We get a lot E-Mails every day, but when receiving a message from the boss (or another company leader) we are on alert. This is how criminals try to get your attention, and just lately we (i.e. recipients at IST Austria) received a couple of emails impersonating managers/heads of IST Austria. These – so called Read More …
Well, at least parts of it – currently the ISTWlan and some admin-networks as well as Windows clients in all networks are using this service. One of the major security issues when dealing with phishing/SPAM Emails, is the risk, that people visit links to enter data, or even worse visit links which trigger local vulnerabilities Read More …
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 …