Security
DANCERT is the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) serving users of services delivered by DANTE. It deals with computer and network security incidents related to hacking and infrastructure vulnerabilities that involve services operated by DANTE - for example the GÉANT2 network. In addition DANCERT deals with large scale spam attacks involving the networks operated by DANTE.
The main goals of DANCERT are to provide users of services delivered by DANTE with the following assistance in relation to those services:
- Coordination for handling of network security incidents
- A focal point for security related activities
Should you become aware of a security incident that involves the GÉANT2 network infrastructure or any other DANTE service, please contact the DANCERT team via the form linked opposite or by telephone on +44 1223 371 300. DANCERT should only be contacted for incidents originating from GÉANT2, or incidents that require coordination between many NRENs.
DANCERT’s Service Hours are Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00 UTC/GMT. Please note: Between the last Sunday in March and the last Sunday in October, the UK uses daylight saving time (British Summer Time - BST). During this period we use UTC/GMT + 0100.
DANTE supports FIRST, the global Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams and has been a Liaison member since October 1996.
