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What makes CERN’s research great

As a newcomer to CERN, I find myself both honoured and humbled to have had the role of Research Director confided in me for five years

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30 May, 2016
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30 May, 2016

Computer Security: pimp up your password

A well-chosen, complex password for your CERN account might not be enough anymore

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30 May, 2016
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30 May, 2016

Ransomware: When it is too late...

Ransomware is a type of malware that restricts access to the infected computer system

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10 May, 2016
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10 May, 2016

Computer Security: what is your identity?

In the physical world this is fairly clear...

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26 April, 2016
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26 April, 2016

CMS releases new batch of LHC open data

The CMS collaboration makes 300 TB of high-quality data from the LHC available to the public through the CERN Open Data Portal

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25 April, 2016
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25 April, 2016

The CERN effect

An opinion article from Sijbrand de Jong, President of CERN Council, on using innovation and knowledge so cutting-edge research can benefit society

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19 April, 2016
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19 April, 2016

Computer Security: Mac security: nothing for old versions

A fundamental pillar of computer security is the regular maintenance of your code, operating system and application software...

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01 April, 2016

Computer Security: playing hardball? Unfortunately necessary

Time and time again, we see PCs and laptops being infected at CERN...

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22 March, 2016

GOSH! A roadmap for open-source science hardware

The goal of the Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH! 2016), was to lay the foundations of the open-source hardware for science movement

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12 March, 2016

Computer Security: better code, fewer problems

The origin of many security incidents is negligence or unintentional mistakes made by web developers or programmers

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09 March, 2016