Every day, thousands of students, teachers and researchers use online services to exchange information essential to the advancement of knowledge.
Whether through email, video conferencing, e-learning, or scientific articles and journals, sharing is intended to be secure and trustworthy.
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If your entity is part of the academic or scientific community and is not yet part of the RCTS, see here how to join.
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RCTS security incident response
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The assurance of online security
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Your Single Point of Authentication
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"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.
12 steps to safe online shopping
Follow the 12 steps that Filipa Macieira from FCCN's Cybersecurity Service recommends and shop online safely.
2FA - Two-factor authentication: what it is and why to use it
Two-factor authentication (2FA) is the authentication process in which two of three possible authentication factors are combined.
What is Phishing?
Phishing is sending a fraudulent email in bulk, hoping that some people will open it and do something about it. It is based on the premise that most people will open the email, without suspecting that it is fraudulent.
Get to know some of the innovative projects of the FCCN Unit
From high performance computing to connectivity, and support for scientific research, there are several areas in which the FCCN Unit has...
Manager of the IT security service of the FCCN Unit in the New Generation Internet Hall of Fame
The manager of the RCTS CERT service of the FCCN Unit, Carlos Friaças, stands out in the IPv6 Hall of Fame for his contributions to "the implementation of IPv6 technology".
A Community of Cyberheroes
October celebrates Cybersecurity month, an initiative that aims to alert the community to the risks of lack of data protection or behavior that makes it easier to attack our digital assets.
The FCCN Unity Days 2022 in numbers
Get to know the final balance of the FCCN Unit's Conference that took place, from May 31st to June 2nd, at the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu.
CSIRT-in-a-box 2022
RCTS CERT organizes, on November 3 and 4, a new edition of the CSIRT-in-a-Box Workshop.
"The FCCN Unit exists to serve the community. The FCCN Unit Journeys are of enormous importance"
"One of the goals we have, in organizing the Days, is to take them around the country. We like to go to the institutions we work for. We get to know them better and they get to know us better."
7 days with the Media - 10th edition
From May 3 to May 9, 2022, the 7 Days with the Media will reach its 10th edition.