IT security

IT security is becoming increasingly important and is permeating more and more areas of our daily lives. However, it stands and falls with the behavior of the users of IT systems. In order to provide support here, the employees of the Computer Center are on hand with advice and, if necessary, assistance. In addition, the Executive Board of Clausthal University of Technology has set up an IT security working group and adopted an IT security guideline.

The current IT Security Officer at Clausthal University of Technology is:

Basic tips and information are available in the data center's documentation on IT security. If you are interested in finding out more about the state of IT security in Germany, please refer to the current IT Security in Germany report published by the Federal Office for Information Security.

The RZ offers training courses on IT security - please email us to ask for a date. Depending on the number of inquiries received or the desire to inform a large number of employees in an institution about IT security, we will then set a date for the event.

The RZ regularly offers information events on various IT security topics. Upcoming events:

The working group developed the policy and is tasked with continuously improving it. In the event of an incident, it is to structure and monitor the procedures and processes, and it also serves as a point of contact for strategic IT security issues within Clausthal University of Technology. Its members are:

• The part-time Vice President for International Affairs, Continuing Education and Digitalization
• Representatives of the institutes (Prof. Dr. Sven Hartmann, Dr. Christoph Knieke),
• Representatives of the IT service providers (Dipl.-Wirt.-Inf. Martin Diedrich, Dipl.-Math. Christian Strauf),
• a member of the TU Clausthal Staff Council,
• the data protection officer of TU Clausthal.

The respective heads of the Computer Center and the Department of IT and Statistics also take part in the meetings of the working group as experts.