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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

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

Debugging the gender gap

The first Django Girls event in Geneva took place at CERN last weekend

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02 March, 2016
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02 March, 2016

CERN Chapter of Mozilla Study Groups launched

A new Study Group aims to bring CERN people together to share knowledge about programming and collaborate on open-research projects

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29 February, 2016
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29 February, 2016