Sharing data (documents, images, databases,…) to internal and external users/collaborators is a very common task we do every day. Safely sharing is not always necessary, but usually suggested. When is it necessary to share safely? The following data needs to be shared safely: Documents/data containing personal data (e.g. CVs, passports, addresses, grades, …) Financial data Read More …
Just recently the number of various attacks against computer systems of companies has increased a lot. Still, most attacks targeting IT systems actually target the users of such systems. Read More …
As you might have already read in the news, personal data (email-addresses, passwords,…) has been published and sold on the internet – again. Read More …
The following phishing mail has been sent to a number of IST Austria recipients. The sender address seem to be a hacked university (Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University) account. From: Nourah A. Algdeb <naalgdeb@pnu.edu.sa> Subject: Informationszentrum IST Owa 2018 Screenshot of the email: Do not click on links or download attachments of suspicious emails.
We hope not, but it is not always easy to be sure. As we’re all users of free (or non-free) services in the world wide web, and there are also successful attacks against such services, it is possible that one of your accounts (and the password) has been compromised. There are services in the internet, Read More …
IST Austria is growing every day – not only by new buildings, much more by new people joining the IST Austria community. As we already are more then 600 employees on campus, it’s not easy to keep track about who’s here. We’ve of course offer the service “New on campus” via ICP: https://icp.ist.ac.at/search/users/new_on_campus, but following such Read More …
Again, a virus is infecting Windows computers all over the world. Unfortunately this type of ransom ware is not only infecting the computer where it was initially started, by using a vulnerability of Windows, it will distribute over the network. Protect your devices Please follow these advises to prevent an outbreak: Allow your Windows PC Read More …
Can you make a good judgment on what and who you can trust on the internet? While all Internet users might be exposed to Internet fraud, the golden rule is the more you know the better you can protect yourself. Take this Internet Security Quiz (only 6 questions) and see how much you know about Read More …
Together with your new virus scan, you might have detected a large eye icon () in your task bar. This is ONLY used to help you with remote assistance, where you explicitly have to approve the access. Requests for access, on the other hand, can only be initiated by members of IT. This should help Read More …
In the coming weeks the IT department will gradually roll out a new antivirus product on all IST Windows computers. The currently used F-Secure Antivirus will be replaced by the ESET Endpoint Protection. ESET setup will run in the background, you’ll only notice a couple of notifications from the Windows Action Center: first Antivirus software Read More …