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Carnival Celebration at the IT Center 2024

February 19th, 2024 | by
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The highlight of the carnival season – Fat Thursday or Weiberfastnacht – was also duly heralded at the IT Center. Many look forward to this day all year round and on February 8, 2024, it finally happened!

On this day, the IT Center’s employees met in their most colorful costumes in the foyer of the IT-ServiceDesk at Seffenter Weg 23 to celebrate the fifth season. From 10:30 am, the departments arrived one by one and the carnival party could get started!

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Romance Without Risk: IT Security

February 14th, 2024 | by
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Valentine’s Day, a time of love and affection, brings with it not only romantic gestures but also potential online threats. In a world where digital connections are just as important as personal relationships; it is crucial to protect your own data.

In this article, you can find out how to order flowers online, buy Valentine’s Day gifts and use online dating platforms while staying digitally safe. Take care, friends!

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A Comprehensive Guide to eduroam

February 5th, 2024 | by

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At the IT Center of RWTH Aachen University, we understand the importance of reliable and secure network connectivity for our students, lecturers, and employees. That’s why we are proud to offer eduroam, a global Wi-Fi service that provides access to the internet across campuses and in teaching and research institutions worldwide.

In this blog post, we will delve into the key features and benefits of eduroam, as well as provide you useful information.

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Data Protection Day: Our Privacy

January 29th, 2024 | by
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On January 28, we celebrate European Data Protection Day to draw attention to the importance of data protection. This annual event is a reminder of the fundamental right to privacy and highlights efforts to strengthen the protection of personal data.

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New Availability Times at the IT-ServiceDesk

January 22nd, 2024 | by
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Source: Martin Braun

To optimize accessibility and turnaround times, we are changing IT Service Desk hours from February 2024.

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The IT Center Prepares You for IT!

January 15th, 2024 | by
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Python is not just a type of snake for you?

Do you know that SPSS is not a typo, but a software for statistical data analysis?

Would you like to gain or refresh your knowledge of various software for your studies?

Then our free fit in IT courses are just right for you!

 

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Clean Off Your Desk Day 2024

January 8th, 2024 | by
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Today, January 8, 2024, is this year’s Clear Your Desk Day – a day dedicated to bringing order and structure to our workspace. It reminds us how important it is to tidy and organize our work environment in order to work more productively and with less stress. Whether you use a desk for business or private purposes, you can only benefit from a tidy environment. In the following blog post, we explain how you can implement this tidiness.

 

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New Year’s Resolutions for More IT Security

January 5th, 2024 | by
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For many, it’s part of the New Year’s ritual: New Year’s resolutions! According to Statista, the top three resolutions in Germany this year include saving more money, doing more sport, and eating more healthily. 17% of respondents even said they wanted to spend less time on social networks. When using social media, however, it is also important to make the user experience itself as secure as possible.

In the following blog post, we introduce you to five resolutions that will help you increase your IT security and support your approach to IT.

 

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Security Mechanisms Unravelled: MFA

January 3rd, 2024 | by
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Multifactor-authentication (MFA) is a security method that enables access to digital resources such as devices, networks or online services by combining multiple authentication factors. Essentially, MFA requires at least two independent confirmations of a user’s identity to access the resource.

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Social Engineering: Deception in Cyberspace

December 27th, 2023 | by
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In the world of cyber security, it’s not just technology that plays a crucial role. People are an equally important factor, and this is where social engineering comes in. This sophisticated method specifically exploits human behaviour and weaknesses to gain access to sensitive data or cause damage.

 

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