IT security affects us all [30.11.22]
“Matters that concern us all, can only be solved by us all," noted Friedrich Dürrenmatt in point 17 of the 21 points to the physicists. IT security affects us all and is therefore a task for all of us.
Digitization has taken a big step forward in many areas. In addition to the expansion of the IT infrastructure, the number of end devices used has increased sharply. The regular provision of security updates shows that software programs per se are not free of security gaps.
Against this background, you, the users and your end devices are of particular importance for IT security at the university. Please install security updates promptly.
Your user password is the central authentication feature along with your user ID. The complexity of the user password determines whether your user account can be compromised, e.g., by systematic trial and error or by "guessing" the password. It also cannot be ruled out that access data can be tapped by internal or external services, especially on an end device that is not regularly updated or is operated without an up-to-date virus scanner. In the case of rarely used user accounts, irregularities may not be noticed immediately. Therefore, please check your user accounts regularly and make sure to use different passwords for different IT services (internal and external).
If you have any questions about this, please contact the KIM by e-mail.
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