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TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY DUBLIN has said its Tallaght campus was the victim of a “significant” ransomware attack last week.
The Tallaght campus’ entire on-site ICT systems were subject to an attack early on Thursday, and an investigation by technical experts and An Garda Síochána is now underway.
The University said there is no indication yet that any data, including personal data, has been “ex-filtrated, downloaded, copied or edited”.
The ICT systems or processes on TU Dublin’s city and Blanchardstown campuses are not thought to be affected by the breach.
“Staff and students on the Tallaght campus will continue to have secure remote access to our main ICT systems while systems on our City and Blanchardstown campuses have not been affected by the incident,” a spokesperson for TU Dublin said.
“The University continues to work as a matter of urgency to restore safe access for students and staff to all our onsite ICT systems as soon as possible.”
According to an email sent to students, seen by TheJournal, the south Dublin campus still does not currently have user access to its main ICT systems and back-ups on campus due to the malware encryption put on its systems during the attack.
The University said it is collating all relevant information to fully co-operate with the relevant statutory authorities.
“Computer Services in Tallaght, with colleagues across the University and with support from external cybersecurity, technical and legal experts, are currently investigating the source and impact of this attack on our systems, as well as working to return access for all users as soon as possible,” Tallaght Campus Principal Thomas Stone said in an email to students.
“I can assure you we are all doing everything possible to have our systems secured and back to normal as soon as possible. Further information will be provided by regular updates in the coming days as well as in consultation with the Student Union.”
The university said cloud-based services appear unaffected but are being reviewed and that it understands that devices used through its cloud-based systems have not been compromised by this malware and this continues to be the case.
Due to the on-ongoing review of its systems, it said there may be disruptions to these services in the coming days and minor levels of functionality in each of these systems may not be available.
An Garda Síochána have been contacted for comment
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I agree fitness is extremely important,
But I hope things have changed from when I was in school where if you didn’t do GAA it meant you basically did nothing.
There’s more to exercise then GAA stuff
@Barry Somers: Totally agree, if you love football and hurling great, but if not you were neglected. It’s only when you get to uni that you get to do the cool sports like fencing or paragliding
@Catalanista: A bit childish now ,that’s not what he meant and you know it but to add to the situation there is a insurance problem with claim’s for all sort’s of rubbish
@Barry Somers: where i was at school if you did GAA sport, football or hurling and if you were any good to play for the school team but didnt or wouldnt play then you were victimised by the couch who doubled as a teacher as well.
@Barry Somers: Our native sports should be promoted as much as possible at schools level. Of course children should be encouraged and given the option to try lots of different sports, but for the likes of you its any excuse to have a cheap shot at the GAA. You could say the exact same about lots of other schools which promote rugby, soccer, even volleyball at the expense of other sports, obviously you went to a GAA focused school
Replace the half hour per day on the primary curriculum spent on religious instruction/education with PE. Kill two birds with the one stone.
@The Risen: cycle or walk to school and use the religious period for nutrition classes, social awarenessand mental health education. A holistic approach to personal and societal well being.
@James Wallace: Agreed. however, many families are not within walking distance of their school. A solution is needed that catches all students.
@The Risen: true but even new schools are not incorporating safer ‘active travel’ options for students. Last year, somewhere in Dublin I forget where, councillors objected to safe cycling routes for children that were part of the new school build plan, because of the impact it would have on traffic. We have our priorities all wrong in that regard. Also, have a look at this link from Knocknacarra in Galway. There are alternatives Scroll to the bottom for video
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=undefined&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwj43beF09bgAhWVRBUIHXBLDaQQzPwBCAM&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rte.ie%2Fnews%2Fconnacht%2F2019%2F0125%2F1025475-schools-galway-cycling%2F&psig=AOvVaw2haFEj5onldEwKi0PIsDxX&ust=1551176001321962
I agree about offering what girls want. Many will opt for classes that they see connected to appearing fit. Circuit training and weights may also be a positive option. I can’t remember physical education classes being enjoyable at all.
Pilates, TaeBo (kick boxing) and Zumba would be great options. Also weightlifting would be brilliant. I learned how to design a weight-lifting regimen in one of my university classes and it was a life skill that I have been able to pass onto my 15-year old son. Only offering hockey or rounders for PE in senior cycle is a bit short sighted.
Regular exercise reduces all cancers by 45%.
Regular exercise essentially reduces every disease (heart disease, stroke, diabetes, bone fracture, dementia…..) by half and not exercising doubles the incidence of most diseases.
No sponsorship from big pharma to get this message out.
Dream on ,between health and safety, solicitors, and insurance premiums any type of physical activity “est vorbodden”
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