Tag: Computer Security
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Computer Security: Hits are coming closer
Until recently, universities had been attacked only very occasionally. But the last year has also seen major attacks against accelerators and telescopes
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Computer Security: Four gifts for your Christmas break
Just as physical threats don’t stop outside working hours, CERN’s annual closure won’t put a stop to cybersecurity attacks in the coming weeks
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Computer Security: Your six digits are yours
Sharing your six digits could negatively impact your private life, your work and the overall reputation and operations of the Organization
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Computer Security: Data Centre Nightmares
Computer security comes with clear mantras: “Defence-in-depth”, where security controls are applied at every level of the hardware and software stack, and “Keep it simple, stupid”, to avoid unnecessary complexity
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Computer Security: Click’n’Boom
This summer, the IT department’s identity management team, the mail team and the Computer Security Team rolled out additional measures to protect your account and your mailbox
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Computer Security: Avoiding salmonella in your code
Writing quality software is like preparing an amazing meal for your friends. Quality ingredients. Established utensils. A clean kitchen (at least initially). And regular tasting to avoid giving your friends a disappointment (or salmonella). The same thing applies to coding. Choosing a suitable programming language. Using established software and version management tools. Preparing clean and
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Computer Security: I know what you did last summer
Just in time for the end of the holiday season and with reference to a famous film of the 90s, we set out to study where you’ve been and what you did this (last) summer… without infringing on your privacy as you’re actually already publishing this information freely. Or, rather, your smartphone is. As discussed
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Computer Security: Don’t get socially engineered
“Social engineering” is the art of manipulating you to perform actions you would not normally perform
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Computer Security: Fighting spam – the Boss Level
When it comes to protecting mailboxes against unwanted, unsolicited or even malicious emails, spam filtering is the first line of defence
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Computer Security: Dear summer students, welcome!
A warm welcome to the summer-student class of 2023! In order to make your digital life as comfortable as possible, here are a few things you need to know