(Done) Upgrade of CSEAS Gmail Account system

2011/05/09

Dear division members. Date: May 9th, 2011 As I informed it at several time at the staff meeting , Google Account System was upgraded on May 9th, 2011. After Google system finish the upgrade preparation, your account will be automatically upgraded and notice it to you. Basically, you will be not influenced. If you use Google Account with CSEAS e-mail address will be migrated to CSEAS Google Account. Then, I have already informed you, you cannot access to some Google services with CSEAS e-mail address. (Picasa and so on). May 9th, 2011: Information Processing Office

(Done) Announcement of temporary network service suspension

2011/04/19

Dear all. During the following period, the CSEAS network service will be tentatively suspended. We're sorry for your inconvenience, but please cooperate with us for the improvement of server systems. [Date]: April 19, 2011 12:00 -- 13:30 [Operation]: 1. Improvement of the server's environemnts 2. Upgrade of CSEAS FIREWALL OS 3. Update of CSEAS server systems [Influence]: CSEAS E-mail, CSEAS HP, G-COE HP, and CSAES project's HP will be tentatively suspended. * You can access to the Internet except the above HP and E-mail. April 19, 2011 Head of Information Processing Office in CSEAS: Kitani.

Tentative Network Service Suspension to external network.

2011/03/31

Dear all. [Date]: April 14, 2011 7:00 – 8:00 (One minutes operation will be 3 times) [Reason]: Update of core network systems in Kyoto University. [Influence]: During this time, the each network between Kyoto University and the Internet won’t be able to connect. * Information source in Japanese (The media center of Kyoto University).

Announcement of critical information security issue due to the illegal access of SSL certificate authority

2011/03/25

Dear all. First of all, want to ask that you update the system of your web browser and OS as fast as possible. 1. OS update - Windows: http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate - Macintosh: Run "Software Update". 2. Web Browser - Internet Explorer includes OS update, so please carry out it. - Firefox: Click "Check for Update" in the Help upper menu. - Google Chrome: You don't need to do anything. Because this browser has the full automatic system for the update. By this critical security vulnerability, even if you have the high-level technical skill, it is very difficult that you detect the password stealing attack. [Influence] It is influenced in SSL services...Read More

HP Information Security

2011/03/23

The Contents Management System (CMS) becomes mainstream for editing HP. Then, the editor makes up the HP using the web browser. In this case, the administrator has to consider not only the countermeasure for preventing falsification of web site but also the backward incidence after the web site is hacked. Because if the HP editor’s password leaks due to computer virus or other various triggers, the influence will cause damage to the Internet users. In most cases, the web server has already protected by various security system. However, the attackers try to steal the web editor’s password by using various approaches. About some famous approaches, please see the end of...Read More