Category: Computing
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LHC experiments are stepping up their data processing game
While data processing demand is rocketing for LHC’s Run 3, the four large experiments are increasing their use of GPUs to improve their computing infrastructure
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Computer Security: Supply chain time bombs
Approximately five CERN-registered companies fell victim to a ransomware or extortion attack every single month
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Three-year MALT project comes to a close
At the end of 2021, the three-year MALT project, working to rationalise the provision of software licences at CERN, ended
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Computer security: Unwanted presents
Last year ended with a nasty surprise for the computer security community in particular and the IT community more generally…
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Computer Security: Disaster for your crown jewels
You, as a CERN service manager, data taker, control system expert, trigger master, software custodian or document librarian, have a professional responsibility to ensure that your crown jewels are properly protected and backed up
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Computer Security: A new bonbon to protect you
With the new firewall in place (“Block the bad, grant the good access”) in addition to our dedicated malware-quarantining appliance that has been running smoothly for some years, it’s time for strike number three: the deployment of new anti-virus, anti-malware and endpoint detection and response software running on Windows and Mac computers. Our bonbon for
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Computer Security: Privacy vs security – a double dilemma
In this increasingly digitalised world, privacy was initially neglected for some time, but is now gathering speed. The internet was the no-privacy Wild West, with big social media outlets, advertising companies and government agencies trying to gather whatever was legally (and sometimes even illegally) possible. People, however, are becoming more and more aware of the
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Computing boost for Lebanon and Nepal
Post-conflict nations establish supercomputing centres with CERN servers in a bid to stem brain-drain of highly-skilled graduates
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Migrating to open-source technologies
Taking back control using open software