Honeypot – How to Lure Cyber Criminals
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Sometimes the best defence is a strong offensive. When it comes to IT security, the demand for offensive security measures is greater than ever. These often rely on techniques and approaches that are actually used by criminal hackers to lure user into traps. But attackers themselves can also be tricked into a trap. Honeypots are not only used to attract bears. They can also be used to catch cybercriminals in the act. In this article, we will explain what a honeypot is and how it can be used to increase IT security. Read the rest of this entry »
#ITbites – Part 3
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In the third quarter, we once again provided you with all kinds of shortcuts, tutorials, tips and tricks from the IT sector on our social media channels Facebook and Twitter using the hashtag #ITbites.
To make sure you don’t miss anything if you don’t have either social media account, we’ll summarize the #ITbites from Q3 2022 for you here on the blog.
Missed the lifehacks from the first two quarters? No problem, then feel free to check out our latest posts.
Attention: Spear Phishing Emails in Circulation
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In the last weeks, there have been more spear phishing attacks on RWTH email addresses. In this article, we would like to make you aware of these attacks and explain how you can recognize spear phishing emails. You have received a spear phishing email to your RWTH email address? We explain how you should best proceed. Read the rest of this entry »
That Was the 9th Aachen Company Run
The IT Center running team
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On September 23, 2022 the Aachen company run took place for the ninth time and the IT Center also took part with a total of nine runners. Last Friday, the teams proved that the IT Center is not only good at IT, but also at sports.
NHR4CES – In a New Design
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In order to focus on the strengths of the collaboration between RWTH Aachen University and Darmstadt University of Technology and to put the goals of NHR4CES in the spotlight, a redesign of its website has been carried out over the last few months. We are very pleased to introduce you to this project and its website as well as the new features added in the process.
Limited Availability of Identity Management
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It is that time of year again: The semester change is just around the corner, and with it, another comprehensive maintenance of the central user administration of RWTH Aachen University – the Identity Management (IdM) – is taking place. This involves processing a large amount of changed data so that the system can continue to run smoothly in the upcoming winter semester of 2022/23.
For this reason, the system will have limited availability from Friday, September 30, 2022 from 4pm until Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 9am. Read the rest of this entry »
Project Delay Archive Migration
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***Update***
Currently, the migration of the archive data is still ongoing and will last beyond the extended project goal. Users whose data has not yet been migrated will be contacted by email. You can check the current status of the migration on our reporting page. (*)
The “Archive Migration” project, in which we are transferring archived data from the TSM inventory system to the new target systems DigitalArchive and Coscine, is developing more and more into a mammoth project. Despite extensive planning of the five sub-projects and comprehensive communication on the classification of the archived nodes, unforeseeable problems occurred and continue to occur in the technical implementation of the migration, which are now leading to a project delay. Read the rest of this entry »
Hello Herne! Further Education Days in the Ruhr Region
Impressions from and of the Training Academy of the Ministry of the Interior of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (FAH).
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I was able to go on an educational trip to the Advanced Training Academy of the Ministry of the Interior of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (FAH) in Herne recently as part of our internal advanced training concept. What my time was like during the two-day training on the topic of personnel marketing and employer branding, how important the topic is in times of labour shortage and what other exciting content I took away with me, I have recorded for you in this blog post.
Welcome new MATSE trainees!
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90 new trainees began their dual training as mathematical-technical software developers (MATSE) on September 1.
The welcoming ceremony followed on September 2 in the IT Center to welcome all the creative newcomers. Read the rest of this entry »
Happy Programmer’s Day!
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On September 13, 2022, the world celebrates the annual International Programmer’s Day. In this blog post, we’ll tell you what this holiday is all about, which country it originated in, and how programming works at RWTH Aachen University.
