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Computer Security: When CERN.CH is not CERN…

Just like on the envelope of a normal hand-written letter, any sender address can be specified. “CERN.CH” can easily be spoofed so that an e-mail looks like it comes from someone at CERN, but actually doesn’t

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Computing
31 October, 2019
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31 October, 2019

Computer Security: A new twist for those who rely on external software

If you take advantage of the plethora of software snippets, code excerpts, libraries and the like circulating on the Internet, don’t forget that there’s a risk: is the code safe? Bug-free? Maintained? And free of any malicious components?

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Computing
16 October, 2019

Computer Security: What do apartments and computers have in common?

For the protection of your digital assets, photos, films, documents, banking access, social media, etc., make sure that you apply cyber-security best practices

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Computing
03 October, 2019

Computer security articles turn 200

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Computing
18 September, 2019
Computing
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18 September, 2019
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17 September, 2019

Artificial intelligence: the only way is ethics

Vivek Nallur, assistant professor at University College Dublin, discussed aspects such as implicit bias during his talk at CERN

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Computing
05 September, 2019
Computing
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05 September, 2019

Computer Security: Un-confidentiality when using external e-mail

Using the CERN e-mail service gives you some flexibility, but some current practices can have severe implications for password secrecy and the confidentiality of certain documents sent by e-mail

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Computing
05 September, 2019
Computing
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05 September, 2019

Computer Security: Professional access to private devices

Once you are connected to CERN’s wired or wireless networks, you are bound by CERN’s Computing Rules, which requires you to always keep your system up-to-date, fully patched and protected against unauthorised access

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Computing
15 August, 2019

Intelligence and Ethics in Machines – Utopia or Dystopia?

Artificial intelligence raises a host of ethical questions. Vivek Nallur of University College Dublin will give an overview of these on 21 August

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Computing
12 August, 2019
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12 August, 2019

Migration to Windows 10 due to Windows 7 End of Life

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Computing
26 July, 2019
Computing
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26 July, 2019