Author: pedro.fernandes

Cybersecurity Analyst

I just completed the learning path: Digital Public Administration

I just completed the learning path AP Digital (Digital Public Administration), a set of 16 courses from INA (National Institute of Administration), totalling 100 hours, available exclusively to Portuguese state employees and accessible to me through my role at the National Cybersecurity Centre of Portugal.

Here is the full list of courses with the corresponding certificates:

APD 1.1 | Using devices with internet access Link do certificado
APD 1.2 | Searching for data, information, and digital content Link do certificado
APD 1.3 | Learning to evaluate online content Link do certificado
APD 1.4 | Storing and organizing digital information Link do certificado
APD 2.1 | Sharing information through digital technologies Link do certificado
APD 2.2 | Using public and private digital services Link do certificado
APD 2.3 | Digital rules and standards Link do certificado
APD 2.4 | Protecting my digital identity Link do certificado
APD 3.1 | Creating text files Link do certificado
APD 3.2 | Creating spreadsheets Link do certificado
APD 3.3 | Creating audio and image files Link do certificado
APD 3.4 | Copyright and digital licences Link do certificado
APD 4.1 | Protecting devices and digital content Link do certificado
APD 4.2 | Protecting personal data and privacy in digital environments Link do certificado
APD 4.3 | Health and well-being in a world of digital technologies Link do certificado
APD 4.4 | Sustainability in a world of digital technologies Link do certificado

Cloudflare outage knocks millions of websites offline

After outages in AWS and Azure last month, today a technical problem with Cloudflare, kocked out millions of websites offline, including X (Twitter), ChatGPT, Spotify, among others.

According to the company, the issue has now been resolved.

Sources:

https://www.businessinsider.com/cloudflare-outage-internet-down-x-open-ai-2025-11

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c629pny4gl7o

https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/cloudflare-hit-by-outage-causing-widespread-errors-124208302.html

National Cybersecurity Exercise 2025

I’m proud and honored to have participated in the National Cybersecurity Exercise 2025, organized by the Portuguese National Cybersecurity Centre, providing technical support for the team.

More information (in Portuguese):

https://www.itsecurity.pt/news/news/exercicio-nacional-de-ciberseguranca-testa-capacidade-de-resposta-no-setor-comunicacional

https://www.securitymagazine.pt/2025/11/12/na-ciberseguranca-nao-ha-concorrencia

Windows 11, version 25H2, now available!

Microsoft just released the new version of Windows 11, version 25H2!

This update will gradually be offered to current devices with Windows 11 or can be manually installed from scratch.

The ISOs and the Media Creator (to create the USB installer) can be downloaded from here:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11

An IT pro’s guide to Windows 11, version 25H2

How to get the Windows 11 2025 Update

Oracle offering free courses and certificates!

Until the next October 31st, Oracle is offering 2 exam vouchers, so you can use them to get any of these certifications.

AI | Artificial Intelligence

OCI | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Multicloud

Data

Claim your vouchers here!

I just completed the course: Modern Project Management

I’m happy to report I just completed the 5-day course Modern Project Management, from António Soares Miguel, PhD, PMP, at Galileu / Rumos, in Lisbon.

In this training, exclusive to employees of the National Security Cabinet of Portugal and National Cybersecurity Centre of Portugal, we learned the theory of project management and we also practiced using Microsoft Project.

A big thank you to our teacher, António Miguel, and also to the National Security Cabinet of Portugal, for sponsoring and offering us this course.

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I just completed the course: Vulnerability Auditing

I’m happy to report I just completed the Vulnerability Audit course, from University of Coimbra and the National Cybersecurity Centre of Portugal, as part of the C-Academy training.

A two-week, 70 Hours, intensive couse, focused on detecting and mitigating vulnerabilities, and also compliance and regulatory frameworks, like ISO 27001.

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