Sources of information

on the internet

Basics, concepts, latest news, comprehensive information on IT security
Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)
https://www.bsi.bund.de/EN

https://www.bsi-fuer-buerger.de/BSIFB/EN/Home/home_node.html

Explanation of basic terms from the field of information security
Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_security

Current security information
Heise-Online
www.heise.de/security/ (german)

tecChannel
http://www.tecchannel.de/p/security,4180 (german)

Specific security issues
DFN-CERT
https://www.cert.dfn.de/dfncertportal/

RUS-CERT
http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/ (german)

IT Security Research and Development Center
CASED (Center for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt)
http://www.cased.de/

Security solutions
The non-commercial IT security marketplace
https://www.it-sicherheit.de/?no_cache=1

Protection from malware
Heise-Online – AntiVirus
www.heise.de/security/dienste/antivirus/ (online)

Information on supposed viruses that are not viruses and other false reports and misinformation
TU Berlin – HOAX-Info Service
http://hoax-info.tubit.tu-berlin.de/hoax/

Privacy
Der Thüringer Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz
https://www.tlfdi.de/tlfdi/

Internet law · trademark law · Competition law · Copyright
netlaw.de – Strömer Rechtsanwälte
www.netlaw.de

Legal issues in the use of the German Research Network
Recht im DFN
http://www.dfn.de/rechtimdfn/

Security issues related to Microsoft products
Microsoft Deutschland - Safety & Security Center
https://www.microsoft.com/de-de/safety/

Protective measures when using the internet
Infoblatt von BITKOM und BKA - Empfehlungen für Sicherheit im Internet
http://www.bitkom.org/files/documents/BITKOM_BKA_Infoblatt_Schutz_vor_IT-Kriminalitaet_2010.pdf

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
Sicherheitstool, welches eine Vielzahl von Microsoft-Produkten auf potentiell unsichere Einstellungen und fehlende Sicherheitsupdates untersucht und Tipps zur Beseitigung gibt.
http://technet.microsoft.com/de-de/security/cc184923.aspx