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CERT-in-a-Box

The project 'CERT-in-a-Box' and 'Alerting service-in-a-Box' is an initiative of GOVCERT.NL to preserve the lessons learned from setting up GOVCERT.NL and 'De Waarschuwingsdienst', the Dutch national Alerting service.

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Postbus 84011
2508 AD Den Haag

Telephone: (070) 888 75 55
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'CERT-in-a-Box' and 'Alerting service-in-a-Box'
21 / 07 / 2006

Tips for an Alerting service

Consider the following sources for your information gathering:
  • Open sources
    • Open sources of information include public websites and public mailing lists, newsgroups, IRC channels etc. Open sources of information generally vary in levels of trustworthiness.

  • Closed sources
    • There are many closed source of information, i.e. security communities that you may join if you qualify (qualification may depend on a number of things, such as the level of maturity of the organisation or geographical location). Examples are: FIRST, TF-CSIRT, EGC, APCERT.

  • Your network is a network of sensors
    • A good source of information is what you see on your own network. If your network is relatively small, you may consider setting up a sensor network or joining an existing sensor network . Keep in mind that a sensor network is quite resource intensive to set up, maintain and monitor.

  • Your target audience
    • Your own audience is also a good source of information. Obviously, you will receive all types of information of varying degrees of relevance. Again, it is fairly resource intensive to receive, process and analyse information directly from your audience.

  • Your employees
    • Don't forget your employees. They are an excellent source of information.

  • A partnership with a CSIRT
    • This is the model that the Dutch National Alerting Service uses. De Waarschuwingsdienst is a part of GOVCERT.NL, and as such may re-use all of the existing information.




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