We would like to point out that when ordering PC systems with Intel CPUs, there may currently be significant delays in delivery. Intel had announced about 2 weeks ago that there might be strong delivery problems because the demand is too high. [ 1 ]
News
Intel CPU shortages
Trojan "Emotet"
This week, the Federal Office for Information Security has again published a warning of the trojan "Emotet" [1] (only in german)
Dynamite phishing
Fraudsters are currently sending fake applications to prepare dynamite phishing.
In dynamite phishing, the attackers send e-mails to a target with the intention of forcing them to open the e-mail attachment.
Replacement WLAN- and VPN-certificates
On Tuesday, 09.07.2019 at 6pm, the certificates of the WLAN connections "Uni-Mainz" and "eduroam", as well as of the unversity VPN server of the unversity will be renewed. Depending on the operating system, the certificate will be automatically accepted or must be manually accepted due to a request. Either the name oder the fingerprint will be shown.
The correct certificate contains (again depending on the operating system and may be shown partially) the follow information:
CN = radius.zdv.uni-mainz.de
O = Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz
L = Mainz
S = Rheinland-Pfalz
C = DE
Fingerprint: e7 78 56 db b8 2c 23 cf f1 26 94 48 42 f4 cd 54 b3 5b 6b 7d
HDMI Extender for the lecture hall
As the VGA operation of the beamer in the lecture hall of the KPH proved to be unreliable, an HDMI/VGA Extender was installed - initially provisionally. We are currently preparing a permanent installation, also for the second beamer in the lecture hall.
If you need or want to help yourself, here are some points you should consider:
- When using the HDMI Extender, the beamer input MUST be switched to "Eingang 1 - DVI-D (HDCP)" via remote control.
- You will probably want to connect your notebook via HDMI or VGA. You don't need to bring the cables yourself. We have them here in stock.
- Please do not confuse HDMI and Display Port!
- There is also a display port and a DVI port. We also have these cables in stock if you need them.
- Here is also a photo with the connections.
If you still need help, instructions or cables and adapters for your notebook, please call the following numbers:
- 25855: Herr Almeida Sousa und Herr Androsov.
- 25868: Herr Kreim
Tools for Physicists / Werkzeuge für Physiker 2019
Currently, HIM and KPH offer several seminars to demonstrate various software and tools that are very helpful in the daily work of the institutes. If you are interested, please register one week in advance, as popular courses like the Mathematica lecture, held by Dr. Michael Distler, have no room for further participants.
Further information on the seminars, registrations and organizational matters can be found at:
https://www.hi-mainz.de/research/computing/lectures/tools-for-physicists-2019/
Licensing issues with Office 2010
Currently many users are experiencing licensing issues related to Office 2010.
Security breach in the WiFi encryption
In a nutshell
- Official title: KRACK (Key Reinstallation AttaCKs)
(here a link for the documentation of KRACK)
- The cause of this security breach is the so called 4-way-handshake method.
(here a Video Explanation) Continue reading "Security breach in the WiFi encryption"
Malicious packets found in pythons pypi
Currently there are malicious packets in the Python Paket Index (pypi).
Archivist
Book scanner "Archivist" - a joint project of the trainees at the Institut für Kernphysik.
Our "archivist" will be presented during the job fair (BIM Rheinhessen) August 25./26., 2017 (Rheingoldhalle in Mainz.
We have adapted the plans that are publicly available here: The archivist - DIY book scanner
See also the german version of this page.