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.
Stakeholder contribution: DENIC seizes the opportunity to make the Cooperative’s concerns heard at highest political level.
In August 2022, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMVD) presented the Digital Strategy Germany. It is the course book of the entire Federal Government for the cross-sectional issue of digitisation
Current happenings in the Internet governance context in February 2023:
The UNESCO conference "Internet for Trust" ended in Paris on 23 February 2023. 4,500 experts discussed the regulation of Internet platforms. Keynote speakers were UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da
Current happenings in the Internet governance context in January 2023:
From 9 to 21 January, the fourth round of negotiations of the Ad Hoc Committee (AHC) on the elaboration of a UN Convention against Cybercrime took place in Vienna. The first draft text (Consolidated Negotiating Document/CDN) on the chapters
EU Commission awards contract to a European consortium under Czech leadership. Filtering requirements of tender viewed critically
Becoming more independent from US-based tech giants in the ICT sector has been a strong intention of the EU Commission for some time: Digital sovereignty is the key to achieve this goal.
Current happenings in the Internet governance context in December 2022:
The 17th UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) held in Addis Ababa ended on 4 December. Over 5,000 participants from 170 countries attended more than 300 sessions. The IGF was opened by Ethiopian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Current happenings in the Internet governance context in November 2022:
At the G20 Summit in Bali on 16 November 2022, the leading industrialised nations and emerging economies committed themselves to further digital transformation. In the future, the sustainable UN development goals shall have a greater impact on how digital economy
DENIC passes re-certification audit for its Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) – ISO/IEC 22301 successfully again
DENIC eG as an operator of a critical infrastructure in Germany has been certified according to the international standards for an Information Security Management System (ISMS) – ISO/IEC 27001 and for a Business
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