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by Deep Batra

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Anti-virus software is vital to help keep both University computers and your own personal computer secure. With this in mind, the Computing Services Centre (CSC) has performed rigorous due-diligence work to ensure the right product is chosen to address the upcoming challenges users face in the ...

by Joe Chow

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Many departments organize public meetings and webinars (online seminar) using Zoom but they are not aware of any security measures for preventing intruders from disturbing their events. Like face-to-face seminars, it is possible to have guests (mostly uninvited guests) who may interrupt the meetings ...

by JUCC ISTF

phishing
/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Phishing refers to the malicious attack method by attackers who imitate legitimate companies in sending emails in order to entice people to share their passwords, credit card or ...

by JUCC ISTF

Top 10 Password Manager in 2011
/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Authentication is the process of identifying the authenticity of a user. It can be accomplished by means of a combination of login ID (identification) and password (authentication ...

by Cyril Ha

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Background​ Information System Security has been a key concern over the past many years as more and more business processes rely on Information Technology to operate. Alike many other organizations, the usual first line of defense would be Internet protection with security devices such as a ...

by JUCC ISTF

Eavesdropping and manipulation
/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ More and more transactions are performed online. Thus, a secured connection has to be ensured between the server and the client. However, connection mainly requires just a server ...

by Tony Chan

​ Since the first release of Windows 10 in July 2015, Microsoft has been providing feature updates for the operating system twice a year. Each version of Windows 10 was serviced with quality updates up to 18 months after its release. Users are strongly advised to upgrade their devices to the latest ...

by JUCC ISTF

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ In universities, some data have to be shared with students, staff, guests whereas others have to remain protected. At the same time, the number of data leak and unauthorized ...

by JUCC ISTF

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Every two years the number of data in the world is multiplied by two 1. Data do not remain in the corporate network; they are shared with outside collaborators. Thus, firewall ...

by Joe Chow

Advanced Threat Protection
What is Advanced Threat Protection? Advanced threat protection (ATP) is a proactive security solution that defends against attacks by malware. One of its important goals is to prevent any malware from reaching and running in the protected devices. Usually, ATP deploys on cloud where files from the ...