Ransomware attacks against enterprises and academia are not a new phenomenon...

The cyber-risks can be split into four categories: operational, financial, legal and reputational

Relying on external software packages comes with a risk. Successful attack scenarios have been executed in the past

At CERN, you are the one primarily responsible for the computer security of all accounts, devices, websites, computing services and control systems you own and manage

As the very last line of defence, CERN employs automatic monitoring tools that will send a short notification for every login from a “new” location to the email address you have registered with CERN

About 70% of the emails received by CERN are of the malicious kind

When you have confidential data to protect, a strong, long, complex and complicated password is a must

We should make sure that we keep a healthy balance of publishing to the max, while keeping the confidential stuff only for those people who have a legitimate need to access it

The number of notifications of alleged copyright violations we received in 2020 was much lower than in previous years

Have you ever heard of “CEO fraud”? It is a social engineering method to extract money from a company, playing on several psychological techniques to make people stop thinking consciously

Our new outer perimeter firewall is intended to boost performance and bandwidth as well as being a sophisticated means to better identify and protect against cyberattacks

At CERN, the responsibility for keeping your digital house in order lies in the first instance with you