Register now for March TC in Tokyo, Japan (16:12 +0100)

Hosted by CFC, HIRT, IIJ-SECT, JPCERT/CC, JSOC, NCSIRT, NISC, NTT-CERT, SBB-SIRT and YIRD from 25-28 March 2008 Akihabara UDX Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. More information about the program and location are available at FIRST website. FIRST Members may register online to attend to the event.

4th NM-SIG meeting great success! (16:47 +0100)

The very interactive 4th NM-SIG meeting was held on Wednesday 17th October in Noordwijk (NL), before the GOVCERT.NL-symposium. Around 14 people attended the meeting. With hindsight...

FIRST Abuse-Handling SIG held its latest workshop in Seville (17:22 +0100)

SIG members took forward projects like whitelisting known-good large mailservers, and the concept of feedback-loops. The workshop, well-attended by an enthusiastic number of members, also initiated steps towards a new relationship with the APWG.

Citizens heading "like sheep" (22:04 +0100)

UK citizens are “walking like sheep, bleating,” into a total surveillance society, Bob Ayers, of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) warned today at the 19th Annual Conference of FIRST.

CERTs need info clear and fast (22:03 +0100)

The need to ensure fast and intelligible information flows between Computer Emergency Response Teams when vendors report vulnerabilities was the lead topic this week when FIRST’s Vendor SIG convened in Seville.

FIRST Conference Launches to Record Numbers (11:00 +0100)

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.

New version of Common Vulnerability Scoring System released (02:00 +0100)

Seville Spain – June 20, 2007: Millions of computer users worldwide will enjoy more secure virtual experiences and transactions with the advent today of CVSSv2 – the latest version of the Common Vulnerability Scoring System.

KPN working on a possible threat of significant service disruption from Electro Magnetic Pulse caused by Solar Activity (19:25 +0100)

The executives attending the Corporate Executive Programme’s Global Risk Summit at Gleneagles in Scotland in May to debate trends and anticipate the major risks that will impact international business over the next 12 months.

2007 Global Risk Summit at Gleneagles predicts increases in targeted cyber attacks aimed at corporate smart phones and PDAs (21:55 +0100)

Senior executives joined the Corporate Executive Programme’s Global Risk Summit at Gleneagles in Scotland in May to debate trends and anticipate the major risks that will impact international business over the next 12 months.

No security relaxation any time soon for air travellers – senior executives attending the Corporate Executive Programme’s 2007 Global Risk Summit at Gleneagles are told (21:43 +0100)

Professor Brian Collins, Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK’s Department for Transport addressed senior executives attending the Corporate Executive Programme’s Global Risk Summit at Gleneagles in Scotland in May to debate trends and anticipate...

A Secure Network for Security Experts (21:00 +0100)

Portable Security System from Cisco Will Protect Global Conference Network

ENISA becomes Gold Sponsor (20:25 +0100)

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.

Happy Computer Security Day (21:00 +0100)

This week several organizations around the world have celebrated the Computer Security Day (CSD) to raise the awareness of computer security issues. See how you can remind people to protect their computers and information

Expect national infrastructure attack, FIRST founder warns FIRST (16:36 +0100)

Emergency response teams should expect "at least one concentrated attack on a critical national infrastructure system like power or water supply", the FIRST annual conference in Baltimore, USA

FIRST Conference - We can’t cope without you, Law Enforcers tell FIRST (16:35 +0100)

Law enforcement agencies are unable to mount an effective fight against cyber-crime without help from outside emergency response and security teams.

FIRST Conference – New standards agreed for internet vendors and national security co-ordinators (16:36 +0100)

English is set to become the international language for computer and Internet vulnerability handling, following talks this week at the FIRSTannual conference in Baltimore, USA.

FIRST welcomes new CERTs from Qatar and Gulf States (16:36 +0100)

In what was described as "a huge step forward" for the safety of Internet communications in the Middle East, the FIRST welcomed delegates from newly established emergency teams in Qatar and the Gulf Statesto its annual conference in Baltimore, USA.

Make ISP’s Secure Home Computers, FIRST Conference told by Bruce Schneier (22:20 +0100)

Internet Service Providers should be required by Governments to protect home users against Trojans and worms, technology guru Bruce Schneier said at the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) annual conference in Baltimore, USA

Law Enforcers and CSIRTs Meet in New Global Cybercrime Counter-Attack (23:28 +0100)

In a new global initiative against cybercrime the G8 Lyon High-Tech crime group will this month bring together Law Enforcement (LE) agents and Computer Security Incident Response teams (CSIRTs) at an international conference in Baltimore, USA

Corporate Executive Programme Refines Global Risk Index (16:32 +0100)

The momentum continues on Day Two of the CEP’s Global Risk Summit Gleneagles as the group refined the Global Risk Index (GRI), which will be published to members shortly.