/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Firewalls are one of the most critical devices or applications that protect universities' information systems and resources from unauthorised access or malicious attacks. To ...

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Any device that controls network traffic for security reasons can be called a firewall. It puts up a barrier that controls the flow of traffic between networks and is able to ...

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Although patches aim to mitigate the risks caused by information system's vulnerabilities, they may expose these systems to additional channels of attack and even be manipulated ...

/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ To build an effective patch management process that manages the risks from both external (i.e. vulnerabilities of the information systems) and internal factors (i.e ...

To better serve our users, the Computing Services Centre (CSC) has installed three sets of 42-inch LED TV panel beside the entrances of the CSC Teaching Studio Areas on G/F, 4/F and 5/F of Academic 2. AC2 G/F AC2 4/F AC2 5/F These panels display the availability of computers for student use. First ...

Message from Microsoft "After 12 years, support for Windows XP will end on April 8, 2014. There will be no more security updates or technical support for the Windows XP operating system. It is very important that customers and partners migrate to a modern operating system…” (Microsoft, 2014) After ...

Nowadays, people use PCs, mobile devices to perform many activities on the internet, such as webmail, online shopping, e-banking, etc. Private information is frequently being transmitted across the internet. If the se sensitive data are not transferred securely, they can easily be captured or stolen ...

Virtualization is an irreversible trend in the IT industry. It brings great benefits to enterprises by allowing better utilization of IT resources, simplifying IT administration, facilitating faster disaster recovery. For more discussion on its benefits, please refer to an earlier article “Moving ...

To further enhance the website hosting environment of the university, an upgrade of the central web server (www.ncm2.xyz) had been completed on 16th Oct 2013. The central web server (www.ncm2.xyz) was previously served by Sun Solaris and Apache. After the websites were migrated to a new ...

Microsoft has officially launched its latest Operating System, Windows 8.1, to the public in mid-October 2013. Windows 8.1 is packed with many new features and improvements over its predecessor, Windows 8, which sought to bridge the gap among touchscreen devices (such as tablets and smartphones) ...