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/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ 1. Consider Using a Firewall For the network hosting the Terminal Server, it is best practice to use a firewall capable of stateful packet inspection. A firewall capable of stateful packet inspection is more secure because it keeps track of packet requests and closes inbound packet forwarding once the session is finished.This firewall can be based on either hardware or software, such as a server running Windows Server 2003 with the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) or Microsoft's Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000. One advantage of using ISA is that it integrates with Microsoft Active Directory service and takes advantage of Windows technology. ISA can also be integrated with Terminal Server by providing and protecting users' access to the Internet using an advanced proxy architecture.

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Connection Vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection which could allow an attacker to take complete control of an affected system. Exploitation occurs if a user uses Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection to connect to a malicious RDP server, or if a user visits a web page or opens a malicious e-mail attachment which is specifically crafted to take advantage of these vulnerabilities.

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ The following security recommendations or guidelines help secure your server:

The Staff Computer Courses offered by the Computing Services Centre (CSC) has provided leading-edge training to strengthen the IT skills of faculty and staff since 1992. A variety of courses are offered throughout the year at different technical levels (introduction and advanced) and conducted in-house at the Teaching Studios on campus. These courses are well received by our colleagues.

The CityU has recently subscribed the SAS Education Analytical Suite (EAS). Apart from the fundamental products bundled in the EAS foundation offer, some optional SAS products which are currently used by departments for teaching and research are also included in the contract. Under the Terms and Conditions of the EAS, the CityU is granted the following privileges:

A. Printing a Single Copy of Course Work is Green According to the printing usage records in recent years, most students have printed one copy of their work only.

The Notebook Ownership Programme (NOP) has been run for many years and had always been one of the most well received programmes for students since the programme addressed their learning needs with notebooks at high discounted prices. This year’s NOP roadshows were held during 6-10 December 2010 and 10-15 January 2011. Four choices of notebook models were made available, they were:(1) Ultra-light Model: IdeaPad S10-3s,

In the last Semester Break (20 Dec 2010 - 8 Jan 2011), the Computing Services Centre (CSC) replaced the five years old HP dx6120 computers with new HP 8100 Elite computers. Below shows the major configurations of the new Elite computers:Processor Intel Core i5-750 (2.66 GHz, 4 MB cache) Chipset

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has been named a Top CIO in Greater China.Dr Andy Chun Hon-wai was rewarded at the 9th China Top CIO Award 2010 for his utilisation of information technology to advance CityU’s development.

Introduction The University’s data network (CTNET – City University Campus Network) has undergone several major upgrades since its creation in 1985.  Each major upgrade represents the adoption of the latest state-of-the-art networking technologies and standards.  The network has evolved from circuit switching to Ethernet, Extended Ethernet, FDDI, ATM, Gigabit Ethernet, and eventually to 10 Gigabit Ethernet as of today.