Future dotmagazine spoke to Inger Paus from the Vodafone Institute on digitalization, social inclusion, and the impact of digital skepticism on women in the tech industry.
Feature Women in Tech Accessing the World’s Greatest Untapped Pool of Talent to Face Tomorrow’s Challenges Lucia Falkenberg of the eco Association on how eco's new international study on Women in Tech can help companies to find and retain female talents – and reap the rewards for doing so.
Artificial Intelligence AI: A New General-Purpose Technology Ingobert Veith from HUAWEI offers insight into the benefits of AI, together with 5G and IoT technologies – for everything from networks to autonomous driving, and on to fighting COVID-19.
Feature Internet Governance “Education is a large part of our mission” – Interview with Axel Pawlik Axel Pawlik, former MD of RIPE NCC, reminisces on the early days of RIPE & eco, and on how the tech community found its voice to start talking to governments.
Feature Email Best Practices Phishing and Spam in Times of Corona Julia Janssen-Holldiek, Director of the CSA, clarifies what companies now have to consider when communicating by email with their customers.
Data Sovereignty The Centralization of Data Wido Potters from BIT BV warns that centralization of data can lead to vendor lock-in and impact the openness of the Internet.
Cloud Computing Not All Clouds are Created Equal Marcus Busch, Managing Director of Leaseweb Germany, outlines five less obvious factors to choosing the right cloud and hosting provider.
Feature Digital Infrastructure Fixing systems since 1995 – Interview with Dr. Thomas King How Dr. Thomas King, CTO of DE-CIX, built his first networks and chose his vocation as a "doctor of the Internet."
Multi Cloud The Success of GAIA-X Will Depend on How Well a European Data Ecosystem Performs in the Free Market Henrik Hasenkamp from gridscale, on the chances of success of GAIA-X, the cloud challenges for SMEs, and the future of cloud service provision.
Cloud Computing Cloud Computing Security and Privacy Framework – Ensuring Accountability for Cloud Customers and Cloud Service Providers Linda Strick from the Cloud Security Alliance offers guidance for CSPs and cloud customers to assess the security and privacy risks of a cloud service.
Company Security Secure Home Office in Times of the Corona Crisis With the right measures, you can provide for secure home office workplaces where company & customer data also remain protected, Markus Selinger from AV-Test explains
New Work How the Home Office Works in the Times of Corona Jens Weller from toplink offers advice for companies on how to make the shift to the home office to keep operations running during the coronavirus crisis.
Online Gaming Game Streaming Supporting Madrid Data Center Growth Strong growth in the gaming sector in Spain will result in increased demand for digital infrastructure in the Spanish capital, writes Theresa Bobis, Regional Director for Southern Europe at DE-CIX.
Feature Data Sovereignty “Building your own Internet”: How GAIA-X is Paving the Way to European Data Sovereignty Harald A. Summa, CEO of DE-CIX and eco, talks to dotmagazine about the proposed GAIA-X project for a European cloud infrastructure, and how to build your own Internet.
Feature Internet Industry “The Foundation for a Better Internet” – Interview with Ivo Ivanov From learning Russian to the entertainment industry and on to interconnection history – Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX International, on how he brought networks together to create a better Internet.
Feature Multi Cloud Enabling Innovation – What GAIA-X offers SMEs Andreas Weiss, Director of EuroCloud Deutschland e.V. and Head of the Digital Business Models division at eco, outlines how the new European data infrastructure project will enable innovation and give SMEs access to state-of-the-art digital infrastructure.
Certifications Innovative Certification for GDPR Compliance of Cloud Services AUDITOR enables cloud providers to prove their data processing operations are compliant with the GDPR, Prof. Ali Sunyaev, Heiner Teigeler, and Sebastian Lins of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology explain.
Feature Artificial Intelligence A Simple Trick is What Helps Us Get Started Harald A. Summa, CEO of the eco Association, explains that we should focus on the objectives, not the tool, to understand the potential of AI.
Artificial Intelligence Using AI to Support People with Disabilities in the Workplace How can people with disabilities benefit from digital technologies and AI in the workplace? Hauke Timmermann of the eco Association introduces the research project KI.ASSIST.
Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning for Small Businesses ImagineOn provides an overview of how to train artificial intelligence on a budget.
Feature Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence: Recommendations for Action for Future-Oriented Politics To fully harness AI’s potential, eco Chair of the Board Oliver J. Süme urges politicians to promote societal acceptance and to strengthen both digital infrastructures and research & development.
Artificial Intelligence AI and the Need for Transparency and Oversight Joseph Carson from Thycotic talks to dotmagazine about the ‘A’ in AI and the thought that needs to be put into developing AI solutions.
Feature Internet Industry Harald A. Summa on 25 Years of DE-CIX From sending emails within Germany via Washington, to hearing the Rolling Stones online for the first time; Harald A. Summa, CEO of DE-CIX, looks back on the 25 years since the founding of the world’s leading interconnection platform.
Innovation The Second Wave of Innovation for the Internet Rafael Laguna, CEO of Open-Xchange, speaks to Julia Janssen-Holldiek from the CSA about innovation, open source systems, and Hotel California.
Artificial Intelligence AI – A Perspective on Human Rights and Society Prof. Michael Rotert, eco Honorary President, looks at how industry and policy makers can shape and steer the impact AI has on human dignity and human rights.
Feature Artificial Intelligence in Business Connecting Research with the Market to Develop AI in Europe Oliver Süme, Chair of the Board at the eco Association, calls for an innovation-friendly environment, investment, and increased knowledge transfer between research and industry to promote AI in Europe.
Feature Artificial Intelligence in Business Humans and Machines: Harnessing the Benefits of AI - doteditorial Andreas Weiss, Head of Digital Business Models at the eco Association, explains what AI is currently capable of, and what impact it will have on the world of work in the future.
Feature Encryption Encryption – Balancing Needs for IT Security & Law Enforcement Klaus Landefeld, eco Vice-Chair, looks at ways to enable access to digital evidence internationally, without dismantling security and trust on the Internet.
Internet Industry The Internet Society – Building a Bigger, Stronger Internet Rinalia Abdul Rahim, SVP for Strategy & Implementation at ISOC, explains their vision and initiatives to improve security and access to the Internet.
Cleaning up the Neighborhood Michele Neylon, CEO of Blacknight, on illegal content, DNS blocking, and making the Internet a place people want to do business in.
Feature Making the Internet a Safer Place to Be - doteditorial Trust in digital has become business-critical, Lars Steffen, Director of eco International, says - because bad user experience does not induce customers to buy.
Feature 10 Resolutions for Successful Email Marketing in 2020 A good reputation, relevant content, and consistent list hygiene are the basis of email marketing success, advises Julia Janssen-Holldiek, Director of the CSA.
What is BIMI? Stephan Hradek from the CSA provides the basics on the BIMI standard for displaying logos in email marketing, underlining that BIMI is not just about colorful logos, but also the trust mechanism behind them.
A Brief History of Acceptable Ads Marty Krátký-Katz, Member of the Acceptable Ads Committee, on balancing the needs of users and publishers through responsible advertising.
Feature Take Down Illegal Content: Build Up Trust Alexandra Koch-Skiba, Head of the eco Complaints Office, explains the value of active self-regulation for effectively combatting illegal content online.
Feature Data Center Heat Recovery from Data Centers: A Win-Win Situation Data centers and society both have much to gain from the use of waste heat, a topic elaborated upon in a white paper and by Béla Waldhauser, Leader of the eco Data Center Infrastructure Group.
Feature Digital Infrastructure Digital Inclusion Oliver Süme, Chair of the Board at the eco Association, reports on the challenge of giving millions of people world-wide access to information online.
Feature Email: Trust & Challenges Email – A Wonderful Tool with a lot of Freedom Rafael Laguna, CEO of Open-Xchange talks to Julia Janssen-Holldiek from the CSA about innovating email and achieving security through openness.
Internet Governance Legality, Security & Ethics in the Digitalized World Thomas Rickert reports on discussions at the IGF 2019 on illegal content, DNS blocking, IoT security, and ethical rules for digitalization.
Domains Leveraging Governments to Encourage Universal Acceptance Ram Mohan from Afilias explains the importance of linguistic diversity online, and why a new approach to Universal Acceptance is needed.
Data Protection & Privacy Management Responsibility for Information Security Prof. Thomas Jaeschke from Datatree explains the importance of management awareness in increasing information security and data protection in companies.
Feature Internet Governance Working Together Towards Trust – doteditorial The joined forces of many different stakeholders is needed to allow trust in digitalization to flourish, says Lars Steffen, Director of eco International.
Cyber Security Bringing Together Safety and Security to Protect the Physical World Gordon Muehl, Global CTO Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection at HUAWEI, on protecting against industrialized cyber crime and making security technology easier to use.
Blockchain Creating a Federated Blockchain as a Service Platform Kevin Wittek from if(is) outlines the possibilities for creating a federated blockchain operated by infrastructure providers who are eco members.
Cyber Security IT Security in SMEs – Closing the Gap Jens Kroppmann, Head of the Security Operation Center within CONET, explains how an SOC can support SMEs in rapidly detecting and mitigating cyber attacks.
Digital Ethics Trusted Transactions Member of the eco Association Presidency Committee Stefanie Kemp reports on the state of trust in online services and its impact on business.
Digital Infrastructure Luxembourg – The Digital Nation in the Green Heart of Europe Christine De Ridder from LuxConnect, on the importance of energy efficiency & the need for infrastructure providers to also transform digitally.
Edge Computing Edge Data Centers – Offering Both Global and Very Local Services Jörgen Venot from the Data Center Group, on construction of and life insurance for industrial edge data centers.
Data Center Adapting Data Center Design to Diverse National Requirements Marc Fröse from ETIX Everywhere looks at the challenges of building data centers in highly diverse geographical and regulatory environments.
Digital Infrastructure Making Interconnection Easy Joanna Hahn, Public Relations Trainee at DE-CIX, shows how tailored digital infrastructure solutions and flawless interconnection can meet the constantly changing requirements of the market.
Connectivity What is Driving the Growth in Connectivity? Wolfram Rinner, CEO of GasLINE, gives an overview of the current demand for connectivity and what is needed to enable edge computing.
Feature Cloud Computing GAIA-X: Growing a Vibrant European Ecosystem Andreas Weiss, Director of EuroCloud Deutschland e.V. and Head of the Digital Business Models division at eco, introduces the new European data infrastructure project that aims to grow a sovereign and self-determined digital ecosystem in Europe.
Feature 5G Networks The DE-CIX Digital Triangle for Edge Interconnection Ivo Ivanov, COO of the DE-CIX Group AG, looks at the interplay of IoT, 5G & AI – the “digital interconnection triangle” of future innovation.
Networks One Million FTTH Connections – Data Volumes Pose the Biggest Challenge Stefan Kreibig from inexio explains how the inexio network has evolved since inception, and writes about their ambitious goals for fiber-to-the-house connections.
Feature Data Center The Edge & Edge Data Centers: Gaining Clarity - doteditorial Béla Waldhauser, Leader of the eco Competence Group Data Center Infrastructure, grapples with the definition of edge data centers and envisages the environment that will evolve at the edge of 5G networks.
Cyber Security Cyber Security: Dancing with Wolves Independent consultant Gerd Simon offers advice for companies on improving IT security and undertaking an effective risk assessment for cyber security.
Cloud Computing Cloud Computing: Optimizing IT with Artificial Intelligence Henrik Hasenkamp from gridscale explains how data analytics in the data center itself can be used to increase performance, reliability & security.
Cloud Computing Cyber Security from the Cloud – Offering SMBs Enterprise-Grade Security The BSI’s yearly report on cyber security paints a bleak picture. But there is a ray of hope, reports Roger Scheer from Veronym.
Feature IoT The Internet of Things – Understanding IoT from a Security Perspective Joseph Carson from Thycotic looks at IoT risk assessment and calls for a redefinition of IoT to achieve clarity from a security perspective.
IoT Making the Internet of Things More Secure Klaus J. Müller from LEITWERK explains how IoT can be made more secure – by removing the end-user’s ability to make bad decisions.
Artificial Intelligence AI to Detect and Defend Against Cyber Attacks Marc Wilczek from Link11 speaks to dotmagazine about the power of AI to solve cyber security issues.
Multi Cloud Simplifying Multi-Cloud Environments for Digital Transformation Christine B. Müller from IBM Deutschland looks at the value of adopting a multi-cloud strategy.
Digital Transformation Facing Digital Evolution as an MSP Bernd Krakau from Datagroup summarizes the role of managed service providers in future digital evolution.
Feature 5G Networks 5G: Much More Than Just “Ultrafast Internet” on the Smartphone – New Requirements for Industry of the Future Dr. Christoph Dietzel from DE-CIX sheds light on interesting 5G use-cases from business and industry, and examines to what extent 5G will revolutionize industry.
Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence – Present and Future AI is a key trend in the digital age, says Dietmar Kessler from Equinix, and handling the data and connecting the players are challenges here for infrastructure.
Feature Industrial IoT IoT and Industry 4.0 Paving the Way eco's Managing Director Alexander Rabe argues that industrial IoT requires a rethinking of central value creation processes, or even of entire business models.
Cloud Computing Input Management in the Cloud: The Most Important Facts for Navigating the Future When it comes to digital invoice processing, cloud computing can make things much easier without compromising security, Dolf van den Boorn from BCT shows.
Digital Ecosystem Transforming Business Models in the Platform Economy Digital economist Holger Schmidt explains the three waves of digital transformation and how platform-based business models evolve.
Feature Artificial Intelligence The Engine and Drivers of Digital Transformation – doteditorial Andreas Weiss from the eco Association looks at how to develop a digital strategy and how to make the most of AI in developing new digital business models.
Feature Digitalization Digital Transformation and AI: Balancing Today’s Business with the Business of Tomorrow What does it take for a company to successfully manage digital transformation? Saskia Steinacker, Global Head of Digital Transformation at Bayer AG & member of the EC’s High-Level Expert Group on AI, explains.
Data Protection & Privacy GDPR Compliance of Companies: Challenges in the Use of Cloud Services Ensuring compliancy with data protection requirements such as the GDPR for data storage and processing is challenging. Stefanie Köhl and Heidrun Müller from eGovCD explore how approved rules of conduct can be a cost-effective alternative to certification.
Artificial Intelligence Overcoming Preconceptions about AI in the Healthcare Industry Rather than robots, it will be monitoring systems using AI that will enable people to live independently for longer, VIVAI’s Bettina Horster argues.
Blockchain How Could Digital Identities and Blockchain Make our Lives Easier? Sebastian Beyer from CERTIVATION GmbH explains how digital identities and blockchain could make our lives easier.
Blockchain How to Manage Customer Digital Identities – What’s the Best Way? Volker Zinser from Ubisecure looks at how best to implement customer ID management sustainably and how to leverage the process for greater business success.
Data Center Future-Proof Physical Security of Data Centers for Progressively Growing (Legal) Requirements Jan Sanders from Kentix talks about ensuring physical security for data centers in an evolving technical and legal environment.
Email Best Practices Email Address Internationalization - Communicating with Billions John Levine from the Universal Acceptance Steering Group at ICANN speaks to Julia Janssen-Holldiek (CSA) about the potential of internationalized email addresses to communicate with billions.
Identity Management Self-Sovereign Identity Technology meets Identity & Access Management Sebastian Weidenbach from esatus AG explores whether Self-Sovereign Identity can deliver what it promises for identity & access.
Email Best Practices Sorting the Wheat from the Chaff - The Attention Value of Emails in an Ever-Increasing Stream of Messages Willem Voogt from Aangetekend B.V. draws the comparison between attention value in physical and electronic mail, and looks at the influence of the eIDAS Regulation and the GDPR on email reliability.
Feature Authentication Adding Trust & Security to Internet Interactions with DNSSEC 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.
Email Best Practices Protecting Brand Identity in Email Tobias Herkula from Cyren talks to Julia Janssen-Holldiek (CSA) about why marketers need computational trust to protect their brand online.
Future of Email Making Inboxes Smart with schema.org Magnus Eén from Westwing and Dr. Conny Junghans from 1&1 spoke to Julia Janssen-Holldiek (CSA) about introducing schema.org to enhance commercial emails.
Feature Identity Management Identity in Digital Space - doteditorial Klaus Landefeld from the eco Association looks at online identification, authentication & sovereignty, and bridging the digital and analog worlds.
Domains .berlin, .tokyo or .vegas: How GeoTLDs Help Form Distinctive Digital Identities Katrin Ohlmer from DOTZON explores how a city can develop and exploit a stable digital identity through a GeoTLD.
Identity Management ID4me – the Identity Layer the Internet Founders Forgot to Build Neal McPherson from 1&1 IONOS, on handing back control of data & identity management to the user through implementing the open ID4me single sign-on standard.
Feature Connectivity IPv6 – Making the Internet End-to-End Addressable Again dotmagazine speaks to Klaus Landefeld from the eco Association about why IPv6 adoption is so slow, and why it's imperative for IoT.
Email Best Practices DMARC - Protecting Your Infrastructure and Users from Phishing Attacks Technical measures have been standardized to make phishing attacks less successful, Sven Krohlas from BFK explains – they just need to be implemented.
IoT Smart Lock Market Growth Boosted By the Rising Popularity of Smartphones Smart lock technology simplifies access management for both users and administrators, without compromising security, writes Sanna Räsänen from Herman IT.
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