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From 2026, the Cyber Resilience Act will determine whether digital products are still marketable. It is not technology, but rather a lack of evidence, processes, and responsibilities that will pose a risk—especially for small and medium-sized enterprises. Cybersecurity will become a mandatory management task.
ITChristopher Schroer10 minutes
From new lockdowns in China to soaring inflation, 2022 has opened a new chapter in the era of uncertainty.
ProcurementTradeshift5 minutes
It is still all about the best solution, the best provider and sharply calculated prices. Where 15 years ago standardization projects decided on future viability and cost-based benchmarking decided on contract extensions, today solution providers and interested customers from midsize companies, corporations and small businesses are driving each other forward through regulatory complexity. How were sourcing projects successful in 2005, what has become obsolete, what is still valid today and what needs to be done now?
ProcurementPhilipp Schneidenbach8 minutes
Smart Contracts are intelligent contracts based on blockchain technology. This enables different entities to digitally verify and enforce contracts without the need for a third party like a lawyer, notary etc.
Beginner / BasicBenjamin Talin9 minutes
How can we make digitization fair? Digital ethics should educate mature companies and employees who ask critical questions of technology. To ensure security, social responsibility, transparency and individual autonomy, IT decision-makers must promote user empowerment instead of digital nudging.
EthicsSimone Belko9 minutes
When employees use their private devices, such as smartphones or laptops, as work equipment, it becomes complicated for employers. On the one hand, employees want to work on their familiar devices, but on the other hand, management is obliged to comply with data protection. However, this dilemma between practicality and compliance can be solved.
Data protectionKarin Dietl5 minutes
How does the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR 2018) affect entrepreneurs who are not in the EU? We will show you how you can address this topic in your company.
LegalYves Gogniat6 minutes
Privacy by Design: these are the seven principles that will boost your data protection compliance regardless of where you do business on Earth
Data protectionXenofon Kontargyris5 minutes
Until now, EU Data Protection Laws have only applied to companies with a presence in the EU. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) now deviates from this principle, with the consequence that the new law not only affects companies within the EU but also countries outside its borders. In certain situations, the GDPR is also applicable to companies (controllers) outside the EU. The potential cross-border applicability has left many companies outside the EU confused, and it has led to uncertainty.
Data protectionYves Gogniat12 minutes
