Online Courses on Information Security and Data Protection

Background

In recent years, the threat of cyber attacks from both state and criminal perpetrators has increased significantly. In addition to the exploitation of vulnerabilities, targeted attacks on user behaviour (phishing, social engineering, etc.) also play a central role.

In order to take this development into account and to better protect the employees of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, a broad and very attractive further education programme in the areas of IT security and data protection has been provided in cooperation with SoSafe GmbH. The course content is provided in the form of e-learning modules for self-study.

We will start on the 1st of August 2024 and participation is mandatory for all employees.

FAQ

All TV-L employees and civil servants, including professors at the University of Applied Sciences, are obliged to take part in the online training courses and successfully complete the modules.

Yes, participation counts as working time, even for part-time employees.

Once you have completed all the modules, you can download a certificate. Furthermore, this is then also passed on to the HR department so that it can be filed in the personnel file.

Yes, the modules are offered in German and English. The language setting is selected directly on the SoSafe learning platform after logging in. The final certificates are issued in the language of the completed course modules and are valid as equivalents.

You can log in directly to e-learning using the link on this page.

In principle, participants are free to decide in which order they would like to complete the modules. However, it is recommended that the modules are completed in the order in which they are activated. The reason for this is that the learning plan starts with basic content and recommendations for action and also covers more complex topics as it progresses.

There are 60 modules in total, which are activated over the course of 12 months. New modules are activated every 2 months. After logging in, you can already see the future modules and when you can access them.

Contact

Informationssicherheitsbeauftragter

informationssicherheit@fh-potsdam.de
Haus 4
Room 2.24

Data Protection Officer

Dipl.-Pol./ Wiss. Dok. Sven Hirsch
Academic staff member

Contact Central IT

Dipl.-Math. (FH) Stephan Schier
Deputy Head of IT
Adminstrator Infrastructure