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The Computing Services Centre (CSC) is preparing to launch the Virtual Desktop Service (VDS) program very soon, to cater for the trend of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and explore the feasibility of adopting personal mobile devices for teaching and learning. Around 40 virtual desktops will be ...
/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Hardening steps specific to each hacking category should be considered when planning the protection of the universities' systems against hacking. Hardening Steps against Scanning ...
/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Common Types of Attack Vulnerability scanning Hacker may initiate vulnerability scanning on target organisation's network to proactively identify the vulnerabilities of computer ...
/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ There are a number of risks universities should pay attention to when considering or implementing different hacking protection methodologies. 1. Excessive Reporting and False ...
/* The following article is extracted from the "Information Security Newsletter" published by the JUCC IS Task Force. */ Introduction to Hacking In order to protect the universities' information systems against malicious attacks, IT professionals should obtain a basic understanding of the common ...
With technology moving along at a rate so fast that it is easy to fall behind if one does not stay up to date with one’s IT skill set. The Computing Services Centre (CSC) saw the training needs and had been running Staff Computer Courses and Student Computer Literacy courses for many years. Course ...
CityU has been offering wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) service since year 1997. It enables us the freedom and flexibility of accessing the Internet without cable. With the sharp growth of different brands and models of Wi-Fi user devices being brought and used on campus which may run different Wi-Fi ...
What is Lync Online? As the University has adopted Microsoft Office 365 (O365) not long ago, one of its module, Lync Online Service (Lync for short) is also offered in the software suite. Lync is a unified communication cloud service hosted by the Microsoft which supports various interactive ...
With the successful migration of the University email systems for students and alumni from the on-premises systems to Microsoft Office 365 Exchange Online (“O365” is Microsoft’s cloud solution for educational institutions) in 2013, the Information Strategy and Governance Committee (ISGC) of the ...
Relocation of Mac Lab To improve management of Teaching Studios, the Mac Lab (AC2-5607) has been relocated to room AC2-4101 on 4/F. All Mac machines, lockers, benches and the working environment are maintained. Room AC2-5607 is now equipped with advanced PCs providing two operating systems (Windows ...