Information Material
Downloads, instructions, links to external websites
Here you will find our downloads, instructions and links to external websites. In addition, you can find more detailed information and explanations in our section on security tips.
Downloads
Training material: Fundamentals of information security for administrative staff
- Strategy for Information Security (German only)( PDF , 736 KB )
- Quick check of applications( PDF , 677 KB )
- Information Security Policy( PDF , 779 KB )
- Training Fundamentals of information security for administrative staff – 05.09.2025 – EN.pdf( PDF , 2 MB )
- Information Security Guideline on Handling Passwords.pdf( PDF , 2 MB )
- ENG Everything you need to know about the new password guideline.pdf( PDF , 157 KB )
Instructions
- How to setup your new Laptop
- Password manager: KeePass
- Personal Spam Filter
- Secure Wireless Network
- Using Professional Networks Securely
Internal Information
Encryption Tools
- Bitlocker for encrypting the hard drive
- Cryptomator for flexible data encryption
- ZIP Archive for one time data encryption (only German)
- VeraCrypt for encrypting storage media (only German)
More information on which encryption tool to use can be found on our subpage on Encryption.
Links to external websites
Has my e-mail address been compromised in a data breach? If yes, in which data breach? On this website, you can find out this information. However, we strongly advise against entering your passwords on this or another website to have them checked!
On Heise Security, you will find the latest news on security vulnerabilities and critical updates which may also be relevant to your personal life (in German).
Here you will find decryption tools for ransomware. However, these are mostly decryption tools for older ransomware versions.