Category: Computing

  • The on-site CERN openlab summer-student lecture programme is back

    The on-site CERN openlab summer-student lecture programme is back

    Tune into CERN openlab’s online computing lectures

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  • Computer Security: Dear summer students, welcome!

    In order to make your digital life as comfortable as possible, there are a few things you need to know

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  • Harnessing a supercomputer for ATLAS

    Harnessing a supercomputer for ATLAS

    The Vega supercomputer in Slovenia is the most recent HPC centre to process ATLAS experimental data

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  • Computer Security: Permanent chess

    Providing computer security for an organisation, company or university resembles playing a permanent game of chess

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  • Computer Security: Wrong link, wrong login, and BOOM

    Computer Security: Wrong link, wrong login, and BOOM

    Clicking on a malicious link or attachment, or disclosing your password in reply to a malignant email or on a fake and nasty CERN Single Sign-On page, are two major attack vectors for the evil side to infiltrate CERN

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  • Computer Security: Catch me if you can

    The Zebra Scientific Alliance has been compromised; hit hard by an attacker. Zebra’s IT experts and computer emergency response teams are on the prowl, trying to get to the bottom of the malicious deeds

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  • Computer Security: Spot the difference?

    Computer Security: Spot the difference?

    We have repeatedly published articles on “phishing” and the risks when browsing the web or opening emails. STOP – THINK – DON’T CLICK is still the mantra to follow

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  • Computer Security: Log in. Click. Be secure

    The ultimate silver bullet to protect your account, computer and data is using a sufficiently complex and unique password combined with a second-factor token

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  • Building work for CERN’s new data centre in Prévessin begins

    Building work for CERN’s new data centre in Prévessin begins

    On Friday, 22 April, a ceremony was held to mark the beginning of construction of CERN’s new energy-efficient data centre

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  • Computer Security: Email equals letters

    When receiving an email, please don’t rely on the supposed sender. Rely on the overall package

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