News

22 Jun. 2022

For Hasselt University, eduVPN is a cost-effective SaaS solution allowing easy and fast access to internal services

Since 1 June 2022, Belnet customers have been able to use the eduVPN service hosted by Belnet. In order to be certain that the open VPN solution meets the expectations of the R&E community, some customers – including Hasselt University – have been testing out eduVPN for several months in a proof of concept.

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Testimonial

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Interview

21 Jun. 2022

Overview of the top 5 main vulnerabilities detected by Belnet Threat Intelligence last month

Last May, our security team counted 790 cases and 36 different categories of vulnerabilities reported by our Belnet Threat Intelligence service across all the organisations connected to our network.

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Security

14 Jun. 2022

FAIR data: what are the pros and cons?

The amount of data generated by research is increasing exponentially. This brings security, privacy and storage challenges, but also new opportunities. The principles of FAIR data, for example, make it easier for researchers to build upon existing research results. Although the benefits of FAIR are widely recognised, there are still many misconceptions circulating.

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Community

23 May. 2022

Belnet fully committed to international collaboration through participation in GN5 project

The exchange of ideas and expertise with our community is crucial for an organisation like Belnet. Through its active involvement in the GN5 project, Belnet seeks to contribute to the further development of the e-infrastructure for European research and educational institutions.

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Community

Announcement

16 May. 2022

eduVPN: providing secure access to your organisation's protected services

As of June 1, Belnet will be hosting eduVPN. eduVPN offers secure access to protected services when accessing from outside your institution's network.

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Announcement

service update

22 Apr. 2022

Belnet sees number of large-scale targeted DDoS attacks increase in first quarter of 2022

The statistics from the DDoS Mitigation service offer us some interesting insights into the rapidly changing DDoS landscape. For example, in the first quarter of 2022, among the things we saw was an increase in the number of large-scale, targeted attacks.

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Network

Announcement

14 Apr. 2022

Belnet customers are the most enthusiastic about good service

As a service organisation, Belnet places great importance on quality and customer satisfaction. In order to closely monitor this satisfaction, we will measure our Net Promoter Score (NPS) on a regular basis from now on. The February NPS survey has already attracted a considerable number of responses.

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Survey

30 Mar. 2022

Help us make the Belnet network even more secure

Belnet is currently working on implementing a Service Improvement Programme to improve the resilience of our network to cyber-attacks. Our Technical Director Dirk Haex explains why it is crucial that the entire Belnet community is engaged with this task.

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Community

Network

Announcement

27 Mar. 2022

Security risks when using online scanning services

Online scanners can be useful tools to identify malicious files or URLs. However, some common user behaviour can lead to unintentional data leaks. This article will give a quick overview of how this can happen, and what you can do to prevent it.

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