Annual Conferences

Annual FIRST Conference on Computer Security Incident Handling

The annual conference is a 4-5 day global event that focuses on the issues of incident response and security teams and brings together incident response and security professionals from around the world who share their experiences and expertise. The conference is organized and hosted by FIRST with support from a local/regional team. Security professionals in all areas will find the interaction with incident response teams educational. The presentations are made by a mix of international speakers and includes invited speakers and keynotes from outside the FIRST membership for timely and focused related subjects and experiencess. Topics are international in scope and include the latest in incident response and prevention, vulnerability analysis, computer. security, management and policy issues. All conference sessions are open to both members and non-members and are not hands on focused. The conference is draws industry sponsorships and also attended by a cross section of operational/technical through management from the incident response community.

• 24th Annual FIRST Conference on Computer Security Incident Handling

  June 17–22, 2012

  Hosted by Malta Information Technology Agency

• 23rd Annual FIRST Conference on Computer Security Incident Handling

  June 12–17, 2011 — Vienna

  Hosted by CERT.at

• 22nd Annual FIRST Conference on Computer Security Incident Handling

  June 13–18, 2010 — Miami

  Hosted by FIRST.Org

• 21st Annual FIRST Conference on Computer Security Incident Handling

  June 28–July 03, 2009 — Kyoto

  Hosted by FIRST.Org

• 20th Annual FIRST Conference on Computer Security Incident Handling

  June 22–27, 2008 — Vancouver

  Hosted by FIRST.org

• 19th Annual FIRST Conference on Computer Security Incident Handling

  June 17–22, 2007 — Seville

  Hosted by FIRST.Org

• 18th Annual FIRST Conference

  June 25–30, 2006 — Baltimore

  Hosted by CERT CC

• 17th Annual FIRST Conference

  June 26–July 01, 2005

  Hosted by iDA

• 16th Annual FIRST Conference on Computer Security Incident Handling

  June 13–18, 2004 — Budapest

  Hosted by FIRST.Org, Inc. — FIRST.Org, Inc.

• 15th Annual FIRST Conference on Computer Security Incident Handling

  June 22–27, 2003 — Ottawa

  Hosted by FIRST.Org, Inc. — FIRST.Org, Inc.

• 14th Annual FIRST Conference on Computer Security Incident Handling

  June 24–28, 2002 — Hawaii

  Hosted by FIRST.Org, Inc. — FIRST.Org, Inc.

• 13th Annual FIRST Conference on Computer Security Incident Handling

  June 17–22, 2001 — Toulouse

  Hosted by CERT-IST — Alcatel-CIT

• 12th FIRST Conference on Computer Security and Incident Handling

  June 25–30, 2000 — Chicago, Illinois

  Hosted by NU-CERT — Northwestern University

• 11th FIRST Conference on Computer Security Incident Handling

  June 13–18, 1999 — Brisbane

  Hosted by AusCERT — University of Queensland

• 10th Conference and Workshop on Computer Security Incident Handling

  June 21–26, 1998 — Monterrey

  Hosted by MxCERT — ITESM

• 9th Conference and Workshop on Computer Security Incident Handling

  June 23–27, 1997 — Bristol

  Hosted by JANET-CERT — UK´s Education and Research Network (UKERNA)

• 8th FIRST Conference and Workshop on Computer Security Incident Handling and Response

  July 28–31, 1996 — Santa Clara, California

  Hosted by FIRST.Org, Inc. — FIRST.Org, Inc.

• 7th Workshop on Computer Security Incident Handling

  September 18–22, 1995 — Karlsruhe

  Hosted by MicroBIT — MicroBIT Virus Center

• 6th Workshop on Computer Security Incident Handling

  July 25–29, 1994 — Boston, Massachusetts

  Hosted by NIST — National Institute of Standards and Technology

• 5th Workshop on Computer Security Incident Handling

  August 10–13, 1993 — St. Louis, Missouri

  Hosted by CERT/CC — Carnegie Mellon University

• 4th Workshop on Computer Security Incident Handling

  August 04–06, 1992 — Denver, Colorado

  Hosted by CERT/CC — Carnegie Mellon University

• 3rd Workshop on Computer Security Incident Handling

  August 06–08, 1991 — Herndon, Virginia

  Hosted by CERT/CC — Carnegie Mellon University

• 2nd Workshop on Computer Security Incident Handling

  June 20–21, 1990 — Pleasanton, California

  Hosted by CERT/CC — Carnegie Mellon University

• Invitational Workshop on Computer Security Incident Response - 1989

  July 31–August 01, 1989 — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  Hosted by CERT/CC — Carnegie Mellon University