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FCCN 2023 Conference: Mark your calendar now!
The main annual meeting point for the higher education and research community is already scheduled for June 27, 28, and 29 at the Naval School in Almada.
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Registration for FCCN 2023 Conference is now open
The 14th edition of the FCCN Conference will take place at the Naval School - Alfeite Base in Almada, between June 27th and 29th, 2023. Registration is already open and can be done through the event's new dedicated website.
CSIRT-in-a-box 2022
RCTS CERT organizes, on November 3 and 4, a new edition of the CSIRT-in-a-Box Workshop.
"The FCCN Unit exists to serve the community. The FCCN Unit Journeys are of enormous importance"
"One of the goals we have, in organizing the Days, is to take them around the country. We like to go to the institutions we work for. We get to know them better and they get to know us better."