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Furthering the Lab’s Mission with Advanced Photographic Capabilities

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Despite the challenges presented by working remotely, Berkeley Lab staff continue to support the Lab’s mission of innovation and team science. These challenges have prompted changes not only in how staff work and what methods are used, but have also presented new opportunities to rethink how we … [Read more...] about Furthering the Lab’s Mission with Advanced Photographic Capabilities

Expected Outage to Major Systems in December

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Start: Friday, December 17 at 5:00pm PST End: Sunday, December 19 at 5:00pm PST Purpose: The outage is to accommodate testing of the existing EPO (Emergency Power Off) system. The testing is required as part of a project to modernize and improve the generator and cooling systems for Lab … [Read more...] about Expected Outage to Major Systems in December

Cyber Security Awareness: Default Passwords

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Attempting to log in with blank, default, and common usernames and passwords is a widely used attack technique. Unlike most enterprise or corporate networks, Berkeley Lab has an open computing environment so changing default credentials is especially important. To facilitate science and … [Read more...] about Cyber Security Awareness: Default Passwords

Cyber Security Awareness Month: Phone Scams

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In support of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the IT Division is highlighting phone scams and offering tips on how to avoid attacks. Scammers often take advantage of busy times throughout the year when people are distracted or vulnerable, such as during holidays, tax season, back-to-school, and … [Read more...] about Cyber Security Awareness Month: Phone Scams

Invalid license error message on Windows login screen

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By Ian Vaino on 2021-09-16T18:07:09Z Please be advised that as a result of vendor delays, users of a small number of Windows Systems at Berkeley Lab may see an error message about an illegal license on the WIndows logon screen, starting on Friday September 17, 2021. The message will … [Read more...] about Invalid license error message on Windows login screen

Security Alert: Update macOS, iOS and watchOS

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By Tammera E Campbell on 2021-09-14T19:25:33Z Please take action to update to iOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6, and watchOS 7.6.2 on Berkeley Lab and personal Apple systems immediately. Last week, The Citizen Lab informed Apple about a new zero-click iMessage exploit targeting Apple's image … [Read more...] about Security Alert: Update macOS, iOS and watchOS

(Completed) Friday, August 6th – 2:00 PM – Indico Outage

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By David Huynh on 2021-08-06T21:51:50Z conferences.lbl.gov (Indico) underwent maintenance starting at 2:00 PM on Friday, August 6.  The maintenance was completed at 2:45pm. Please contact the indico-admins@lbl.gov with questions or concerns regarding this maintenance. … [Read more...] about (Completed) Friday, August 6th – 2:00 PM – Indico Outage

Security Update for Google Drive File Permissions

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By Derrick Johnson on 2021-07-29T17:09:57Z On September 13, 2021, Google Drive is releasing a security update that will apply to some Drive files. The security update will make Google Drive files more secure by updating their links to include a resource key and may lead to some new file access … [Read more...] about Security Update for Google Drive File Permissions

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