Password cracking techniques
Passwords are one of the main authentication methods that is used to protect unauthorised access to online accounts. Unfortunately, some people want access to other users’ accounts in order to gather and steal…
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Our IT Help Point is moving (again!)
From Monday 19th August, the IT Help Point will move to seminar room 2, level two, in the Main Library. The IT Help Point which existed previously on the ground floor in the Butts Wynd building will no longer operate.
Three points about the lecture theatre equipment
We’ve installed new cameras and microphones in lecture theatres that will be timetabled for the dual delivery of teaching. On the 15th and 17th September, we did a live demonstration of the cameras in the lecture…
Help reduce the risk of ransomware attacks
Ransomware is causing headaches for organisations across the world – including Universities in the UK. Cyber criminals extorting money is nothing new: remember WannaCry? However, more recently, they’re becoming even…
A new way to set up eduroam
This Summer, we've made a new eduroam set up tool available for staff and students. It's called the eduroam configuration assistant tool, or eduroam cat for short.