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 many members of the University of Münster.
The emails have have the German subject "IT-Helpdesk!!" or "IT-Servicedesk-Support" and have been sent from an external address. 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 phishing emails are currently being sent to many members of the University of Münster.
The emails have have the German subject "AW: IKT-Verifizierungshinweis" and have been sent from a University of Muenster address. 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 phishing emails are currently being sent to many members of the University of Münster.
The emails have subjects like "IT-Servicedesk!", "AW: IT-Servicedesk", or "IT-Servicedesk-Support" with minor variations. The emails were sent from external sources, mostly from compromised accounts at other German universities. 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.