We all use computers, smartphones and other IT for our work at TU Darmstadt. This puts us at risk of falling victim to a hacker attack or a phishing campaign. Criminals are becoming increasingly adept at combining digital tools with social engineering to obtain data or infect systems with malware. This home page will help you identify potential threats and protect your IT devices and the digital information on them.

IT security tips

With small steps in everyday work, you as employees and students can ward off attacks on your IT devices and thus make a major contribution to IT security at TU Darmstadt. The following tips will help you!

 
Phishing
Phishing
IT security at your (mobile) workplace
IT security at your (mobile) workplace
Password security
Password security
General security tips
General security tips

Time for a quiz?

How well are you informed about IT security and threats on the web?
Join the knowledge check to find it out.

Interested in a training?

Are you interested in learning basic behaviors and concepts to achieve IT security at your workplace? Visit one of our trainings .

Offers from the TUDa for the security of your IT

TU-VPN

for a secured connection to the TU network

Endpoint protection / Antivirus software

to protect your computer from malware

Digital signatures and encryption

for more security in e-mail communication

HRZ

protect your TU-ID even better with two factor authentication (2FA)

Password Leak Checker

check the security of your password quickly and easily

More tools

Password manager

for secure(d) passwords

Report an IT security incident

Do you have clicked on a suspicious link? Do you suspect a virus, Trojan or similar on your IT device? Do you see your infrastructure threatened? Then get in touch with us!

How to report an IT security incident.