About CERT.LV
The Information Technologies Security Incidents Response Institution (CERT.LV):
1) maintains common electronic information space monitoring;
2) provides support in information technologies security incident prevention or coordinates their prevention;
3) maintains in a publicly accessible way in line with the actual threats recommendations on the current information technologies risks;
4) conducts research, organizes educational events, education and training in the field of information technologies security;
5) provides support to state institutions in safeguarding national security, as well as crime and other crime detection (investigation) in the field of information technologies, complying with statutory restrictions on data processing;
6) monitors state and local government institutions and telecommunication operators compliance with the duties prescribed by this Law;
7) cooperates with internationally recognized information technologies security incident prevention institutions (teams);
8) carries out other obligations under laws and regulations.
We have been dealing with the security incidents since the very beginning 1992. LATNET CERT was established in 2006. It was renamed to CERT NIC.LV in January 2008. As society is expecting involvement of the ccTLD .lv registry, Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science of University of Latvia (IMCS UL) NIC in solving security incidents based on domain name usage, therefore after several internal changes it has been decided to move former LATNET CERT, CERT NIC.LV under the umbrella ccTLD .lv. On 28 October 2010 everything changes again – Saeima, the Parliament of The Republic of Latvia by adopting the Information Technologies Security Law prescribed that IMCS UL will run the Information Technologies Security Incident Response Institution. As of 1 February 2011 CERT NIC.LV is renamed to CERT.LV.
CERT.LV team consists of 10 employees. Currently CERT.LV activities include abuse and incident handling for the Latvian IP address space and TLD .LV zone. CERT.LV is using centralized security incident management system which allows control and supervision over launched incidents and investigations.
With incidents we understand all kind of misuse of Internet resources and violation of acceptable use policies, including sending SPAM or viruses, phishing, port scanning, unauthorized access, piracy, system compromises, etc.
CERT.LV is a full member of the
FIRST (
Forum for Incident Response and Security Teams).
CERT.LV is accredited team in the Trusted Introducer European CSIRT data base.
