Computer Security

Everyone using CERN's IT infrastructure is responsible for the security and protection of the computers they use, the operating systems they run, the applications they install, the programs they write and the data they store, with the assistance of the IT Department and the Computer Security Team.

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Computer Security: A security balancing act

CERN must be protected against any kind of successful large-scale attack, while maintaining a balance between security, academic freedom and the use of accelerators and experiments

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05 December, 2024
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05 December, 2024

Computer Security: Free croissants for everyone

We strongly encourage everyone to lock their computer with a password-protected screen lock when leaving the device unattended

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26 November, 2024

Computer Security: Security Rules revised

All owners of computing resources connected to or provided to them by CERN’s computing facilities are ultimately responsible for the compliance of their actions and their resources with these Rules

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11 November, 2024
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11 November, 2024

Computer Security: 2FA – 2 Fine Astuces

To make your life under 2FA a bit easier, however, here are 2 Fine Astuces (tips) to improve 2FA usability

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31 October, 2024
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31 October, 2024

Computer Security: Bug Bounty begins

The Bug Bounty programme, or how to create the necessary incentives to invite hackers to start hacking CERN…

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15 October, 2024
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15 October, 2024

Computer Security: Happy Birthday, Virus!

35 years ago, on 9 October 1989, the CERN Computer Security team issued for the first time a “Computer Virus Warning to all users of IBM Compatible PCs”

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02 October, 2024
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02 October, 2024

Computer Security: AI attacks

While AI – coming with its own computer security problems – might make daily life easier, it will also open up a new series of attack vectors

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17 September, 2024
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17 September, 2024

Computer Security: Audited for the better

Summer 2023 was an intense season for CERN computer security...

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16 August, 2024
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16 August, 2024

Computer Security: Security NIMBYs

If we want to protect CERN and to have a decent level of security, we cannot avoid deploying a certain set of computer security measures… and they all come with inconveniences

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30 July, 2024
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30 July, 2024

Computer Security: Don’t print naked

If you’re interested in what’s going on at CERN, in professional projects and plans, or in private problems and parties, hanging out at one of CERN’s printers is a very effective approach...

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08 July, 2024
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08 July, 2024

Computer Security: Dear summer students, welcome!

A warm welcome to the summer-student class of 2024! In order to make your digital life as comfortable as possible, here are a few things you need to know

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26 June, 2024

Computer Security: Blind trust means money lost

This spring has seen two fraudulent transactions on the CERN Marketplace. In both cases, the fraudsters were advertising vacant apartments that they didn’t own

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11 June, 2024