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 amount of phishing e-mails is currently being sent to many members of the University of Münster.
The emails have the subject "Benachrichtigung aus Microsoft Outlook" and claim that a "termination" of the email mailbox is imminent and a "verification" is necessary to prevent this. This is merely a false pretext to entice recipients to disclose their credentials on an external website. The emails were sent from an external sender address named "Iwona Chmura-Rutkowska".
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Warning about current phishing e-mails
An increased amount of phishing e-mails is currently being sent to many members of the University of Münster.
The emails have the subject "Re: Bestätigung oder Stornierung" and claim that the storage space for one's own mailbox has been surpassed and actions are necessary. This is just a false pretext to entice recipients to reveal their access data on an external website. The emails were sent from multiple different sender addresses from the University of Bonn. Legitimate notifications about full storage space via email do not exist.
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Warning about current phishing e-mails
An increased amount of phishing e-mails is currently being sent to many members of the University of Münster.
The emails have the subject "E-Mail-Speicherlimit überschritten" and claim that the storage space for one's own mailbox has been surpassed and actions are necessary. This is just a false pretext to entice recipients to reveal their access data on an external website. The emails were sent from various sender addresses, including from internal email addresses. Legitimate notifications about full storage space via email do not exist.
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