Cyber security threats and how to deal with them

6 pages•Published: August 9, 2023

Abstract

Information security and cyber threats have been among the top concerns of IT managers for many years. But recently, the level of threat has grown considerably and has reached a new dimension with companies being severely impacted by cyber-attacks, even being driven into bankruptcy. This is also affecting higher education institutions, with several universities spectacularly falling victim to ransomware attacks. For IT managers, it is now crucial to react to this threat, strengthen their cyber defense and also prepare to mitigate successful attacks. We describe the measures Münster university has recently implemented in a massive effort to prepare for the common types of attacks. This is meant to be an IT manager focused semi-technical overview on the topic of threats and remedies to help evaluate the own situation and evaluate possible measures.

Keyphrases: cyber attacks, cyber security, information security

In: Jean-François Desnos and Martín López Nores (editors). Proceedings of European University Information Systems Congress 2023, vol 95, pages 285-290.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/xHvC
	https://doi.org/10.29007/nlp4