Category: Computing
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Serbia joins the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid
On 9 December, CERN and Serbia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Serbian State Data Centre. The centre will become a Tier1 member of the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG), the highest level of collaboration within the Grid
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Ethical, open and non-commercial: the Open Web Search project is designed to provide Europe with the right alternative to existing search engines
CERN recently hosted the fifth International Open Search symposium, where over 100 experts discussed how to make searching the web in Europe fairer and safer
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Computer Security: Four gifts for your Christmas break
Just as physical threats don’t stop outside working hours, CERN’s annual closure won’t put a stop to cybersecurity attacks in the coming weeks
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Computer Security: Your six digits are yours
Sharing your six digits could negatively impact your private life, your work and the overall reputation and operations of the Organization
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CERN and the World Food Programme sign a memorandum of cooperation
The collaboration between the two international organisations will promote access to and use of breakthrough innovations in the field of IT to fight hunger worldwide
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CERN’s new Open Source Program Office
CERN launches its Open Source Program Office to help you with the release of your software and hardware designs
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Computer Security: Data Centre Nightmares
Computer security comes with clear mantras: “Defence-in-depth”, where security controls are applied at every level of the hardware and software stack, and “Keep it simple, stupid”, to avoid unnecessary complexity
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Computer Security: in numbers
CERN is under attack. During working hours. On weekends. During vacations. Throughout annual closures. CERN is under attack. Permanently. Its Internet and web presence are constantly being probed for weaknesses and vulnerabilities. Its computing accounts are being targeted by phishing attacks or social engineering. Individual end-devices, laptops and PCs are vulnerable to hackers. While it
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Bringing quantum computing to society
A new, three-year CERN-based programme called the Open Quantum Institute seeks to make quantum computing resources and technical expertise widely available
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Computer Security: Click’n’Boom
This summer, the IT department’s identity management team, the mail team and the Computer Security Team rolled out additional measures to protect your account and your mailbox