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Report promptly!

Report all IT security incidents or IT security emergencies to the Information Security Office at Fulda University of Applied Sciences. By email to it-security@hs-fulda.de or by telephone on 0661-9640-8877.

Your report should contain the following information:

  1. who is reporting (name, email address, telephone number)?
  2. when did the incident occur (date, time)?
  3. where did the incident take place (building, room)?
  4. type of incident (malware attack, system intrusion, …)?
  5. which system is affected (name, IP address)?

You can also download and print out our IT emergency card.

What is an IT security incident?

  1. you have accidentally opened a suspicious attachment in an attachment in an email.

  2. you have inadvertently clicked on a suspicious web address (link) in an email.

  3. you receive an extortion email.

  4. you receive an e-mail in which you are asked to personal data (user name, password, account number, …) via a web page or communicate them to someone.

  5. you receive a large number of unsolicited messages in your mailbox (spam mail).

  6. your user account is being misused to send spam mail.

  7. your computer is behaving strangely (hard drive is running continuously, computer does not respond to inputs, …) because it may be infected with malware. is infected with malware.

  8. you receive a phone call (usually the people pretend to be employees of a hotline of a certain company) company) because your computer allegedly has problems that can be solved with your can be solved with your help if you certain settings, which are now given to you by telephone. are now given to you by telephone.

  9. you are called and asked about your working environment environment (products used, colleagues, colleagues, superiors, email addresses, …) so that this information can later be used for an attack computers and/or the university network (information computers and/or the university network (information gathering via social engineering).

  10. you have committed an irregular use according to **Chapter 6 of the IT Security Policy of the university**.

  11. if something seems strange or suspicious to you suspicious, it may also be an IT security incident. IT security incident.

**Report the incident promptly! All members of the university are obliged to report IT security incidents **.

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What is an IT security emergency?

  1. your end device has been stolen or you have lost it lost it.

  2. your files are automatically deleted, modified or encrypted. **Try to limit the damage according to chapter 5 in the limit the damage according to chapter 5 in the basic protection document. requested to do so by the data centre.

  3. your access data (user name/password, chip card, …) have been stolen. **Change your password immediately and/or have your user account blocked if necessary **.

  4. you are being acutely blackmailed or threatened in order to compromise the to compromise the university’s IT infrastructure.

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Who do I report what to?

Please contact the contact person of your organisational unit or the data centre if you detect an IT security incident or emergency, notice a violation of the IT security policy or report it yourself. breach of the IT security policy or if you yourself are the have been the victim of an attack by electronic means or you you have noticed incidents with criminal consequences. All IT security incidents and emergencies (with the exception of blackmail and threats) must also be reported to the affected the system administrator concerned, who is responsible for the who is responsible for the end device, lab computer, server or special software, the server or the specific software.

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Oct 25, 2025

Subsections of Report Incident

Ansprechpersonen

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  1. Reporting of security incidents
  2. Reporting of faults or problems
  3. Central contact persons
  4. Contact persons in administration and central facilities
  5. Contact persons in specialist departments
  6. Contact persons in the computer centre
  7. General email lists

1. reporting of security incidents

If you notice a security-related event, for example a hacker intrusion, misuse, unusual system or network unusual system or network behaviour or merely have suspicion, then please report the event or your suspicion **immediately or your suspicion immediately by email to it-security@hs-fulda.de or by telephone to the central IT emergency number 0661-9640-8877.

If you know which person is responsible for administration of the computer or network, you should also inform this person in order to minimise the damage to damage to the computers and networks of Fulda University of as possible. Otherwise, the staff unit Information Security will inform the person responsible for responsible for system administration.

The following information is important for the notification:

  • What happened when?

  • Which system is affected (building, room, computer name or IP address (are labelled on the computer), operating system)

  • Your name and/or telephone number for queries

The affected system must be disconnected from the university university network as soon as possible to avoid further damage spread of the malware to other systems. The affected system should not be disconnected from the power supply disconnected and not shut down so that forensic analyses so that forensic analyses can be carried out later analyses to investigate the malware and the damage caused and the damage caused and so that measures can be taken to of consequential damage can be taken.

  • If the computer is connected to the university network with a **network cable university network, the cable should be disconnected. should be disconnected. The cable is fitted with a tick, which is sometimes sometimes hidden under a plastic cover and must be must be pressed down before disconnecting.

  • If the computer is connected to the university network via the wireless network (WLAN), you should try to the network via the WLAN switch or the touch-sensitive screen (touchscreen) to switch off the network. If the malware prevents this, you should try to switch off the device by pressing the pressing the on/off button for several seconds. In this case, also disconnect the device from the power supply, if it is connected to it and remove the battery, if this is possible.

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2. reporting of faults or problems

You can report faults and problems to the person named named as the contact person in one of the following tables. If you do not know who is responsible for your concern, report it to the the user support in the computer centre, who will then forward it will immediately forward it to a suitable person for processing.

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3. central contact persons

Information Security Officer (ISB) of Fulda University of Applied Sciences
Christian Stickel ☏ +49 661 / 9640 - 1073 πŸ–‚ isb(at)hs-fulda.de
IT Security Officer (CISO) of the University of Applied Sciences Fulda
Prof. Dr Michael Zohner ☏ +49 661 / 9640 - 1140 πŸ–‚ it-sicherheit(at)hs-fulda.de
Data Protection Officer (DPO) of Fulda University of Applied Sciences
Katharina Reith ☏ +49 661 / 9640 - 1051 πŸ–‚ datenschutz(at)hs-fulda.de

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4. contact persons in administration and central facilities

IT Security Officer for Administration and Data Centre
Knut Merz ☏ +49 661 / 9640 - 1301 πŸ–‚ knut.merz(at)rz.hs-fulda.de
IT Security Officer at the University and State Library
Frederik Stey ☏ 0661 / 9640 - 9840 πŸ–‚ frederik.stey@hlb.hs-fulda.de

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5. contact persons in specialised departments

IT Security Officer in the AI department
Dennis Biezā ☏ +49 661 / 9640 - 3051 πŸ–‚ dennis.bieza(at)informatik.hs-fulda.de
IT security officer in the ET department
Oleg Menger ☏ +49 661 / 9640 - 5814 πŸ–‚ oleg.menger(at)et.hs-fulda.de
IT Security Officer in the LT department
Inga Huismann ☏ +49 661 / 9640 - 5234 πŸ–‚ inga.huismann(at)lt.hs-fulda.de
IT Security Officer in the OE department
Natallia Kazlouskaya-Disagio ☏ +49 661 9640-3692 πŸ–‚ natallia.disagio(at)oe.hs-fulda.de
IT Security Officer in the PG department
Christian Reum ☏ +49 661 9640-6414 πŸ–‚ christian.reum(at)gw.hs-fulda.de
IT Security Officer in the SK department
Alexander Wald ☏ +49 661 9640-436 πŸ–‚ alexander.wald(at)sk.hs-fulda.de
IT Security Officer in the SW department
Stephan Kling ☏ +49 661 9640-2420 πŸ–‚ stephan.kling(at)sw.hs-fulda.de
IT Security Officer in the W department
Alexander-Nicolai KΓΆhler ☏ +49 661 9640-2828 πŸ–‚ alexander-nicolai.koehler(at)w.hs-fulda.de

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6. data centre service desk

Service Desk for employees
☏ +49 661 / 9640 - 1300 πŸ–‚ it-support@rz.hs-fulda.de
ticket system: https://www.hs-fulda.de/helpdesk
Service Desk for students
☏ +49 661 / 9640 - 1336 / 1332 πŸ–‚ fdnr-support@rz.hs-fulda.de
Ticket system: Service Desk for Students

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Jan 5, 2026

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