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The Difference Between AD and LDAP Passwords

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By Tap L Passwords are a key part of keeping Berkeley Lab accounts safe. We’ve all been there, trying to remember our password, forgetting it, and having to reset it. Let's talk about the common types of passwords at the Lab, AD and LDAP, and how to manage them. What are AD and LDAP … [Read more...] about The Difference Between AD and LDAP Passwords

IT Training, October 2022

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Berkeley Lab IT partners with UC Berkeley D-Lab to offer training workshops to Lab and campus employees. Register for new online training opportunities now available for October 2022. Courses include fundamental lessons on Bash, Git, Python, and data analysis using Excel, Python, Pandas, and R. … [Read more...] about IT Training, October 2022

High Volume Spam Emails

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Berkeley Lab employees have recently reported an unusually large number of spam emails to their lbl.gov work account. High volume spam emails are a common attack tactic that typically floods users with hundreds of spam emails in a short period of time. Attackers do this to cover up important emails … [Read more...] about High Volume Spam Emails

Workshop: High Performance Computing on Lawrencium, 10/12, 3-4:30pm

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On October 12th the IT Division’s Scientific Computing Group will be hosting a virtual training session on how to get started on Lawrencium. the Lab’s institutional cluster which is available for use by all Berkeley Lab researchers and their collaborators for scientific research. This is a great … [Read more...] about Workshop: High Performance Computing on Lawrencium, 10/12, 3-4:30pm

Cyber Security Awareness Month 2022

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This October 2022, Berkeley Lab is kicking off the start of national Cyber Security Awareness Month with a new Cyber Security Annual Training (SEC 0201) course. The updated training reflects the latest security challenges and mitigations. The new SEC 0201 is now available for all Berkeley Lab staff … [Read more...] about Cyber Security Awareness Month 2022

NetApp Released A Fix For Their NAS (CVE-2021-42287)

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Back in July 2022, Microsoft released a fix that impacted the following NAS, but not limited to: NetApp, Hitachi, Dell Compellent and etc. You may continue reading here for a refresher on the issue. NetApp tracked down the problem to be a password issue and released both a workaround and a fix … [Read more...] about NetApp Released A Fix For Their NAS (CVE-2021-42287)

ScienceIT Brochure 2022

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THE SCIENCEIT PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO HELP SCIENTISTS FIND SOLUTIONS TO COMPUTING BARRIERS SO THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD IN THEIR RESEARCH.  Berkeley Lab takes a science-centric approach to managing its Information Technology resources, recognizing that IT is intertwined with our scientific and … [Read more...] about ScienceIT Brochure 2022

Fake Invoice Phishing Scams

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The Cyber Security group is aware of many Berkeley Lab staff receiving fake invoices sent to their lbl.gov work email address. The goal of this phishing scam is to trick recipients into believing they have been charged for a service so they call the number and reveal sensitive personally … [Read more...] about Fake Invoice Phishing Scams

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