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IT: interactions, innovations, impact
In the logical sequence from collisions to a scientific breakthrough, computing comes last. But definitely not least
CERN donates computing equipment to South Africa
On 9 April 2024, a ceremony at CERN marked the donation of computing equipment to the Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa
The next-generation triggers for CERN detectors
The recently launched Next-Generation Triggers project is set to remarkably increase the efficiency, sensitivity and modelling of CERN experiments
Computer Security: Swipes vs PINs vs passwords vs you
There are many different ways to unlock your smartphone: swiping patterns, PIN numbers, passwords, biometric fingerprints or face recognition. Some are more secure, some less so
World Wide Web at 35
From Tim Berners-Lee’s first proposal in March 1989 to today, the World Wide Web’s impact on society has been profound
Computer Security: Day of the open firewall
With ongoing vulnerability scans of CERN’s internet presence, the Computer Security team’s plans to perform penetration testing against selected targets visible to the internet
CERN rewarded for its contributions to cloud computing
The award recognises CERN’s innovative use of cloud native technologies to address future scientific and operational challenges
CERN ticketing system introduces automated retention – closed tickets may be deleted
Soon, when your ticket has been resolved, it will include information on when the ticket will be deleted from the system
Farewell to the Alcatel phone exchange
Following the migration to software-based phones, CERN phones are now fully virtual and the Alcatel phone exchange has been disconnected
Computer Security: Bingo walk-through
Bravo to all those who participated in the Bull**** Bingo and sent us their solution. Some people were wondering why their responses were not correct… Good point, so let’s walk through that Bingo