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IT Center Annual Review 2023
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It’s hard to believe how quickly time has passed – 2023 is history, and the IT Center is looking back on a year full of remarkable events. In this post, we take a detailed look at the highlights that made the year an unforgettable chapter in the history of the IT Center.
Pioneering Steps into the Future of AI
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Germany has taken significant steps in recent years to advance the development and application of artificial intelligence. The country’s AI action plan and digital strategy form the backbone of these efforts, setting out guidelines and measures to promote AI innovation.
The IT Center Prepares You for IT!
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Cluster security – MFA Now Mandatory
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In May 2020, several supercomputers in Europe were attacked by hackers. They used compromised accounts of users on external systems. To prevent such attacks, the introduction of multi-factor authentication on the HPC cluster is an important step.
Security Mechanisms Unravelled: MFA
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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.
The Leap Year 2024
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Every year again … or rather every four years again.
The coming year 2024 has another day in store for us – February 29.
But what is a leap year and why does it exist?
It generally only occurs every four years, but there are some exceptions. In this blog post, you can find out more about the background to leap years, how they are calculated and why they exist at all.
Social Engineering: Deception in Cyberspace
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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.
The IT Center Christmas Party 2023
The annual Christmas party took place at the IT Center again this year. This was celebrated on December 8, 2023 with the IT Center staff as well as alumni and family members. The party team
put on a fantastic celebration where nothing was missing. There was dancing, feasting, and toasting together.
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IT-Zauber: Efficient Data Centres
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The IT-Zauber project, funded by the BMBF as part of the nine joint research projects of the GreenHPC program, aims to improve the efficiency and sustainability of data centres through digital twins. These digital images enable a holistic view of data centres by encompassing the entire operation including the computer load as well as the power supply and cooling infrastructure.
Sustainable Email Use: CO2 Impact
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After highlighting the environmental impact of emails in a previous article, we now take a closer look at the digital carbon footprint of digital activities, including email communication. In the previous article, we emphasized that although emails may seem more environmentally friendly than traditional letters at first glance, they still leave their own ecological footprint. We gave some tips on how to make your email traffic more environmentally friendly. But what is the actual environmental impact?
