CERT-Bund, the Computer Emergency Response Team for Germany's federal authorities, is the central point of contact for preventive and reactive measures related to security-relevant incidents in computer systems.

Its activities include the following:

• Preparing and publishing preventive recommendations for action to avoid damage
• Pointing out vulnerabilities in hardware and software products
• Proposing actions to remedy known security vulnerabilities
• Assisting in responding to IT security incidents
• Recommending reactive measures to limit or remedy damage
• Working closely with the IT Situation Centre and the IT Crisis Response Centre (and providing staff support to both).

The services offered by CERT-Bund are provided first and foremost to government agencies and currently include the following:

• A 24-hour on-call service together with the IT Situation Centre
• Analysis of incoming incident reports
• Provision of related recommendations
• Support in handling IT security incidents
• Operation of a Warning and information service
• Active alerts for the federal administration in the event of acute threats

A more detailed description is available in our RFC2350 document

Bürger-CERT

CERT-Bund also provides extensive information to interested private individuals through the Bürger-CERT warning and informations service. Bürger-CERT provides free and independent information on current malware attacks and security vulnerabilities in computer applications.
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