IT Law

Feature "Data Protection & Privacy"
Germany: Land of Data Protection and Security – But Why?
Understanding the German mentality to data protection and data privacy is fundamental to doing successful business in the country
Industry Insights "Data Protection & Privacy"
What's New in eco February 2017

Feature "DDoS"
Gridlock: When DDoS Jams Networks
The growing trend of mega Distributed Denial of Service attacks, and the businesses and critical infrastructures vulnerable to it

Feature "Cybersecurity"
A Day in the Life of a Cyber Policeman
What gives cyber policemen sleepless nights? Dirk Kunze talks about serious cyber crime and seriously terrifying cyber crime
Industry Insights "Cybersecurity"
Cyber Security in the EU

Feature "Company Security"
Building IT Defenses – Keeping the Wolves from the Company Gate
What’s your bottom line? Cyber attacks against companies range from the sophisticated to the ingeniously simple – and it could be your competitive advantage on the line.
Industry Insights "Company Security"
Cyber Crime Against Companies – There’s Money to be Made
Proactive Hunting for Hidden Threats using Metadata

Feature "Internet Governance"
German Industry Demands Increased Engagement in International Network Policy
German companies see harmonized European regulations as important for Europe’s competitiveness on world markets, and eco calls for strengthening of the multistakeholder approach to Internet governance. eco Berlin reports.
Industry Insights "Internet Governance"
Governing the Internet – Bringing the Stakeholders Together
Enhancing the Operational Stability of the Internet
What's New in eco September 2017

Feature "Doing Business in Germany"
A Country Between Governments
As Germany waits for political parties to agree on the next government, the country is experiencing good economic growth. The digital agenda remains challenging, but the avenues for legislative success in the digital agenda are clear.
Industry Insights "Doing Business in Germany"
What's New in eco December 2017

Feature "IT Law"
When national law enters international space
More and more countries are searching for ways to make their own national laws effective in borderless cyberspace. Alexandra Koch-Skiba, Head of the eco Complaints Office, on a new German law that will affect platform providers worldwide.

Feature "Data Protection & Privacy"
Who’s Naughty Now? Can Santa’s Business Model Survive the GDPR?
Santa himself will not be able to avoid dealing with the forthcoming EU GDPR – even being based at the North Pole won’t change anything. Judith Ellis looks at what data processes Santa will need to change before next Christmas.
Industry Insights "Data Protection & Privacy"
Blockchain and Data Protection Law: When Anonymous Data Becomes Personal
Building Easy and Open Online Identities with DomainID

Feature "GDPR"
Collaboration across the Atlantic: Data Protection & Internet Policy
Many American companies are still unaware of how the new EU General Data Protection Regulation will affect them. Data protection gurus Thomas Rickert from the eco Association & Christian Dawson from i2Coalition look at how two voices for the Internet are teaming up on GDPR, ICANN, and beyond to ensure that the Internet and the organizations that build it have a voice on both sides of the Atlantic.

Feature "Data Protection & Privacy"
Laying the Ground in Brussels: On the Path to Europe’s Digital Data Decade?
Oliver Süme, Partner at Fieldfisher and Chair of the eco Association, provides an overview of the varied legislative initiatives at EU level for paving the way to a digital future in Europe.
Industry Insights "Data Protection & Privacy"
The AI Privacy Dilemma
Governments are Embracing Hacking: What does that Mean for Everyone Else?
European Resolver Policy

Feature "Data Protection & Privacy"
doteditorial December 2017
This festive season, dotmagazine examines what’s involved in keeping your most valuable business assets – your ID, your finances, customer data, and your reputation – safe and secure.