PTSOC – the .PT Security Operations Center was created in 2019 within the DNS.PT Association with the primary objective of strengthening the Portuguese ccTLD’s capabilities to detect, respond to and prevent security incidents and cyber threats, while simultaneously increasing levels of cooperation within the domain name management ecosystem and promoting digital skills, in particular cybersecurity best practices and the adoption of secure protocol standards.
Get to know DNS.PT Association
The DNS.PT Association is a private non-profit association responsible for managing domain names under the .pt ccTLD. Its mission is to ensure stable and reliable domain management, focusing on technological innovation that meets the needs of the national community and respecting privacy and data protection laws.
The DNS.PT Association has been working closely with the Portuguese authorities, registrars and the user community to promote a safer and more reliable cyberspace under the .pt domain. To this end, a catalogue has been developed with tailor-made and free services based on collaboration and institutional dialogue, with the aim of strengthening cybersecurity skills and good practices in online presence and communications.
This allows citizens, professionals, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to benefit from training and awareness-raising in cybersecurity areas, technical support in implementing security standards (such as DNSSEC), cybersecurity content such as that provided in PTSOC News, and cooperation in detecting and responding to security incidents.
Why is PTSOC a good practice?
The commitment to strengthen the Portuguese was reinforced in 2023, with the close collaboration of several national reference players, particularly INCoDe.2030, Rampa Digital, National Police (PSP), CISCO, and NAU, enabling important achievements, including:
- 16 cybersecurity workshops throughout Portugal, particularly in regions marked by regional asymmetries, which impacted more than 600 people,
- Sharing cybersecurity awareness materials with a network of contacts and partners, through the website and social networks, highlighting PTSOC {News}, a quarterly magazine created to inform, enlighten and educate through news, analysis, opinion articles, documents and relevant indicators in the area of cybersecurity,
- Development and promotion of free massive online courses – MOOCs – on the topics of “Cybersecurity Risk Management for Organizations” and “Business Continuity Management” which have already impacted more than 5000 people.
PTSOC wants to do more and go further, leaving no one behind in the commitment to promoting cybersecurity skills.
Source: European Digital Skills & Jobs Platform
