Privacy and security: Carefully handling personal and other data
On this page we give you a complete overview of everything you need to know when working with personal data or other data that you need to store securely.
Data breach or security problem?
May the wrong persons have had access to confidential information, for example, due to an incorrectly addressed e-mail? Do you suspect that your computer has a virus or that it has been hacked? Have you lost any personal data, a flash drive, or a computer, or have you received a phishing e-mail?
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What does the university do with your data?
Tilburg University attaches great importance to processing of personal data with care. Processing personal data is necessary for education, research and the supporting business processes.
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Handling personal data with care
What should you arrange in advance if you are going to use, store, or share personal data? What is allowed, what is not allowed, and how do you ensure that you comply with Privacy legislation (GDPR) and university rules?
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Handling research data with care
How do you ensure that research data and personal data are handled with care? Read more about drawing up a Data Management Plan, using personal data and datasets, consent, and respondents’ rights.
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Respecting portrait rights and privacy
How do you control portrait rights and privacy rights when using portrait or event photos?
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Sharing and storing data safely
Find out how you can share and store data safely and how encryption can add a layer of data protection.
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Tips for studying safely
Do not respond to phishing mails that ask you to re-enter your login details. The university never asks for login details via e-mail. Read what you can do yourself to study safely.
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Safe apps, tools, and software
Make agreements with the supplier about the safe and privacy friendly use of an app, tool or software.
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Tips for working safely from home
If you work from home, we can't offer you the protection we normally offer on our network. On this page you can read what you have to and can do yourself to work safely.
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Tips for studying safely
Do not respond to phishing mails that ask you to re-enter your login details. The university never asks for login details via e-mail. Read what you can do yourself to study safely.
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Current affairs
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Update phishing email travel expense reimbursement
17th January 2022On Tuesday, January 11 at the end of the day, we sent a fake phishing email on behalf of the Privacy & Security team. The subject of this email was IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT. This email was therefore NOT from the HR Service Center. In this item, we will explain how you could have recognized these phishing emails.
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Impact of vulnerability in Log4j software on Tilburg University applications and systems
21st December 2021In the past few days, there has been news in the media of a vulnerability in the Log4j software. Log4j is used worldwide in numerous applications. At the moment, staff of our IT Office are investigating to what extent this vulnerability may affect Tilburg University systems. The outcome of this investigation will be communicated as soon as possible. Below we have listed more information and we explain what you can do to help.
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Serious vulnerability in Microsoft Office
10th September 2021Microsoft is investigating reports of a remote code execution vulnerability in MSHTML that affects Microsoft Windows. Microsoft is aware of targeted attacks that attempt to exploit this vulnerability by using specially-crafted Microsoft Office files. An attacker could craft a malicious ActiveX control to be used by a Microsoft Office document. The attacker would then have to convince you to open the malicious document.
