By Derrick Johnson on 2020-09-25T18:01:09Z We’re excited to share that we’ll be transitioning everyone at the Lab to Google’s next-generation collaboration product, Google Chat. Chat has a modern UI, team rooms that support better team collaboration,, bots to help you be more productive, and … [Read more...] about Moving to Google Chat on September 30th, 2020
Active Directory User Account Password Policy Change
By Tammera E Campbell on 2020-09-23T22:10:43Z IT Support Services in collaboration with Cyber Security have published new guidelines on Active Directory (AD) user accounts and password policies, see Active Directory Account Policy. All AD user accounts will require a password change every 365 … [Read more...] about Active Directory User Account Password Policy Change
[Completed] Saturday, September 12, 2020 – Multi Factor Authentication Upgrade
By Luis Enrique Corrales on 2020-09-14T16:59:32Z On Saturday, September 12, 2020, between 10 PM and 12 AM Sunday, IT will be performing an upgrade of the servers that handle Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) for the Lab. While we expect limited to no interruption to the MFA service during … [Read more...] about [Completed] Saturday, September 12, 2020 – Multi Factor Authentication Upgrade
Avoid Cyber Blocking, Address Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Now!
By Tammera E Campbell on 2020-09-02T22:09:37Z As of January 14, 2020 Microsoft stopped support of Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2. Computers running Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will no longer receive security patches. It is highly advised that all systems running Windows Server 2008 be … [Read more...] about Avoid Cyber Blocking, Address Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Now!
Critical Windows Server Updates Must Be Installed
By Tareq Abdo Saif on 2020-07-21T15:51:12Z DHS has issued Emergency Directive 20-03 on this vulnerability which can be viewed here: https://cyber.dhs.gov/ed/20-03/. (Article quoted below for posterity) Here is a description of the … [Read more...] about Critical Windows Server Updates Must Be Installed
Windows 10 Lifecycle and the Need to Update Your System Regularly
By Tammera E Campbell on 2020-07-09T15:35:45Z Microsoft has taken a different approach to updating Windows 10, as they release major builds twice a year. Each build will have an end of lifecycle and will cease to be supported as defined by their End of Service date. Users should know that they … [Read more...] about Windows 10 Lifecycle and the Need to Update Your System Regularly
Apple Remote Management Service Abuse
By Jay Krous on 2020-04-16T17:33:53Z Berkeley Lab Cyber Security has discovered bad guys exploiting Apple’s Remote Management service to conduct reflected denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. What to do? In order to protect Berkeley Lab computers from participating in this hostile activity, … [Read more...] about Apple Remote Management Service Abuse
Update Your Windows System NOW!
By Tammera E Campbell on 2020-03-13T21:10:36Z On March 12, 2020 Microsoft released a warning to immediately update and reboot Windows systems due to a Microsoft SMBv3 Client/Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Users are advised this is an extremely dangerous vulnerability and MUST be … [Read more...] about Update Your Windows System NOW!
Critical Windows 10 Updates Must Be Installed
By Tammera E Campbell on 2020-01-27T23:09:34Z Berkeley Lab IT has released Microsoft’s latest updates for Windows 10, which contains patches for multiple critical security vulnerabilities. One of these, CVE-2020-0601, has been identified by the Cyber Security group as a mandatory update. As … [Read more...] about Critical Windows 10 Updates Must Be Installed
Update Firefox Now!
By Ian Vaino on 2020-01-14T17:24:59Z Just as your operating systems need to be patched, so do your browsers. Mozilla recently disclosed a critical vulnerability in Firefox, and advises all users to patch it immediately: Mozilla Patches Critical Vulnerabilities Security Advisories for … [Read more...] about Update Firefox Now!
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