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: Is this password yours?

Unless you employ the ultimate silver bullet to protect your account and greatly reduce the consequences of a compromised password, namely two-factor authentication, watch out!

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05 April, 2023
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05 April, 2023

Computer Security: Upcoming password considerations

While the CERN Computer Security team does its best to identify exposed and disclosed passwords and to figure out anomalies in your login patterns, the time has come to improve even further

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21 March, 2023

Computer Security: Protective intelligence

For the most efficient protection of CERN – to detect an attack as effectively as possible, to be alert, prepared and ready – it’s essential to gather as much information as possible about the intentions of the malicious evil

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06 March, 2023
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06 March, 2023

Computer Security: Winter season, virus time – one free pill for your device

As you take measures to protect your physical well-being, maybe it’s also a good moment to think about your digital well-being?

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20 February, 2023

Computer Security: How AI are you?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is on everyone’s mind, and CERN is no exception

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07 February, 2023
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07 February, 2023

Computer Security: Animal or plant?

We have been informed that it’s not only computer mice that pose a threat to your digital well-being. No, trackpads do, too

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24 January, 2023
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24 January, 2023

Computer Security: When auto-update is not so auto

With more and more random software installed on our laptops, tablets, smartphones and other devices, more and more security risks creep in

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10 January, 2023

Computer Security: What’s under the tree?

It’s time to review what Father Christmas and his elves, gnomes and reindeers, if you happen to believe in them, have put under the computer security tree

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01 December, 2022
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01 December, 2022

Computer Security: Freemium paywalls

Lots of software are provided to CERN for free, and not just open-source software. But what do they actually mean when they say “free”?

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22 November, 2022
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22 November, 2022

Computer Security: When your restaurant turns sour

It’s the beauty of software engineering to reuse programs/libraries/packages/VMs/containers developed by others – but this comes with a caveat

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03 November, 2022

Computer Security: Finally, bonbons for download

Now it’s up to you to better protect your files, folders, documents and data

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20 October, 2022

Computer Security: How to avoid being disturbed during your holidays

Be sure to store all your professional data in central locations

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11 October, 2022