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… welcome to come to UM on Thursday and Friday. However, they must realize that UM email and file servers will not be available. Leniency arrangement for students Students who have experienced demonstrable obstacles in their study progress due to the cyber attack can address a committee, led by vice-rector Prof. Dr. Harm Hospers. Information about the procedure will follow. Information desks for staff and students From 2 January onwards, at various UM locations there will be information desks. FHML: … again from 2 January, 08:00. From that day on, also emails with questions from staff members, sent to the newly installed mailboxes of the faculties and service centres will be read. Students can still address info@m-u.nl … Update #6 and 7: cyber attack at UM …
… Search results 13 January 2020 Symposium ‘Lessons learnt’ on 5 February The symposium planned by UM to provide more details about the cyber attack will not take place on Thursday 6 February as previously announced, but on Wednesday 5 February. UM would like to share the lessons learned in the wake of the attack on its computer systems with the wider public. During the symposium, the … for students The call centre can be reached on working days from 8:30 until 17:00 at +31 43 38 85 101 or e-mail: info@m-u.nl . Latest update … Symposium ‘Lessons learnt’ on 5 February The symposium planned by UM to provide more details about the cyber attack will not take place on Thursday 6 February as previously announced, but on Wednesday 5 February. UM would like to share the lessons learned in the wake of the attack on its computer systems with the wider public. During the symposium, the …
… Search results DKE cybersecurity research 11 March 2020 Apostolis Zarras, cybersecurity expert at UM’s Department of Data Science and Knowledge Engineering (DKE), talks about his research into cybersecurity, why humans are the weak link and – topically enough – malware attacks. In the wake of the momentous cyberattack on Christmas Eve last year, UM held a symposium sharing the lessons learnt with the public. In the opening statement, vice president Nick Bos revealed details about the hack and the consequent events to …
… all affected computer systems operational again, giving priority to the most important central systems. Because safety is paramount, this happens step by step. We hope for everyone's understanding when things still don't work as before. … Update #15: cyber attack UM …
… needed for scheduling fully operational. As a result, the schedule for period 4 will probably become available a little bit later than usual. We try to minimize the delay (January 23 at the latest) and hope for everyone's understanding. … Update #14: cyber attack UM …
… Search results 23 June 2022 Recently, a work of art commemorating the cyber attack of 23 December 2019 has been on display in the main hall of the Aula at the Minderbroedersberg. In collaboration with the Arts and Heritage Committee, artist Richard Vijgen has created an installation that depicts the vulnerability of our world … 10,000 attempts to hack Maastricht University that happen every day from all over the world. The colours represent the different countries where the attacks originate. Almost in real-time, the ever-changing image of Eternal Blue shows that cyber security is a constant struggle that demands our attention. (the text continues below the photographs) Go to previous slide Go to next slide The cyber attack, which became known on Christmas Eve 2019, hit the university community hard. …
… Search results 5 February 2021 Maastricht University has won the SURF Security and Privacy Award. The prize has been awarded for the open way in which the university shared its knowledge and experience about the serious ransomware attack that took place just before Christmas 2019. The award is an initiative of SURF, a cooperative association of Dutch education and research institutions that collaborates on ICT facilities and innovation to fully utilize the opportunities offered by digitization. The university has made every effort to share experiences with the cyber attack with fellow organisations and other stakeholders. This happened with a symposium on February 5, 2020, in which the lessons learned were shared. This open approach, which fits well with a university and which is the work of many UM employees, has now been rewarded with the Security and Privacy Award. Open caption Cybersymposium UM: 'Lessons learnt' on Wednesday 5 February 2020 For more information read the SURF press release . … Maastricht University has won the SURF Security and Privacy Award. The prize has been awarded for the open way in which the university …
… Search results 2 July 2022 The Executive Board of Maastricht University was recently informed that the investigation into the 2019 cyberattack has been successful. After a long and complex process, the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service was able to seize crypto currencies worth approximately €500,000 which may be made available to UM. This is still less than the damages incurred by … sum to be used to support students in need. From the moment the attack became known, in December 2019, UM cooperated with the police and the Public Prosecution Service in an open and transparent manner. Partly due to this exchange of information, the cybercrime team of the police and the Public Prosecution Service succeeded in tracing and confiscating the cryptocurrency. UM community interests always paramount According to the Vice-President of the Executive Board, Dr Nick Bos, who was also head of …
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… Search results Studium Generale | Lecture 16 September 2014 20:00 Cybercrime, stealing data, digital espionage are the biggest threats in the area of cyber security. The potential impact of cyber attacks will increase due to the rapid digitization of society. Data are vulnerable to abuse and misuse. International politics and diplomacy are taking on new forms, and this is visible with the increasing …