In connection with the security incident on September 28, 2023, we have created a page with FAQs where you can find important information. We will update this information regularly to inform you as transparently as possible. Click here for the [...]
On 09/28/2023, a security incident was detected on GWDG systems by internal security systems. This incident is being investigated in detail by the GWDG. Authorities and external security experts have also been informed and are consulted where necessary. So far, [...]
Yesterday, not only a serious vulnerability in AMD’s Zen 2 CPUs was disclosed, but also a very easy-to-use exploit for this vulnerability was published. By exploiting this vulnerability, sensitive data, such as passwords, can be read from other processes and [...]
Message-Id: 202305051300 Time: July 2023 Affected: all Impact: no Sophos on-premise support
In July, Sophos on-premises support will end, which is why the GWDG is switching endpoint protection to Bitdefender. Currently, extensive tests with the Bitdefender software are taking place [...]
Message-Id: 2023050114500 Time: 02.05.2023, 5 pm - 7 pm Affected: Applications using PostgreSQL service Impact: PostgreSQL service temporäry not available
Cause of maintenance work the PostgreSQL service of the GWDG will be out of service on 02.05.2023 from 5 pm [...]
Message-Id: 202303271340 Time: 30.03.2023, 5 pm - 7 pm Affected: Applications using PostgreSQL service Impact: PostgreSQL service temporäry not available
Cause of maintenance work the PostgreSQL service of the GWDG will be out of service on 30.03.2023 from 5 pm [...]
Message-Id: 202302131638 Time: 14.02.2023, 01:15 pm – 14.02.2023, 04:15 pm Affected: applications using ora5 Impact: during relocation of the server no data can written to the database or read from there
On Tuesday the 14.02.2023 the server 0ra5.gwdg.de will be [...]
As already announced in GWDG news 12/2022, our own Mastodon instance for AcademicCloud opens its doors today. All institutions and partners in the AcademicCloud network (institutes and universities in Lower Saxony, all Max Planck institutes and other selected partners) can [...]
With our scheduled maintenance of https://gwdg.de and https://academiccloud.de on 12/15/2022 starting at 5 pm, a new account management website has been released.
At https://id.academiccloud.de, we now provide a centralized way to manage account settings and enable additional services.
Message-Id: 202208300922 Time: uesday, the 30.08.2022 - 6:50 - 8:30 Affected: Users of GWDG Cloud Server Service Impact: Management of cloud resources not possible
For reasons still unknown, the load balancer of the GWDG Cloud Server service lost its Virtual [...]
Message-Id: 202208261110 Time: 27.08.2022 07:00 – 15:05 Affected: SharePoint Farm Impact: All website collections were temporarily unavailable
As announced, GWDG SharePoint Farm maintenance has been carried out and has finished successfully.
All site collections are available again without any restrictions. [...]
Message-Id: 202208261431 Time: immeadiately Affected: Users of ShareLaTeX/Overleaf Impact: Code Editor problem solved
The display issue with the Code Editor has just been resolved with the help of official
support. Affected users simply need to reload their browser window.