The software managing CERN’s compute workload has handled a massive stress test, far beyond normal operating conditions, designed to simulate the needs of the future

We’ve seen in the past two Bulletins that control system cybersecurity is the black sheep of IT, a hard-to-change tanker’s course. Still, with significant daily damage of 250 000 USD for ALMA, the costs of falling to a cyberattack can no longer be ignored

While eagerly expected by experts, the first dominant incident on control systems reported by the media was the Stuxnet attack of 2010 against the Iranian nuclear programme allegedly conducted by some secret services

20 years ago, control systems used to be stand-alone systems, usually decoupled from the larger enterprise networks, using their own network cabling infrastructures and programming languages dedicated to control systems. But no more…

A new Voxxed Days event is coming to CERN on 10 February 2026, and there are many ways for you to participate

The Computer Security Office is planning to improve the security posture of CERN's web presence, making it a bit more beautiful than before

The CERN-born open-source timing technology is being tested for use in quantum networks and secure quantum communication

“ClickFixing”, or the art of luring you into executing a very simple string of copy/paste-like tasks to install malware on your computer

The main ways to get your computer infected these days are clicking on the wrong link, accessing the wrong website and/or installing the wrong software...