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type: entity
title: Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
tags: [organization, university]
related: [proprietary-software-risks]
created: 2026-07-01
updated: 2026-07-01
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_support_dokumentation_it_informationssicherheit_opensource.md"]
---

# Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen

**Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen** is a university cited in URZ documentation as a cautionary example of the risks inherent in proprietary IT infrastructure.

## 2019 Cyberattack
On December 8, 2019, the university suffered a massive cyberattack. The resulting damage forced the complete shutdown of its Microsoft-based IT infrastructure, which the URZ notes was only partially restored over a long period. This event reinforced the URZ's decision to accelerate the migration to open-source software.
