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Computer security: Rules: what’s allowed and what isn’t

The CERN Computing Rules govern the usage of CERN’s computing facilities, CERN’s wired and wireless networks including all devices connected to them

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15 May, 2018

Computer Security: A free click for your awareness

After our Bulletin article entitled “Curiosity clicks the link” at the end of February, our annual “clicking campaign” followed on one month later

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Computing
25 April, 2018

Computer security: CERN Secure Password Competition… NOT!

Our “Secure Password Competition” announced in the last Bulletin was too easily spotted as an April Fools’ gag... Congratulations!

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Computing
13 April, 2018

Computer security: CERN Secure Password Competition

We will reward the “best” and “most creative” passwords used at CERN

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Computing
22 March, 2018

Managing scientific data at the exascale with Rucio

The first Rucio community workshop, held at CERN, brought together computing experts from several experiments and organisations.

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Computing
09 March, 2018

Computer security: Malware, ransomware, doxware and the like

Your computer and smartphone are the centre of your life and people with malicious intent are seeking to compromise them

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Computing
08 March, 2018

Computer security: curiosity clicks the link

Only the curious click the link – and put their digital assets at risk

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Computing
22 February, 2018
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22 February, 2018

Computer security: take it seriously

In the physical world, we apply many safety measures automatically and repeatedly. How come we are more relaxed in the virtual world?

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Computing
12 February, 2018
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12 February, 2018

Coding has no gender

Showcasing female computer programmers from CERN and Fermilab to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science

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05 February, 2018
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05 February, 2018

Computer security: Spectre and Meltdown, just the beginning?

The beginning of the year has been dominated by two security vulnerabilities, known as Meltdown and Spectre

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Computing
23 January, 2018