The hacker attack in May 2020 most impressively showed that topics such as IT strategy, IT structures and IT governance are of enormous importance for all employees of the RUB. In its meeting on November 17th 2020, the Rectorate therefore appointed Prof. Dr. Andreas Vogel (AG High Performance Computing in the Engineering Sciences) as the RUB's Chief Information Officer (CIO).

From 1st January 2021 his responsibilities include the monitoring of digitization strategies in close cooperation with the central operating units, the administration, the faculties and other scientific institutions as well as the RUB user representative group; supervision of university-wide IT projects; continuation of the digital transformation and evaluation of modern technologies as a driving force for new trends; budget and resource planning for IT at the RUB as well as regular reports to the rectorate and, if necessary, other committees.