FIRST Annual Conference

The 2010 Program is now available online! (18:24 GMT+01)

Visit http://conference.first.org/Program/program.aspx. Also, Don't forget that Early Bird registration rates expire on March 31st. You can register today at http://conference.first.org.

FIRST is accepting theme suggestions for the 23rd Annual FIRST Conference in Vienna in 2011 (19:05 GMT+01)

This is a great opportunity to participate and be a part of the conference, please send your suggestions to Peter Allor at peter.allor@first.org. The theme winner will receive a complimentary registration to the 2011 conference. Suggestions are due by March 31st and the winner will be announced in April. And mark your calendars for attending the conference. The dates are June 12 to 17, 2011!

New Exhibitors for Miami 2010 (21:55 GMT+01)

FIRST would like to welcome and thank two new exhibitors to the 22nd Annual FIRST Conference – DHS National Cyber Security Division’s Control Systems Security Program (CSSP) and NetWitness. This will be their first time exhibiting at the Annual FIRST Conference.

Call for Speakers Open! (18:41 GMT+01)

Program Chair Andrew Cushman has announced the Call for Speakers for the 2010 FIRST Conference in Miami is now open. For more details and important dates please see http://conference.first.org/

VeriSign signs on as a Gold sponsor for the 2010 conference! (21:28 GMT+01)

FIRST would like to thank VeriSign for supporting the 2010 Conference! VeriSign joins the sponsorship team at the Gold level. There are still sponsorship opportunities available, please visit the conference website for more information.

21st Annual FIRST Conference: Presentation papers & slides available for FIRST Members' Download (20:27 GMT+01)

FIRST Members might now access what was shown at Kyoto conference, under the theme "Aftermath: Crafts and Lessons of Incident Recovery".

2009 Best Practices Contest Winners Announced! (23:56 GMT+01)

Congratulations to Thomas Grenman, CERT-FI and Michael Scheck, Cisco CSIRT. For winning submissions please see http://www.first.org/global/practices/

Episode 3 is Now Available for Download Now! (12:45 GMT+01)

Featuring Gib Sorebo - Chief Security Engineer and Assistant VP for Technology for SAIC. Gib assists government and private sector organizations in complying with legal and regulatory requirements related to information security and privacy. He will present "The Next Generation of Incident Response" on the program in Kyoto http://conference.first.org/program/program.aspx.

2010 Conference Theme Winner (17:33 GMT+01)

Steve Mancini with Intel has won the theme contest for the 2010 conference: Past the Faded Perimeter - Threat and Incident Response. Congratulations to Steve! The prize is a complimentary registration for the 2010 conference.

FIRST gets record sponsor list for Kyoto Conference (18:36 GMT+01)

The world’s economic woes haven’t stopped unprecedented levels of sponsorship being pledged for the 21st Annual Conference of FIRST with six months still to go before proceedings open on June 28, 2009, in Kyoto.

The Cisco CSIRT team provided the network connectivity for the 20th annual FIRST conference in Vancouver, BC Canada in June 2008. (21:49 GMT+01)

The Cisco CSIRT team provided the network connectivity for the 20th annual FIRST conference in Vancouver, BC Canada in June 2008. Through the deployment of their "mobile monitoring rack", the CSIRT built and managed a secure and fast conference network. Many security technologies were put in place to protect the attendees from malicious websites and malware throughout the span of the event resulting in hundreds of blocked connections to "bad" sites and banner ads as well as protection from Internet attacks towards the conference network.

CVSS-SIG successful working meeting during the 20th annual FIRST conference (18:43 GMT+01)

The Common Vulnerability Scoring System Special Interest Group (CVSS- SIG) had a very busy and successful working meeting during the 20th annual FIRST conference in Vancouver. We covered many of the CVSS use cases post v2 deployment - namely PCI and S-CAP - thanks for all the great participation.

20th Annual FIRST Conference: Presentation papers & slides available for FIRST Members' Download (22:09 GMT+01)

Well-attended and well-received, FIRST Members might now access what was shown at Vancouver conference, under the theme "Crossing Borders: Towards the Globalization of Security". Our thanks to all presenters and program committee for their amazing job.

Best Practices Contest 2008: Protect (23:11 GMT+01)

CERT/CC and FIRST jointly held the first-ever international competition honoring best practices and advances in safeguarding the security of computer systems and networks. The 2008 contest focused on: prevention and mitigation, under the banner "Protect". The winner best practice papers are available for download.

Kenneth R. van Wyk talk about of FIRST 2008 committee member (22:35 GMT+01)

In this Podcast, veteran first member, previous chair and current vice chair, Kenneth R. van Wyk tells you what it’s like being a FIRST 2008 committee member.

2008 and 2009 Program Chairs (22:26 GMT+01)

2008 Program Chair Reneaue Railton and 2009 Program Chair Mick Creane talk about the position and how you can get the best speakers, the best topics and the best networking events at the FIRST conference and how you can win a special prize for coming up with the theme for the conference.

Where are You in the Security Ecosystems (09:41 GMT+01)

In this podcast, Stephen Adegbite and Zot O’Connor from Microsoft examine the various security eco-systems in companies operate today and how these eco-systems can strengthen their defence systems by better communication and co-operation.

Applied Security Visualisation (09:34 GMT+01)

A picture can save reading a thousand lines of a security log file. Raffael Marty of Splunk discusses his book and talk on Applied Security Visualisation with Peter Wood of First Base. This Podcast was recorded at the First 2008 Vancouver Conference.

Who Control’s Your Control Systems (09:25 GMT+01)

Many countries can be instantly crippled if one of their national infrastructural services is taken down, be it water, electricity, transport or many other different critical services. This podcast gives the key issues from Peter Allor’s talk at the FIRST 2008 conference on who control’s our control systems and the potential security threats that can now affect the various control systems that could impact on our lives.

Moving Beyond Penetration Testing (09:03 GMT+01)

Over the last few years more and more companies have grown used to the concept of penetration testing to help detect security holes in their applications, networks and operating systems. In this podcast, Kenneth Van Wyk of KRvW associates gives an excerpt from his Friday talk on taking the concept of penetration one step further.

New this year, Incoming Thought joins the FIRST sponsorship team as the official Podcast sponsor. (00:42 GMT+01)

BT returns as a member of the FIRST Sponsorship Team this year (16:32 GMT+01)

A sponsor and loyal supporter since 1999, British Telecom returns as a member of the FIRST Sponsorship Team this year. Helping FIRST to celebrate 20 years of conferences, BT is back as the Diamond Sponsor in Vancouver. BT supports Tom Mullen as a member of the FIRST Steering Committee and Mick Creane as the 2009 Conference Program Chair. FIRST gratefully acknowledges BT for its support over the years.

Microsoft has added a new element to the 2008 Conference Sponsorship Team! (15:44 GMT+01)

In addition to signing on at the Platinum level, Microsoft has agreed to sponsor the first ever Geek Lounge at the 20th Annual Conference! Security gurus alike can meet and greet each other while enjoying some friendly competition on the XBOX 360 game console.

CERT/CC Joins the FIRST Conference Sponsorship Team as a Platinum Best Practices Sponsor (23:00 GMT+01)

The CERT(R) Coordination Center, the world's first computer security incident response team, is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2008. While the CERT/CC continues to respond to major security incidents and analyze software vulnerabilities and malicious code, it has evolved in response to the changing internet environment. The CERT/CC is now part of the larger CERT Program, which takes a comprehensive approach to resisting and limiting the impact of network attacks. FIRST gratefully acknowledges the support of CERT/CC and all of its sponsors.

New additions to the Conference Sponsorship Team (19:33 GMT+01)

FIRST.org is excited to announce that Microsoft has come aboard the 2008 Conference Sponsorship Team at the Platinum level. Q-CERT also returns aboard the Team at Gold level. Our thanks to all of the sponsors for their valuable support!

20th Annual FIRST Conference Sponsorship Team (21:50 GMT+01)

Sun Microsystems was the first to join the 2008 Sponsorship Team this year. For the 6th year in a row, Cisco Systems is returning as our Network Sponsor. Hitachi, a sponsor since 2005, is also back again. BFK sponsored for the first time in Spain and they are returning again in Vancouver. FIRST gratefully acknowledges the support of all of its sponsors. Help FIRST celebrate its 20th Anniversary in Vancouver this year. Join the Sponsorship Team today.

19th Annual FIRST Conference presentations released (23:00 GMT+01)

Presentations and papers of the Seville conference, the most well-attended and well-received, with 467 delegates from 49 countries, are now available for download. Our thanks to all presenters and program committee for their amazing job.

Crossing Borders: Towards the Globalization of Security (18:30 GMT+01)

Debate the challenges of transnational ethics and safety and learn how to transform yourself technically, politically, legally and efficiently into a truly global force for Internet security at the 20th Annual FIRST Conference in Vancouver, Canada.

FIRST Conference Launches to Record Numbers (11:00 GMT+01)

The 19th annual FIRST conference got under way today [Wednesday, June 20] in Seville, Spain, with a record 467 delegates from 49 countries – a 34 per cent increase on last year.

A Secure Network for Security Experts (21:00 GMT+01)

Portable Security System from Cisco Will Protect Global Conference Network

Patchlink returns to FIRST as a Bronze sponsor. Welcome back Patchlink (21:49 GMT+01)

We would also like to welcome BorderWare as a new sponsor this year. Our thanks to all of our current sponsors for their valuable support. There are still sponsorship opportunities available, please visit the Conference Sponsorship web page.

ENISA becomes Gold Sponsor (20:25 GMT+01)

The European Network and Information Security Agency has joined the FIRST Sponsorship Team. With this step the Agency wants to affirm its support for the FIRST as a premier organisation and recognised global leader in incident response.

New vendor demonstrations for 2007 FIRST Conference in Seville

Matta, who joins the FIRST Sponsorship Team this year, will participate at the Vendor Booths and Beer 'n Gear, along with other sponsors. There are still sponsorship opportunities available, please visit the Conference Sponsorship web page.

CERT/CC sets the pace for 2007 sponsorship (18:48 GMT+01)

CERT/CC was the first to come in with sponsorship this year and they did so with a splash at the Platinum level. Also joining FIRST and the FIRST Sponsorship Team at the Silver level is Q-CERT from Qatar.

BT takes the Diamond! (19:00 GMT+01)

British Telecom, a member of the Sponsorship Team since 1998, is back as the top sponsor. Joining BT are four NEW additions –Telefónica, INTECO, Endeavor and BFK– and new levels for IBM ISS, Assuria and E-Secure-IT. Our thanks to all of the sponsors.

Spanish companies show support for the 2007 FIRST Conference in Seville (20:00 GMT+01)

RedIris, La Caixa and Panda Software are now sponsoring our conference. Our thanks to all of our current sponsors for their valuable support. There are still sponsorship opportunities available, please visit the Conference Sponsorship web page.

19th FIRST Annual Conference program schedule released (17:00 GMT+01)

Details on the conference program are available now. Preview the schedule on-line or download the printable pdf version, and register now for this unique event in Seville, Spain!

New sponsor for the 2007 FIRST Conference in Seville! (01:54 GMT+01)

Juniper Networks joins the FIRST Sponsorship Team this year. Our thanks to all of our current sponsors for their valuable support. There are still sponsorship opportunities available, please visit the Conference Sponsorship web page.

Three new sponsors for the 2007 FIRST Conference in Seville! (18:25 GMT+01)

Hitachi, Assuria and Sun Microsystems are now sponsoring our conference. Our thanks to all of our current sponsors for their valuable support. There are still sponsorship opportunities available, please visit the Conference Sponsorship web page.

Four new sponsors for the 2007 FIRST Conference in Seville! (19:26 GMT+01)

Google, KrCERT/CC, Cisco and Cymru are now sponsoring our conference. Our thanks to all of our current sponsors for their valuable support. There are still sponsorship opportunities available, please visit the Conference Sponsorship web page.