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CERT-FI in brief

CERT-FI is the Finnish national Computer Emergency Response Team whose task is to promote security in the information society by preventing, observing, and solving information security incidents and disseminating information on threats to information security.

CERT-FI:

P.O. Box 313
FI-00181 Helsinki
Phone: +358 9 6966 510
Fax: +358 9 6966 515

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Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (FICORA):


Itämerenkatu 3 A
P. O. Box 313
FI-00180 HELSINKI
Phone: +358 9 6966 500
Fax: +358 9 6966 410

Detailed contact information

CERT-FI

Telecommunications operators are mandated to notify CERT-FI of information security incidents and threats. Notifications from other private and public organizations as well as from private persons are welcome as well. In addition, the CERT-FI at FICORA continuously monitors current global information security events, security problems in information systems and security incidents, and reacts to them. The responsibilities of CERT-FI include, among other things, monitoring incidents at national level, documenting and making statistics.

CERT-FI also:

  • makes and maintains situation awareness of information security threats and informs of incidents
  • gives recommendations, advice and guidelines for improvement of information security
  • distributes information on how to prevent information security incidents
  • helps solve information security problems
  • cooperates with equipment, networks and software suppliers
  • cooperates with the Police and other authorities
  • coordinates information security cooperation
  • monitors and analyses international information security threats and other development related to them
  • maintains international contacts between authorities in CERT activities.
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