
“FCCN’s services have a strong impact on the work of our community.”
José dos Santos Costa highlights the role of FCCN services in the daily life of the academic community.

"The FCCN Unit exists to serve the community. The FCCN Unit Conferences are of enormous importance."
"One of our goals in organizing the Conferences is to take them around the country. We enjoy visiting the institutions we work for. We get to know them better, and they get to know us better."

What is Phishing?
Phishing is the mass sending of a fraudulent email, hoping that some people will open it and act on it. It's based on the premise that most people will open the email without suspecting it's fraudulent.

What to expect from the FCCN Unit Conferences?
The 2022 edition of the FCCN Unit Conference begins on May 31st. Learn about some of the most anticipated results. #1 Learn about the latest services and projects. Every year, the FCCN Unit Conference serves to bring the latest news about services and projects to the community served by this FCT technology unit.

The FCCN Unity Conferences 2022 in numbers
Discover the final balance of the FCCN Unit Conferences that took place from May 31st to June 2nd at the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu.

2FA – Two-Factor Authentication: What It Is and Why You Should Use It
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is the authentication process in which two of three possible authentication factors are combined.

CSIRT-in-a-box 2022
RCTS CERT organizes, on November 3rd and 4th, a new edition of the CSIRT-in-a-Box Workshop.

A community of Cyberheroes
October is Cybersecurity Month, an initiative that aims to alert the community to the risks of a lack of data protection or behaviors that facilitate attacks on our digital assets.

12 steps to safe online shopping
Follow the 12 steps recommended by Filipa Macieira of FCCN's Cybersecurity Service and shop safely online.

FCCN Unit IT Security Service Manager in the Next Generation Internet Hall of Fame
The manager of the RCTS CERT service at the FCCN Unit, Carlos Friaças, stands out in the IPv6 Hall of Fame for his contributions to “the implementation of IPv6 technology”.

Discover some of the innovative projects of the FCCN Unit
From high-performance computing to connectivity, including supporting scientific research, the FCCN Unit has developed innovative initiatives in several areas. Learn about some of them here: RCTS100 – Connecting knowledge at high speed Over the past five years, RCTS100 has been expanding fiber optic infrastructure.

“We will continue to strengthen technologies that accelerate knowledge”
The General Coordinator of the FCCN Unit of the Foundation for Science and Technology, João Nuno Ferreira, reviews 2022 and looks towards the new year with confidence.