Telekom CERT Germany --- Please read up on CERTs, as I think there is a misunderstanding on what their function is. I already sent a post on what the task of the CERT Bund in Germany is. And here is what the Telecom CERT does:

This is what TELEKOM Cert does for the companies of DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG and customers who pay for this service and for no one else:

Deutsche Telekom's Cyber ​​Emergency Response Team (CERT) is internationally responsible for the management of security incidents for all information and network technologies of the Deutsche Telekom Group.

In this way, for example, the CERT takes on the important task of protecting the company and its customers from dangers from the Internet. The CERT is the central point of contact for reports of such incidents and establishes mechanisms for the early detection of attacks on internally and externally accessible systems.

The tasks of the Deutsche Telekom CERT include: • Security incident management (Cyber ​​Incident Management): Coordination and management of critical security incidents. • Strategic Threat Radar: Identification and assessment of threats in the context of current and future core technologies of the group. • Advisory Management: Evaluation and distribution of security warnings and recommendations for action within the group, as well as monitoring the implementation of critical security updates. • Security audits: Review and evaluation of security architectures, security processes and system landscape in company areas that are exposed to an increased risk potential from the Internet. • Vulnerability scanning: Regular implementation of security scans of the portals and systems accessible from the Internet. In addition, Deutsche Telekom CERT is the international point of contact for issues relating to Internet security and cyber crime: Cooperation in various projects and initiatives with the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), the European Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA), the European Commission Union (EC), the Federal Criminal Police Office, as well as the industry associations GSM Association (GSMA), ETNO and the Forum for Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST). The Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) is currently a particular focus of Deutsche Telekom CERT. On this topic, Deutsche Telekom CERT has set up a project together with the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). This should work out which security technologies and processes are suitable to provide comprehensive protection against such threats. The results are made available to the general public.

Source author: Stefanie Frey stefanie.frey@deutor.de