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openBIS UGM 2019
The 2019 openBIS User Group Meeting (UGM) took place on the 18th and 19th June, 2019, at ETH Zurich, organised by ETH Scientific IT Services (ETH SIS).
Read moreNew CISO at ETH Zurich
Dr. Domenico Salvati is the new CISO at ETH Zurich.
Domenico Salvati has been working as CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) at ETH Zurich since the beginning of April 2019. The role of the CISO has existed at ETH for some time now, and was hitherto carried out by the Head of IT Services, Dr. Rui Brandao. With the entry into force of the directive “Information Security at ETH Zurich” (around April 2018) it became clear that the tasks, rights and duties of the CISO as specified would exceed the time budget of the Head of IT Services
Read moreTip: Private Appointments in Outlook (Exchange)
A lot of people try to protect the content of their appointments by marking them as “Private”. Be careful, though, if rights have been assigned to a calendar. Individual clients ignore privately marked appointments.
Read moreWi-Fi Change: a field report
Several hundred blue flyers and printed apples and bananas were distributed at ETH Zurich between March and the end of November 2018.
So who was behind it all? IT Services.
Read moreChristian Hallqvist celebrates 25 years with ETH
Congratulations to Christian Hallqvist, ITS employee with ITS Network Security, ICT Networks
Read moreNew IT security website online
A working group of the IT security delegates has completely revised the security information for IT Services. The simplicity of the website is deceptive. To put it simply: Nothing about this website has been left to chance.
What has been replaced on the Website?
Up until now, when an ETH member searched for information about IT security in the search field on the ETH website, the results were, shall we say, lacking. There was a page for IT Services online but the content was randomly selected and disorganised. As a result, the site was not able to fill the need for reliable information.
Read moreMaking of: inside|out newsletter no. 18
IT news at ETH Zurich – “Find out what’s going on in terms of IT at ETH Zurich”: the 18th inside|out newsletter is online.
The first newsletter this year is online.
Read moreHow to detect phishing mails
Emails are a practical and useful means of communication. However, they are often used by fraudsters to steal confidential data such as passwords or bank information. These so-called phishing emails pose a real risk. Not all of them can be automatically detected and stopped by technical email filters. This also means that phishing emails cannot be prevented from appearing in your mailboxes now and again.
Read morePROTECT YOUR BRAINWORK. – Keep Intruders out
The 11th IT security campaign has started, focusing on how to keep intruders out.
Everyday life without IT devices is hard to imagine these days. They simplify our lives and accompany us almost everywhere. Unknowingly we give away more about our identity when we use these devices carelessly. Research data, hobbies, date of birth, interests, shopping behaviour or credit card numbers: Do you know what data is stored on your devices, and who has access to that data? With these tips, you can protect yourself against intruders.
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