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GOVCERT.NL
GOVCERT.NL is the Computer Emergency Response Team for the Dutch Government. Since 2002 they support the government in preventing and dealing with ICT-related security incidents. Our main tasks include:

• Coordination in case of ICT-related incidents such as data leakage, computer viruses, hacking and vulnerabilities in applications and hardware;
• Proactive action to prevent ICT-related incidents or to prepare for such incidents and reduce the impact.

GOVCERT.NL focuses on four main areas: monitoring, knowledge exchange, prevention and incident handling.

• Monitoring consists of all activities aimed at providing a current and accurate picture of threats and vulnerabilities. GOVCERT.NL analyses open and closed sources 12/7 for new threats to ICT-systems and infrastructures and relevant developments. GOVCERT.NL has arrangements with CERTs across the globe to cover the other 12/7 in a follow the sun way. Automated sensor systems are developed and deployed to provide operational and tactical information on attacks.
• Knowledge exchange consists of acquiring and sharing the necessary knowledge to fulfill the main tasks. Knowledge exchange is aimed at strengthening the capabilities of the constituency and the CERT-community to prevent an respond to incidents. White papers and factsheets are published to share best practices and threat information. Tools built to facilitate GOVCERT.NL’s processes are shared with the CERT-community to help set up and mature incident response organizations. Through ISACs GOVCERT.NL shares knowledge with organizations in the vital infrastructure in The Netherlands.
• Prevention and preparation consists of all activities aimed at reducing the probability or impact of an incident for the constituents. GOVCERT.NL provides the constituents with current information and advise on new threats, and attacks which may have impact on their operations and builds awareness and skills of employees. GOVCERT.NL provides alerts and practical advise to the public and small enterprises via the alerting service Waarschuwingsdienst.nl.
• Incident response provides 24/7 availability to coordinate recovery from incidents and consists of expertise, tools and other capabilities to act, analyse and communicate with stakeholders and media.

Within these areas, they offer a range of additional services:

• International exchange of knowledge: ICT security does not stop at the border. In order to keep up the quality of their services, GOVCERT.NL deems it important to co-operate and exchange information on an international level. That is why we are part of an extensive international network.
• Data bank: GOVCERT.NL is an information centre. It provides participants access to the knowledge and experience of their staff and constituency. Furthermore, they encourage the exchange of information among these organizations. Their data bank facilitates exchange by means of mailing lists, an archive of relevant documents and best practices.
• Forums: GOVCERT.NL organizes regular meetings to give participants and incident response teams in The Netherlands the opportunity to exchange knowledge and ideas on current affairs.

INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
GOVCERT.NL is part of an extensive network of affiliated organizations, mainly other Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs). Since this network is a vital information hub, we find it is just as important to make our expertise available to other teams as it is to benefit from the knowledge of the international CERT community.

Our aim is to achieve maximum results with minimum means, and international collaboration is one way to realize this. That is why GOVCERT.NL encourages the development of shared standards and specialization in different areas. Our primary networks:

EGC – European Governmental CERTs, in which GOVCERT.NL holds a prominent position
FIRST – Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams, which consists of 150 CERTs worldwide
TERENA – Trans-European Research and Education Networks Association, lobby of European national academic networks
I4 – International Information Integrity Institute, a co-operative in the field of security, including private sector participants
ISF – Information Security Forum, a co-operative in the field of security consisting of various international organizations

PGP-KEY
Please use the key below (download GOVCERT.NL_2010.asc) to send GOVCERT.NL PGP-encrypted e-mail. This key is valid until February 1st, 2011.

Key-ID: 0xC3D62A13
Fingerprint: D9FD 6FED 14C3 754A C8D6 600A FF3B E8D4 C3D6 2A13