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Computer Security: Presenting images that are not yours…
Once you download a photo from the Internet, beware that it might be subject to copyright
CERN, SKA, GÉANT and PRACE collaborate on next-gen computing
The next generation of high-performance computers holds significant promise for both particle physics and astronomy but key challenges remain to be addressed
CERN Webfest goes online… and global!
The weekend-long hackathon saw participants develop prototype applications under the theme ‘working together apart: accelerating collaboration’
Computer Security: CERN has been phished again
At the end of June, CERN saw yet another phishing campaign against its staff and users
Computer Security: Protecting the accelerator from remote evil
The IT department has started putting more and more privileged access routes to vital configuration services behind multi-factor authentication
Donation of CERN computing equipment to Egypt
Donation of servers to Fayoum University in Egypt marks the sixteenth donation of CERN computing equipment
Computer Security: Videoconferencing pitfalls
After two months of teleworking, videoconferencing has become the ultimate tool for staying in touch with colleagues, friends and family: There is a plethora of potential tools and a plethora of pitfalls to catch us out
Allen initiative key to LHCb trigger upgrade
From 2021, the first stage of LHCb’s high-level trigger will be run using GPUs. Investigations into its feasibility were supported by CERN openlab
Computer Security: Don’t answer me
Last year, the CERN Security Operations Centre detected 27 CERN hosts contacting so-called "tracking domains" used for reconnaissance and associated with national state-sponsored actors
Computer Security: Still on Windows 7? Say “bye bye” to your digital life
Support for Windows 7 ended in January 2020. Apart from for some customers who are paying an extra fee, Microsoft has stopped providing any assistance and security fixes for that version of their operating system