[Notice]: Be careful Ransomware which give critical damage using Microsoft OS vulnerability

 Please check your PC security for blocking ransomware. Now, very strong ransomware has been spreading like wildfire in the world. New York Times: “Hackers Hit Dozens of Countries Exploiting Stolen N.S.A. Tool” Please do the following check for Windows Users. Check of the latest patches for “Windows Update”. (Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10) https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12373/windows-update-faq Check of Virus definition date on the PC security software (Today or Yesterday is fine!) http://www.microcenter.com/tech_center/article/7826/how_to_manually_update_virus_definitions_in_eset_version_8 15th May, 2017  Chief of Information Processing Office: Kitani.

Tentative Web and E-mail service suspension

Dear all. The Center’s main web sites and e-mail services will be temporarily suspended during the following period for the improvement of server system. If a sender sends a message to @cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp or the Center’s staff sends a message during the maintenance period by e-mail, the message will be sent after the maintenance is finished. [Date]: 24th April, 2017 (Monday)  12:00 — (about 20 minutes) [Operation]: 1. Restart the server (10 minutes) and maintenance (10 minutes). [Influence]: The Center’s main web sites which only include “cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp” domain  and e-mail services (@cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp)  will be temporarily suspended during the following period for the improvement of server system. We are sorry for your inconvenience. Please cooperate with...Read More

Migration of E-mail server

Dear all. Today, the information processing office migrated the e-mail server to new one. [Date]: 14 March, 2017  16:00 [Influence]: cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp e-mail account and Mailing list. If you have a trouble regarding CSEAS e-mail address or mailing list, please contact us. Regards, Kitani, Chief of Information processing office.

[Notice]: Upgrade Microsoft Office 2007 to new version!

Dear all, Support of Microsoft Office 2007 will be ended on 10th October, 2017. If Microsoft Office 2007 is installed in your PC, Please upgrade it. Software which support is terminated becomes a nest of illegal access Software which support is terminated won’t be supported even if the security vulnerability will be discovered. To keep the status is the large-scale threat for not only the Center but also Kyoto University. According to the information security policy of Kyoto University, we have a responsibility for doing the countermeasure for information security vulnerabilities. Therefore, basically, the use of software which support is terminated isn’t permitted. 2nd February, 2017 Chief of Information Processing Office: Kitani.

(Fixed) Trouble of Web sites and E-mail services.

Dear all, Web sites and E-mail services had been temporarily suspended during the period due to  the connection error between the servers and backup file server. [Date]: 23th December 02:25:02 — 19:24:29 [Influence]: Web sites and E-mail service had been suspended.  Sent e-mail messages is going to receive in your e-mail box. The error was fixed. We are apologize for the inconvenience. Regards, Kitani, Chief of Information Processing Office.

Tentative Network Service Suspension

Dear all, According to the announcement of the media center, some network service will be temporarily suspended during the following period due to the network maintenance of Kyoto University. 1. Maintenance of Kyoto University network [Date]: 20th – 27th  December, 2016 (1 week) [Influence]: Basically, the network isn’t stopped by the maintenance, but the network services  will rarely be unstable during the period. Influenced services: Web browsing of outside of Kyoto University, VPN (IKEv2) connection,  Wi-Fi  (KUINS-Air | eduroam) . Please see the announcement by the media center about the detail information. 2. Suspension of Web sites and E-mail service. [Date]: 26th December, 2016 (Monday)  3:00 — 6:00 [Influence]:  All Center’s...Read More

Tentative Network Service Suspension

Dear all, The following network services will be tentatively suspended during the following period due to the large-scale maintenance for VM hosting service of Kyoto University. CSEAS HP and E-mail service [Date]: 10 December, 2016 (Sat) 11:00 — 17:00 [Influence]: You cannot access to http://www.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp and cannot send&receive @cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp e-mail address. If you send an e-mail to @cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp or send an e-mail from @cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp, their e-mail will be sent  after the server maintenance will be finished.   CSEAS HPs (each section or projects) [Date]: 12 December, 2016 (Mon)  9:30 — 17:30 [Influence]: You cannot access to all CSEAS HPs except CSEAS HP and some web sites. 8th December, 2016  Chief...Read More

(Restored) Network failure in Kyoto University

Dear all, Today, the network trouble was occurred. It was already restored. [Date]: 2nd November, 2016 : 8:55 – 13:10 [Influence Area]: All network in Kyoto University. [Influence]: The network services were unavailable. [Information]: http://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/whatsnew/trouble/detail/161102053896.html 2nd November, 2016 Chief of Information Processing Office: Kitani.  

[Notice] If you sent/receive an e-mail during 16:50 – 18:30 on 11th October, please confirm it.

Dear all. I’m sorry for my announce delay because I’m in Bangkok until this weekend and I don’t receive about the announcement. According to the announcement of the media center of Kyoto University, their mail system removed e-mail messages of Kyoto University during the period. October 11th  16:50 – 18:30 The reason is that Kyoto University SPAM filtering system removed them by the  system failure. If you received the following e-mail, please re-sent it. — Mr./ Ms. ******@cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp This is mail service group, IIMC. http://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/whatsnew/trouble/detail/161012053859.html This mail was deleted as SPAM due to Symantec SPAM Database trouble. Please re-send this mail. — If you want to inquiry it, please contact the media center...Read More