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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.

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 scam emails are currently being sent to many members of the University of Münster.

In the emails, the attackers pose as managers or supervisors and ask for assistance with an "important task." The sender's name uses the name of the supervising person, but the emails originate from an external, mostly russian address. Currently, the subject "Are you on campus now?" is used. Names and email addresses of employees and supervisors are taken from the public websites of the University of Münster. If one responds to these contact attempts, the purchase of gift or prepaid cards is requested, followed by sending the codes via email.

Warning about current phishing e-mails

An increased number of phishing emails are currently being sent to many members of the University of Münster. 

The emails have subjects like "Outlook Admin Team!", "AW: IKT-Servicedesk" or "(own email address): IT Security Alert: Your Password Expires In 24 Hours" and pretend to be sent from the University of Muenster. The emails claim that an update or migration of the Outlook mailbox is necessary. However, these are just false pretenses to lure recipients into visiting an external website controlled by the attackers, which steals entered login credentials.

Warning about current phishing e-mails

An increased number of scam emails are currently being sent to many members of the University of Münster.

In the emails, the attackers pose as managers or supervisors and ask for assistance with an "important task." The sender's name uses the name of the supervising person, but the emails originate from an external, mostly russian address. Currently, the subject "Are you on campus now?" is used. Names and email addresses of employees and supervisors are taken from the public websites of the University of Münster. If one responds to these contact attempts, the purchase of gift or prepaid cards is requested, followed by sending the codes via email.