Movies

Are you master of your own identity?
Do you leave your personal details all over the internet? Or do you use made up names and fake addresses? If only the man in the movie 'Are you master of your own identity' had done that!
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GOVCERT.NL movie 'The birth of internet and its threats'
This film shows the history of the internet and its threats and how GOVCERT.NL has developed as an organization.
From 1962 Arpanet until the day of the billions of websites, blogs, e-mail and SPAM. IT security was in the early days a non existing subject, the Robert Morris worm in 1988 changed all that. It was the beginning of
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Digital threats at home
GOVCERT.NL's National Alerting Service produced an awareness movie aimed at raising awareness of the threats of the internet. The message of this movie is that above all else, you should be aware of your own behaviour.
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Botnet movie
GOVCERT.NL's National Alerting Service shows the dangers of viruses, worms and botnets -networks of infected computers used for criminal purposes- in an animated movie. Download the animated movie:
English spoken, Dutch map, Windows Media Video, 18Mb
English spoken, UK map, Windows Media Video, 18Mb
English spoken, UK map, Mpeg version, 108Mb

Trend reports, whitepapers and factsheets

Factsheet: "TCP sockstress": Several Vulnerabilities in the Implementation of TCP
On 8 September 2009 a number of software and hardware vendors released a patch for vulnerabilities in one of the foundations of the internet : the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). This protocol is one of the fundamental protocols for communication over networks, including the internet.
This factsheet lists the known facts about these vulnerabilities and provides recommendations to help prevent abuse and limit their impact. Download the factsheet.

Factsheet: Limits on cryptography: working with confidential information abroad.
This factsheet contains valuable information to remember when travelling to other countries with encryption tools or encrypted files. Many people are not aware that there are restrictive laws and regulations in many countries concerning the possession and use of encryption tools. It is therefore not always permitted to make use of encryption in a country or to import encryption products. In addition, some countries reserve the right to demand access to information protected using cryptographic techniques. Download the factsheet.

Factsheet: Possible Leakage of Encrypted Information When Using RSA-CRT in Smartcards
Researchers of the Dutch company Riscure have discovered a new variant of an existing attack method, with which certain smartcards will release information on the cryptographic keys when they are being analyzed. This factsheet briefly describes the discovered vulnerability, it indicates how you can find out if your smartcard is vulnerable, and lets you know what could happen upon compromise and which measures you can take in order to reduce the risk if that should be the case.Download the factsheet.

Factsheet: Vulnerabilities in the internet PKI caused by use of MD5
On 30 December 2008 a group of researchers at the 'Chaos Communication Congress', an annual security conference held in Berlin, gave a practical demonstration that the 'Public Key Infrastructure' (PKI) on the internet has some serious weak spots. They demonstrated that they had been successful in creating a rogue certificate that was trusted by all common browsers. Download the factsheet.

Factsheet: Vulnerabilities of Mifare Classic chips in access cards
During the first few months of 2008 a much debated topic in both news and politics alike was the hacking of the OV-chip card (the RFID public transport card being introduced in the Netherlands) and facility access cards. This factsheet contains further information about the vulnerabilities which have been discovered, and the consequences for physical access control systems which use the chip. Download the factsheet.

Factsheet: wireless networks
The introduction of wireless networks signified a breakthrough in the past in terms of connectivity and mobility of network users. Wireless networks can provide solutions for both home users and businesses, thanks to their great flexibility. There are of course risks involved, but a wireless connection can be made very secure by taking the right measures. Download the factsheet.

GOVCERT.NL Trend Report 2009
The current state of affairs in cyber crime and information security in the Netherlands. This report contains information about the latest technical advances made by internet criminals and the impact on end users, government and industry.

Download the GOVCERT.NL Trend Report 2009 here.
View all references from the report online.

GOVCERT.NL Trend Report 2008
The current state of affairs in cyber crime and information security in the Netherlands. This report contains information about the latest technical advances made by internet criminals and the impact on end users, government and industry.

Download the GOVCERT.NL Trend Report 2008 here.
Download the teaser in MP4, Quicktime or Windows media format.
View all references from the report online.

GOVCERT.NL Trend Report 2007
Zero days, spam, phishing and botnets. To many people, these are not familiar terms. However, these are everyday phenomena, which affect many organisations and individual home users. These terms are directly related to a development that has concerned many people: the growth of cyber crime.
Download the GOVCERT.NL Trend Report 2007 here

Annual reviews

GOVCERT.NL Annual Review 2008
Our Annual Review 2008 leads you through the year 2008, month by month. It describes developments in cyber crime and cyber security, but it also provides an insight in our day to day work: incident response, alerting, international cooperation and exercise. In short: the way we try to make our digital world safer. Download the GOVCERT.NL Annual Review 2008 here

GOVCERT.NL Annual Review 2007
In 2007, internet criminals have once again shown us how creative they can be. Society is becoming increasingly aware that anyone, from the home user to the multinational, could fall victim to malware or internet fraud. Security has never been higher on the agenda. Moreover, the awareness grows that thoughtless clicking on links in mails or surfing to unknown websites may be dangerous.Download the GOVCERT.NL Annual Review 2007 here

GOVCERT.NL Annual Review 2006
Hacking for fun has become hacking for business. No doubt you have already heard this before. Hackers these days still writes viruses, but smarter, more invisible. But more important, more harmful. It serves criminal activities. It detracts from all the good things about the worldwide web.

This annual review will give you most updated information about this matter, and ofcourse an update of our organisation and its activities. Download the GOVCERT.NL Annual Review 2006 here

GOVCERT.NL Annual Review 2005
In recent years, GOVCERT.NL has established a position among national and international governments and authorities as the knowledge centre and point of contact with respect to IT- & Information Security. This annual review lists the activities that contributed to this position in 2005. Download the GOVCERT.NL Annual Review 2005 here

Other documents

Cyber Crime Manual
The "Cyber Crime Manual, from recognition to reporting", is a GOVCERT.NL initiative in co-operation with the KLPD (National Police Agency). This manual describes the technical aspects of the different forms of cyber crime. It is accompanied by an analysis of the applicable legal provisions.
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'CERT-in-a-Box' en 'Alerting service-in-a-Box'
The projects 'CERT-in-a-Box' and 'Alerting service-in-a-Box' are initiatives of GOVCERT.NL to preserve the lessons learned from setting up GOVCERT.NL and 'De Waarschuwingsdienst', the Dutch national Alerting service. The project aim is to help others starting a CSIRT or Alerting Service by getting them up to speed faster and taking the benefits and not making the same mistakes.
Go to CERT-in-a-box