CERT - UAM

CERT-UAM is the incident response team of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

A CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) is an expert group that focuses on the prevention, detection and response to security incidents affecting the Information Technology systems.

Its goal is to reduce the damage to those systems, and to assure the continuity of the IT services been offered.

The CERT-UAM helps to improve, not only the security of the IT services been offered, but also the security of the users of those services, detecting possible incidents and helping in dealing with them.

It also provides a unique contact point to report, identify and analyze the impact and the threats of the incident, as well as propose solutions and mitigation strategies.

Its main goal is the early detection of the security incidents that may compromise the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, as well as the coordination in the incident management.

It also establishes proactive security measures, notifies of possible problems, and gives technical information and advice and training on IT security incidents.

The services been offered by CERT-UAM are:

Centralized management of security incidents. Single point of contact for security incidents. Expert analysis and advice in the response to security incidents on the network and IT systems of the university.

Automatic detection and response to security incidents.

Cyber threats early warning. Spreading information to the whole university of threats that may seriously affect the IT systems, like serious vulnerabilities in everyday applications, phishing e-mail attacks…

Training and raising awareness. Development of awareness campaigns and training actions in cybersecurity, aimed at risk management and improving the security of the IT systems of the university

The preferred way to reach us is via e-mail at:

cert@uam.es

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