Since August 18, 2026, new legal requirements apply within the EU, aiming to facilitate and speed up cross-border access to electronic evidence used to investigate and prosecute criminal offences. As an online service provider, DENIC is in scope, too.
Germany hosting the international Internet Community in Hamburg from 21 to 26 October
From 21 to 26 October, Hamburg will be the centre of the Internet community: the 78th conference of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) will be held at the Congress Center Hamburg (CCH). ICANN coordinates
Current Happenings in the Internet Governance Context in August 2023
Promoting Digital Compentence and Cyber Security
On 18 and 19 August 2023, the annual G20 Digital Ministers Meeting took place in Bengaluru. The Outcome Document, consisting of 29 paragraphs and three annexes, contains recommendations on expanding digital infrastructure in the
The current geopolitical situation makes the model of "One World– One Internet"– once the slogan of the 2005 World Summit on the Information Society – appear more fragile than ever. The United Nations is trying to counteract the development with the "Global Digital Compact", but the technical
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Why DENIc has chosen Elasticsearch
Reliable features, easy handling and a reasonable price ultimately tipped the scales.
For a few months now, DENIC has its own Cloud. Like for any infrastructure, logging was an issue in the development process from the very beginning. Two options had to be evaluated: Elasticsearch,
A few questions to Stefan Pattberg, Managing Director of DENIC Services GmbH & Co. KG, on the appointment as sole designated Data Escrow Agent worldwide
In mid-July, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) appointed DENIC Services GmbH & Co. KG as the only Designated Escrow Agent for
The majority of domains classified as malicious fell into the phishing category (73.6 per cent), followed by spam (11 per cent), malware (7.8 per cent), pharming (4.5 per cent) and botnets (3.1 per cent)., 14.10.2026
In August, the ccNSO invited all ccTLD registries worldwide to take part in the third edition of the DNS Abuse Standing Committee (DASC) survey. The survey runs from August to September 2026., 14.10.2026
An EU-wide, uniform legal framework for mandatory direct cooperation between online service providers and law enforcement authorities in EU Member States, 14.10.2026