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European project to make web search more open and ethical

The OpenWebSearch.eu consortium, which includes CERN, has released a pilot of the first federated, pan-European Open Web Index, paving the way for a new generation of unbiased and ethical search engines

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06 June, 2025

Computer Security: 5 ways to remotely connect to CERN

With the roll-out of 2-factor authentication for the CERN Single Sign-On now concluded, the next step required by the 2023 CERN cybersecurity audit is to streamline all methods for remotely connecting to CERN

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04 June, 2025

Computer Security: Allô? International response here

International collaboration and incident response is key. Because an incident in the Antipodes might directly affect the IT services at CERN. And has done so

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22 May, 2025

Computer Security: SecDevOps tips

It should be common knowledge among software developers that writing software with as few weaknesses, vulnerabilities and flaws as possible is the most cost-efficient solution

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07 May, 2025
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07 May, 2025

CERN joins the build-up phase of EOSC Federation

The Laboratory is one of 13 organisations selected to contribute to the build-up phase of the European Open Science Cloud Federation

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24 April, 2025

Revised computer security rules

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15 April, 2025
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15 April, 2025

Computer Security: ThisIsAVeryGoodPassword

Let’s give up the complexity rules (letters, symbols, numbers) and go for long passwords, i.e. “passphrases”, instead. Long but easy to remember

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10 April, 2025
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10 April, 2025

Computer Security: The cost of compromise

Recently, the Computer Security Office reported on a cybersecurity incident at a remote Tier 2 site of the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG)

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27 March, 2025
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27 March, 2025

Computer Security: Store your data right

The Legal Service, the Computer Security team and stakeholders from the FAP and IT departments have produced a Data Handling Policy (DHP) setting out how all CERN professional data must be handled

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10 March, 2025
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10 March, 2025

Computer Security: 2025 – Plugging holes

The Computer Security Office has been attempting to plug obvious holes in CERN’s computer security stance since well before the 2023 cybersecurity audit, and it will continue to do in 2025 and beyond

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27 February, 2025
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27 February, 2025