Year: 2017

On November 7, 2017, an information security seminar was held at the University of Tsukuba Hall, which was held at the 11th University of Tsukuba FD Workshop in Heisei 29, as well as a study group for business practitioners of administrative staff.

At this year’s seminar, Taichi Tomisaki of Adobe Systems Co., Ltd. gave a lecture titled “PDF and Security (Not to Leak Information)” as part of this year’s seminar, and 138 participants gathered.

As part two, 163 participants gathered for a lecture titled “Trends and Countermeasures for Security Incidents” by Masashi Fujiwara of Hitachi, Ltd.

Students commented that “information on effective use and security of PDFs was very useful”, and “it was easy to understand a number of specific examples of security incident trends.” It was a meaningful opportunity to gain knowledge of information security and to raise awareness. The materials used in this lecture are listed below.

Information Security Seminar in 2017　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Part 1 Materials (PDF) (Japanese)
Part 2 Materials (PDF) (Japanese)

In order to further improve the attendance rate and promote information security education, Organization for Information Infrastructure has introduced the INFOSS Information Ethics Course Management System (e-Learning Course Management System) and we have established an environment in which each department person in charge and individuals can check the status of course accomplishment at any time. 

The staff in charge of general affairs at each department can view the status of the courses status of the faculty and staff of each department. You can also check your status individually. By using this system, you can check the date of the last course before the previous year that could not be viewed from manaba in the past. 
At present, the status of the students enrolled in this system is the status of the faculty and staff. The ability to check the status of students will be available next year. 
To use the link below, please log in to your unified authentication system account with your 13 digit ID. 

INFOSS Information Ethics Course Management System URL
(https://lms4el.sec.tsukuba.ac.jp/)

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Division of Information Infrastructure Management
sk.johositu@un.tsukuba.ac.jp
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For those who are currently using a Windows Vista PC.

As many of you already know through the media, Microsoft has announced that support for Windows Vista will end on April 11, 2017. 

As a result, after April 11, 2017, security-related patches will no longer be available, so if you will continue to use of the PC, the risk of virus infection and information leakage is expected to increase. In addition, even if you do not connect to the network, there is also a risk of virus infection by passing files via USB sticks and DVDs. 

Therefore, before the end of the support period, please make sure to either buy a new PC or upgrade the Windows OS. We ask that you be able to respond in each organization, etc. 

In addition, if you are upgrading, you can use the EES (Microsoft Enrollment for Education Solutions) contracted by the University, but please pay close attention as follow.
・The system requirements such as whether your pc meets the recommended specifications.
・The procedures such as making a backup of your data. 

For more information, please visit the following Microsoft and University of Tsukuba EES websites:
■Microsoft’s site
(You can get an overview of the end of support and how to check the current version)

-Caution –
If you have no choice but to use Windows Vista or earlier, such as a PC dedicated to laboratory measurement equipment, use it without connecting to the campus network after support ends, and carry out a regular local security scans. (Such as using virus checking software).