RECOGNIZE, PROTECT, REACT to Information Security
Information security is a joint task of all employees, students and members of the University of Münster. See-Protect-React represents a three-step process of competencies designed to make information security more accessible in your daily work.
The See section provides information on potential threats, attackers' approaches, and the value of your information.
The Protect section provides you with concrete action instructions, step-by-step guides, and useful tips for implementing a secure way of working in your everyday workplace.
In the React section, you will find clues on how to recognize a security-critical incident, what to do in such a case, and who to contact immediately.
IT- and Information Security Courses
Checklists
Use our IT Security Checklist to implement the necessary IT security measures at your workplace step by step.
Use our Checklist: How to Detect Scam Emails to identify and protect yourself against phishing and other harmful emails.
Also, use our Emergency Card to ensure that if you can no longer access the Internet, you can still reach your responsible contacts.
Warning about current phishing e-mails
An increased number of phishing emails are currently being sent to members of the University of Münster.
These e-mails impersonate the IT department and have the German subject "AW: [INCD #9384] IT-Service-Desk.". They claim that a migration or update of the Outlook mailbox is necessary and that recipients need to verify themselves using their login credentials. This is just a pretext to lure recipients to an external website controlled by the attackers, which collects the entered login credentials.
Warning about current scam e-mails
An increased number of scam emails are currently being sent to many members of the University of Münster.
These emails with the German subject 'GC1 KLAVIERSPENDE' pretend to be sent by employees of the University of Münster and claim that a piano is to be donated. However, this is actually the beginning of a scam attempt. The criminals try to convince victims to transfer alleged transportation costs without a prior inspection having taken place. The piano itself does not exist and is not shipped by the criminals.
Warning about current phishing e-mails
An increased number of phishing emails are currently being sent to members of the University of Münster.
These e-mails impersonate the IT department and have the German subject "An alle Mitarbeiter". They claim that a migration or update of the Outlook mailbox is necessary and that recipients need to verify themselves using their login credentials. This is just a pretext to lure recipients to an external website controlled by the attackers, which collects the entered login credentials.