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Videos and quizzes

Your actions are crucial for the security of the IT at the University of Vienna. Educate yourself with our videos, quizzes and information pages on this topic.

Videos

Entertaining videos will familiarise you with the most important IT security topics.

Dangers in e-mails

Duration: 13:05 minutes

Language: German with English subtitles (activate English subtitles via the Subtitles button in the video controls)

Content: Dangers: Phishing, malware, fraud | 7 features that should make you suspicious | Dealing with fraudulent messages correctly

Password security

Duration: 07:32 minutes

Language: German with English subtitles (activate English subtitles via the Subtitles button in the video controls)

Content: Creating a secure password | Using a password manager | Multi-factor authentication

Quizzes

Test your knowledge in a fun way with short quizzes.

Info pages

The IT security tips make your daily work on the computer safer. Find out more about the following topics:

Background

Did you already know?

  • At least 6 higher education institutions and universities in German-speaking countries were victims of a cyberattack in 2024.
  • These are often ransomware attacks. This involves encrypting data and thus rendering the IT infrastructureunusable.
  • The times before public holidays and weekends, or during school holidays, are popular for attacks.

  • What makes the university special?

    “Freedom in research and teaching is practised at the University of Vienna – and therefore also in the choice of IT tools required for this. However, this freedom also means that each individual must handle their own and the university’s IT systems responsibly. All it takes is a single computer infected with malware, a poorly programmed personal web page or a password captured by criminals to enable serious attacks on the IT infrastructure.”

    Ulf Busch
    CIO of the University of Vienna