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by Raymond Poon

Why standardize on a common Chinese language environment There are many coding standards today that define how an alphabet or a character of a language is represented in a computer. These standards typically define uniquely the corresponding numerical value that represents each alphabet or character ...

by Alex Lam

Overview Everyday, new viruses, worms and software security vulnerabilities of all types are discovered on the Internet. Network security is becoming an ongoing network monitoring and management activity. In response to these security hazards, the Computing Services Centre (CSC) is continuously ...

by Joe Lee

When the Hot Line Service evolved to the Help Desk in September 1997, a commercial Help Desk software was deployed to assist the day-to-day operations of the office. (See Network Computing, Issue 12 - September 1997 for details.) Since then, the software has been further developed to automate the ...

by John Chan

You may be aware of the heightened alerts for computer security measures from recent press reports. Hackers are using all sorts of sophisticated means in order to illegally gain access to computer systems, to capture electronic ID and passwords, to steal electronic data, and/or launch denial of ...

by Clevin Wong

Microsoft Outlook is a versatile component of the Microsoft Office 2003 for users to manage personal information and to communicate with others. It helps you in managing your email messages, appointments, contacts, and tasks, as well as making reminders and tracking activities. In this article, we ...

by Raymond Poon

An Internet domain name (e.g., cityu.edu.hk) including all its sub-domain names under it (e.g., cs.cityu.edu.hk) resemble in many ways a trademark, a brand name, or a logo of a company. Thus, like the name of the University, domain names should be considered institutional assets whose use must be ...

by Raymond Poon

Currently, University email service to a student or staff will be stopped when the student/staff leaves the University. For students properly graduated from the University, they will be provided with a set of alumni services which include free email. The email address is in the format of EID@alumni ...

by Peter Mok

Background The sophistication of IT crime increases as technology advances. Widespread of scams are rampaged through the popular use of the Internet and email. Among all IT crimes, they are dominated by phishing and identity theft activities [1]. Phishing is a high-tech scam that uses spam email or ...

by Raymond Poon

What is two-factor authentication? It means users, in addition to their password, need one of the following to log in a system or to access a network service: One form of tokens provided by the service provider (e.g., a key fob or a smart card) The output of one form of biometric scans on finger or ...

by Joe Chow

The Computing Services Centre (CSC) has been offering comprehensive IT support and services to faculty, staff and students especially in the lecture theatre (LT) and classroom environment. In particular, the CSC has worked with the Facilities Management Office (FMO) to provide a complete set of ...