Dear all Recently, there have been several cases where data cannot be retrieved due to damage to USB HDDs. Devices including USB HDDs and USB memory devices can fail. With this in mind, if you only have data in one location on external media such as USB HDDs or USB memory devices, we recommend that you always store your data in two or more locations. Information Processing Office
Dear all, Since June 6, 2022, Adobe Acrobat 2017 will be no longer supported Basically, software including operating systems has a support expiration date. Using software that is no longer supported leaves security vulnerabilities open, which can lead to serious information security incidents. Kyoto University also requires countermeasures through its information security policy and security audit. We would like to alert you to Adobe Acrobat 2017 as software that needs to be addressed urgently. For those who are affected, please consider taking action (removal or migration to the successor product) after the expiration of support. Of course, if you are using Adobe Acrobat 2015 or an older version, please take...Read More
Dear all, In the Kyoto University network, the use of P2P file exchange software is totally prohibited except for special networks. Reference: https://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/services/kuins/application/p2p.html In some cases, even external users such as teleworkers use the Kyoto University network through VPN connections. Therefore, please check if any of the listed software(https://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/services/kuins/application/p2p.html) is installed on the device you are using. If so, please remove it. [Prohibition Reason] According to KUINS News N.56 (written in Japanese), https://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/organization/Reference_materials/kuins_news/kuins_56.html#paragraph1_3 1. Overload of network resources due to the huge data transmission used by the P2P system. 2. Risk of violation of the Japanese Copyright Law due to the P2P system not being intended is very high. 3....Read More
Users. As announced in 【PC Terminal Service】The PC Service will be stopped (Mar. 20 9:00am-10:00am), the Kyoto University network will be temporarily unstable or stopped during the following period. [Date]: March 20th, 2022 9:00 — 10:00 (Sunday) [Area]: All campuses of Kyoto University [Summary]: Work to switch to the next academic network, SINET6 [Influence]: CSEAS HP and CSEAS E-mail won’t be influenced. 1st March 2022: Chief of Information Processing Office: Kitani.
Dear all, Due to the construction work, the computer room will be closed on February 16 (Wed.). Date: February 16 (Wed.) We are not sure when the work will be finished, so the room may be closed all day. We will make an announcement as soon as the work is finished. Regards, Information Processing Office
Dear all, Have you ever received the following suspicious notifications while using a terminal? A virus has been detected. Your computer has been affected by a suspicious program. To remove the virus, click here. If you have, there is a good chance that you have fallen for a phishing scam that uses the notification feature to lure you to a phishing site. Even if you don’t see it, it is strongly recommended to be aware of browser notifications and to set up workarounds to prevent them. Basically, ignore or reject “Allow Notifications” When you are accessing a website, it sometimes asks you to “allow notifications”. This is used when you...Read More
Dear all, The new Mac OS, “macOS 12 Monterey” will be available soon. For the new OS, our CSEAS security software (ESET) has supported the latest version(6.11.1.0). How to check the ESET version. Open ESET software. See “Product version” on the Help and Support menu. If you’re using a Mac, please upgrade the ESET on your PC to the latest version. Please keep in mind, as we have not tested the new OS at this time, we may not be able to respond to any problems for some time to come. Therefore, we should that you keep an eye on it for a week or two. We will be upgrading...Read More
Users. At Kyoto University, the regular check related to the electric power supply has been being carried out every year. In this year, according to the announcement of the administrative office, the electric power supply will be tentatively suspended in the following time. [Date]: October 3rd, 2021 13:30 — 17:30 (Sunday) [Area]: Inamori Center, Library, and Common and East building. [Summary]: The electric power supply in all buildings in the area will be suspended. [Influence]: CSEAS HP and CSEAS E-mail won’t be influenced. Of course, the Desktop PC and the network won’t be used because the power supply will be suspended. I recommend plugging off the electric adapters in your...Read More
Dear all, If you are using a version of ESET that is currently too old (ESET 7.1 or previous version), the following problems will occur since September 30, 2021. ESET won’t work properly with Windows Update on Sept. 30, 2021! After changes in the Windows OS specifications on 30th September 2021 by Windows Update, the ESET won’t work, the virus definition won’t be updated, or other problems will occur. Reference: https://eset-support.canon-its.jp/faq/show/17140?site_domain=business (Japanese) How to check the ESET version. Open ESET software. See “Product version” on the Help and Support menu. If the version you are using is ESET 7.1 or the previous version, please upgrade to the latest version by...Read More
Dera Users. According to the announcement, the network services of Kyoto University will be suspended at the following period due to the renewal of the network hardware. [Date]: August 16th, 2021 19:00 — 24:00 (Monday) – at all area August 30th, 2021 18:30 – 22:00 (Monday) – at CSEAS area [Area]: Inamori Center, Library, and Common and East building. [Influence]: The Kyoto University network will be suspended. As the work will be done in the evening and late at night, the impact will not be significant. However, please be aware that you may not be able to connect to online conferences, workshops, etc. from within the university during the above...Read More