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: The better generation

To all those fine folks out there who are interested in computer security, thank you!

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24 May, 2024
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24 May, 2024

Computer Security: WhiteHat & Zebra trainings are back

Hand-in-hand with the Computer Security team, you, as an excellent software developer and experienced programmer, have followed the right courses to put in place a secure software programming and code development life-cycle...

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15 May, 2024

Computer Security: Pay per vulnerability

The Computer Security team decided to engage with ethical hackers and launched a three (and a half) staged approach towards improving the security of CERN’s Internet presence and beyond

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24 April, 2024
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24 April, 2024

Computer Security: Swipes vs PINs vs passwords vs you

There are many different ways to unlock your smartphone: swiping patterns, PIN numbers, passwords, biometric fingerprints or face recognition. Some are more secure, some less so

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09 April, 2024

Computer Security: Day of the open firewall

With ongoing vulnerability scans of CERN’s internet presence, the Computer Security team’s plans to perform penetration testing against selected targets visible to the internet

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25 March, 2024
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25 March, 2024

Computer Security: Bingo walk-through

Bravo to all those who participated in the Bull**** Bingo and sent us their solution. Some people were wondering why their responses were not correct… Good point, so let’s walk through that Bingo

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12 March, 2024
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12 March, 2024

Computer Security: The hardship of three security paradigms

These paradigms “KISS ─ keep it simple, stupid” and “defence-in-depth” go hand in hand once we all jointly pick the right two of “cheap, convenient, secure”

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26 February, 2024

Your Google Workspace safely managed at CERN

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13 February, 2024
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13 February, 2024

Computer Security: 300 computer security articles and counting

We begin the year by celebrating the 300th Bulletin article focusing on various computer-security-related topics

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30 January, 2024

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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15 January, 2024
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15 January, 2024

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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05 December, 2023

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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21 November, 2023
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21 November, 2023