[Cuga] JLab Weekly Briefs - a message from Kandice Carter

[Kandice Carter]

To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest 


August 13 Briefs Excerpts: 


Hogan Drive Paving Scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 16 
Access to Jefferson Lab via Hogan Drive will be restricted on Saturday, August 16. The construction contractor for the new Tech Center site will begin paving a section of Hogan Drive between Jefferson Ave. and Hofstadter Road, weather permitting. Hogan Drive will remain open throughout the paving activities; however, travel will be restricted to one lane. A flagger will direct traffic on Hogan Drive during the construction. Lab staff and users who wish to be onsite on Saturday are encouraged to use the Lawrence Drive entrance via Jefferson Ave. A map of the Jefferson Lab site can be found at the link: http://www.jlab.org/visitors/visiting/SitePlan.pdf 


Central Computing Outages Set for Saturday, Aug. 16 
The CNI group is planning an outage of the central computing infrastructure on Saturday, Aug. 16, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. During this time, there will be intermittent outages of all central services (email, Web, J:, K:, L:, M: drives, MIS applications, etc.), while major upgrades and reconfiguration is performed on the central computing infrastructure. All services will be back up and stable by 5 p.m. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this outage, contact the IT Division Helpdesk at helpdesk at jlab.org or x7155. 


CNI Maintenance Period Set for Tuesday, Aug. 19, 5-7 p.m. 
The CNI group is planning a short maintenance period on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 5-7 p.m. During this time, updates to Firefox and Thunderbird will be released, as well as Linux and Windows patches. Plan on rebooting your system by Thursday, Aug. 21 to finalize patch installation. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the IT Division Helpdesk at helpdesk at jlab.org or x7155 


Jefferson Lab Employee Tour Set for Thursday, Aug. 28 
Have you ever wanted to see the experimental halls and the accelerator tunnel, but have not had the opportunity to do so? Jefferson Lab employees, users, students and contractors will have that opportunity on Thursday, Aug. 28, 1-4 p.m. The tour will include stops at the Test Lab, the Machine Control Center, the accelerator tunnel, and experimental Halls B, C and D. The visit to each facility will be guided by subject-matter experts. Photos may be taken. Space is limited and your supervisor's approval and advance registration is required. For signup instructions and more information, see the all-staff memo posting: https://www.jlab.org/memo/jefferson-lab-employee-tour-set-thursday-aug-28-sign-aug-25 


Registration Underway for Sept. 12 United Way Day of Caring 
The annual United Way Day of Caring will be Friday, Sept. 12. Jefferson Lab is in need of 20 volunteers to interact with patients at a veterans hospital and to assist them during their annual picnic. Volunteers will assist with setup during the early part of the day and then assist with food and activities throughout the picnic. No prior experience is required. Bring a friendly smile! Volunteers may sign up to participate before Friday, Aug. 29. If you wish to volunteer, please visit the all-staff memo webpage for signup details: https://www.jlab.org/memo/registration-underway-sept-12-united-way-day-caring-sign-aug-29 


Red Cross Blood Drive Set for Aug. 19 
The next American Red Cross Blood Drive is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in CEBAF Center, Room F113. The American Red Cross is appealing for donations due to an eight percent decline over the past three months. The dip represents about 80,000 fewer donations than the organization was expecting at this time of the year and it could lead to an emergency situation in August. New and repeat donors are encouraged to attend. Appointments and walk-ins are welcome. To schedule an appointment, contact Johnie Banks, x7539. 


Home Welders: Welding Torch Handle Recall 
A product recall is underway for welding torch handles sold under the Harris Products Group® and Lincoln Electric® brand names. If you have a home welding system, see the details of the recall here: https://www.jlab.org/memo/welders-recall-welding-torch-handles-underway 


Cybersecurity: Protect Against USB Vulnerability 
It has been widely reported in the news that two cybersecurity researchers have discovered a vulnerability in USB devices that they plan on presenting at the upcoming Black Hat conference. The vulnerability is not something that can be fixed with a patch, and hacked USB devices cannot be discovered with anti-virus software. The vulnerability is with the design of USB devices themselves. Although the bad news is that USB devices can be used to hack into systems, steal data and do other nefarious things, the good news is that using good judgment and existing best practices will mitigate the risks. As a reminder, do not connect USB devices to your computer that you don’t own or don’t have good reason to trust. Likewise, do not connect your USB devices to computers you don’t own or don’t have good reason to trust. Any time you need assistance with your Jefferson Lab computer system, contact the IT Division Helpdesk at helpdesk at jlab.org or x7155. For more tips on safely using USBs, see these recommendations from the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team:https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST08-001 


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