Fachhochschule Dortmund is one of the first universities of applied sciences in North Rhine-Westphalia to join the Alliance for Cyber Security of the Federal Office for Information Security. In the fight against cyber attacks, it can now draw on a network of over 6,200 companies and institutions in the alliance.
Every third company is affected by cyber security incidents. This is the result of a survey conducted by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). Increasing digitalization is exacerbating the threat situation and the extended home office regulations are new gateways for malware, according to IT experts.
Using expertise and sharing know-how
Fachhochschule Dortmund has now officially joined the BSI's Alliance for Cyber Security with the aim of sharing knowledge about potential vulnerabilities and thus being better protected against attacks. "We use the expertise of the participants and feed our information and know-how into the network. It's a win-win situation for everyone," says René Lütgenbruch , Information Security Officer at Fachhochschule Dortmund.
Fachhochschule Dortmund is thus strengthening its expertise in digital security issues. "We aim to handle the data of our students, but also our employees and partners, responsibly," emphasizes René Lütgenbruch. As a member of the alliance, technical structures can be established and developed even more efficiently in order to meet this own claim to data security.
IT security guideline of Fachhochschule Dortmund
IT security has a long tradition at Fachhochschule Dortmund. The Senate adopted a security guideline for the information and communication sector back in 2007. This was replaced at the end of 2019 by a new IT security guideline PDF-File 97,90 kB , which is binding for all members of Fachhochschule Dortmund and regulates both the protection of the IT infrastructure and data processing. "We are also working on establishing an information security management system," says René Lütgenbruch. The aim is to map all business processes, forecast security risks and define tailor-made measures for data and IT security. Implementation will be carried out in close coordination with the IT security working group.