Global Initiatives

FIRST is the only worldwide global CSIRT forum and our members are the top experts from across the field from all over the world. With its global scope and its heterogeneous character, FIRST supports and collaborates existing initiatives to outreach to our global CSIRT members.

FIRST as an global umbrella organization bringing together a wide variety of collaborative and cooperative approaches of the multiple disciplines involved in computer and network security incident response.

Existing liaisons with:


Regional Initiatives Liaison with:

  • TF-CSIRT in Europe Region
  • APCERT in the Asia Pacific Region

What's new in Global Initiatives

  • Thu, 06 Jun 2013
  • Least developed countries are vital for global security (07:03 +0100)

    If the number of internet users in LDCs continues to rise, it is crucial that we have a co-ordinated global response to information security incidents. Posted by Chris Gibson

  • Wed, 29 May 2013
  • FIRST Fellowship Programme (22:00 +0100)

    FIRST announces the launch of the FIRST Fellowship Program, which will enable information security incident response teams from the world’s least developed countries (LDCs) to become part of the global incident response community.