Blog – Pedro Fernandes

I received a Commendation from the National Security Cabinet of Portugal

It was with pride that today I received, alongside my colleagues from the IT teams at the National Security Cabinet of Portugal and the National Cybersecurity Centre of Portugal, a collective Commendation, from the General Director, the Rear Admiral António José Gameiro Marques, recognizing our dedication and team work, with helped us to keep the IT infrastrucute fully online and operational, during the recent full blackout in Portugal and Spain.

Official Publication

Full document (PDF)

I started working at the National Cybersecurity Centre of Portugal!

I’m happy to report I started working at the National Cybersecurity Centre of Portugal (Centro Nacional de Cibersegurança), part of the National Security Cabinet of Portugal (Gabinete Nacional de Segurança), in Lisbon, Portugal!

This has been one my my goals for several years, and it is something I finally achieved!

Official publication

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.

Microsoft Security Summit Portugal

Just attended the Microsoft Security Summit Portugal, online.

A very interesting event, touching on a several subjects:

AI for Cybersecurity Defense
Zero-Trust
Regulation, compliance and sovereignty

If you want to watch a recording, its available here:

Microsoft Security Summit Portugal (Digital) – YouTube

I just completed the course: Introduction to Cybersecurity Awareness, from HP

I’m happy to report I just completed the course Introduction to Cybersecurity Awareness, from HP Life.

Course outline

Objective: Discover how to detect and defend against common cybersecurity threats to safeguard your digital information.

In this cybersecurity course, students will acquire the skills to:

Identify typical threats to online data and information
Implement basic measures to protect your sensitive data
Understand widely used cybersecurity terms

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“Ultimate Cybersecurity Career” Book Bundle, from Humble Bundle!

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Full list of books:

Practical Cybersecurity Architecture
Enhancing Your Cloud Security with a CNAPP Solution
Automating Security Detection Engineering
AWS Certified Security – Specialty (SCS-C02) Exam Guide
Pentesting Active Directory and Windows-based Infrastructure
Ghidra Software Reverse-Engineering for Beginners
Resilient Cybersecurity
Incident Response for Windows
Zero Trust Overview and Playbook Introduction
The OSINT Handbook
Microsoft Defender for Identity in Depth
PowerShell Automation and Scripting for Cybersecurity
Mastering Microsoft 365 Defender
Effective Threat Investigation for SOC Analysts
Python for Security and Networking
Security Monitoring with Wazuh
Cryptography Algorithms
Hack the Cybersecurity Interview
The Ultimate Kali Linux Book
CISA – Certified Information Systems Auditor Study Guide
Adversarial AI Attacks, Mitigations, and Defense Strategies

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At the same time, you are supportting the publishers that provide books in DRM-free format!

I just completed the course: eID (Electronic Identification) and Electronic Certification

I’m happy to report I just completed the course eID and Electronic Certification, from the National Institute of Administration of Portugal (Instituto Nacional de Administração), in partnership with the National Security Cabinet of Portugal (Gabinete Nacional de Segurança).

Course outline

Module 1 – The digital world
Module 2 – Security and Reliability
Module 3 – Electronic Identification (eID)
Module 4 – Trust Services
Module 5 – National cases
Module 6 – Before and after eIDAS

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I just completed the course: CSIRT in a Box: Initial Training for Incident Response Teams!

I’m happy to report I just completed the course CSIRT in a Box: Initial Training for Incident Response Teams

CSIRT = Computer Security Incident Response Team

Course outline

Module 1 – My CSIRT
Module 2 – Incident Response
Module 3 – Coordination and Collaboration
Module 4 – Tools
Module 5 – Training
Module 6 – Audit and Forensic Analysis

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