FIRST Members

FIRST POST: Oct-Dec 2025

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Message from the Chair; Member Spotlight; Standards Update; Special Interest Group Updates; Training and CCB; Record Growth Announcement, Cybersecurity Awareness Month and African Cyber Capacity Building; Why We Can’t Stop Talking About Information Sharing; FIRST Welcomes New Members and Thanks Sponsoring Teams!; Upcoming Events

FIRST POST: Jul-Sep 2025

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Message from the Chair; Digital Sovereignty and Communities; Member Spotlight; FIRST CORE; Special Interest Group Updates; Training and CCB; Strategic Initiatives Amplification, Video Series Completion and LinkedIn Growth Surge; Upcoming Events

FIRST POST: Apr-Jun 2025

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Message from the Chair; Incident Response Hall of Fame 2025 Recipient: Richard (Rich) D. Pethia, CERT/CC; New Board Member: Graciela Martinez Giordano; Building Bridges is fine, but you have to use them; Board Roles & Responsibilities; FIRST Welcomes New Members and Thanks Sponsoring Teams!; Women of FIRST; Strategic Campaign Success, Video Series Launch and Global Media Recognition; Upcoming Events

FIRST POST: Jan-Mar 2025

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Message from the Chair; Strategy and Governance: Launch of the FIRST Strategy Framework; FIRST Welcomes New Members and Thanks Sponsoring Teams!; Special Interest Group Updates; The role of National CERTs/CSIRTs in Implementing the UN Norms of Responsible Behavior in Cyberspace; Growth Stack Media Q1FY25 PR Highlights: Media Coverage Expansion & Successful Campaigns; Green Copenhagen; FIRST on Social Media; and Upcoming Events

FIRST POST: Oct-Dec 2024

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Message from the Chair; The Growing Role of Cyber Diplomacy in Managing Digital Conflicts; APCERT & FIRST Regional Symposium; FIRST Membership Committee - Updated Liaison Process; FIRST Welcomes New Members and Thanks Sponsoring Teams!; Trainer Recognition; Growth Stack Media Q4 PR Highlights: CISA Endorsement & Emerging Industry Leadership; Special Interest Group Updates; Early Bird Registration for FIRSTCON25 Copenhagen Ends February 10!; Upcoming Events

FIRST POST: Jul-Sep 2024

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Message from the Chair; Board members Roles and Responsibilities for 2024/2025; FIRST-AJCCBC Workshop Series – Summer 2024; First NETSEC training in Fukuoka; Looking back at the Fukuoka Annual Conference; Training on Fundamentals of Cyber Threat Intelligence successfully delivered at the International Information Technology University (IITU), Almaty, Kazakhstan; FIRST at the Summer School on Internet Governance in Meissen; Special Interest Group Updates; FIRST Newcomers & Membership Committee; IMPORTANT: Heads-Up on VAT for FIRST for all events in EUROPE from 2025 onward; FIRST Gains Momentum in Media Landscape; Upcoming Events; FIRST on Social Media

2024 Events and 2025 Preview

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Greetings FIRST Community,

2024 has been an exciting year of memorable programming, including the annual conference, which visited Japan in June! With just four months before the end of the year, we want to highlight the content and opportunities still to come.

FIRST POST: Apr-Jun 2024

Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Message from the Chair; Message from the Chair; FIRST Standards Committee; CTI Conference in Berlin; FIRST Newcomers & Membership Committee; On the Road to Fukuoka - See you soon!; FIRST as a Diana Initiative Community Partner; Growth Stack Media PR Updates; Special Interest Group Updates; FIRST Impressions Podcast; FIRST on Social Media

FIRST POST: Jul-Sep 2023

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Message from the Chair; Conference Roundup; Special Interest Groups; Weekend Training; Training on DNS Prevention, Detection, Disruption and Defense; Diversity and Inclusion; New Board Member Introduction; M3AAWG 58 Meeting; 36th Annual FIRST Conference to take place June 9-14, 2024 in Fukuoka, Japan; New Members; Standards; Communications; Upcoming Events.

FIRST Membership Application updated to enable virtual site visit

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 20:00:00 +0000

FIRST suspended the requirement for a physical site visit for applying members until further notice. Sponsoring teams may conduct a virtual site visit.

FIRST released ethics guidelines to deepen trust among incident response teams

Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Calling for public consultation until end of January, 2020

FIRST shares 11 vital steps towards cyber security resilience in 2020

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 12:00:00 +0000

October 9^th, 2019 – As the year draws to a close, it is time for businesses across all industries and sectors to reflect and prepare for the upcoming new year. With this in mind, premier organization and recognized global leader in incident response - Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) has produced 11 vital steps that organizations should take to improve their incident response strategy.

Applications close 29 November for FIRST’s Fellowship Program named after the late Suguru Yamaguchi

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 12:00:00 +0000

FIRST pledges to financially support up to four regions to ensure global integration of security teams

Available in PDF

Statement regarding Huawei’s suspension from the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST)

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 20:00:00 +0000

September 18^th, 2019 – At FIRST we strongly believe that in order to build a global cybersecurity incident response community, from which every company or user participating in the Internet can benefit, we should all work to limit the impact of sanctions or export regulations on incident responders. This includes being a forum where technology corporations such as Huawei, have the ability to participate the same as others.

FIRST releases 2018-2019 Annual Report

Thu, 06 Jun 2019 12:00:00 +0000

The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams releases its third annual report, covering the scope of its activities from the 2018 conference in Kuala Lumpur, through its 2019 annual event in Edinburgh.

2019 Episode 1: Andrew Cormack, 2019 Program Chair

Fri, 17 May 2019 18:30:00 +0000

We’re kicking off the first episode of this year’s podcast with the man of the moment, Andrew Cormack, program chair of the 31st Annual FIRST Conference! Chris John Riley and Martin McKeay return as our podcast hosts once again and pick up where they left off almost a year ago during their last chat with Andrew. The guys touch on the program selection process, highlights of this year’s program, and what new things attendees will experience this year. Andrew is the Chief Regulatory Adviser at Jisc and a long time member and supporter of FIRST and the IR community.

FIRST releases DDoS mitigation training course

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 18:00:00 +0000

The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), which brings together incident responders from around the world, invested in the creation of a new training course “DDoS Mitigation Fundamentals”. Authored by Krassimir T. Tzvetanov, a recognized expert in the field, the training teaches incident responders to handle attacks and securing their organisations.

FIRST is calling for nominations for the Incident Response Hall of Fame

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 19:20:00 +0000

Members who would like to nominate a qualified individual or team should complete the form by April 2019 here: https://first.org/hof/

FIRST launches The Incident Response Hall of Fame to honor visionaries and leaders in the field of cyber security

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:00:00 +0000

2018 Episode 4: Chad Loeven, VP Sales & Marketing, VMRay

Wed, 20 Jun 2018 13:00:00 +0000

Join this week's interview in progress! Chris and Martin chat with Chad Loeven, VP of Sales & Marketing at VMRay. Chad talks VMRay, their mission, and why they got involved with FIRST and how it has become one of their favorite communities to be a part of. VMRay has been a supporter of the FIRST community and conference since 2016. Be sure to visit with them in the exhibit area.

FIRST receives grant for cyber security capacity building in the Pacific Island region

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 18:00:00 +0000

Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) issues a grant to FIRST to develop training and an event focused on incident response capacity building in the Pacific

2018 Episode 3: Tom Millar, Technical Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary, NPPD, DHS

Tue, 12 Jun 2018 21:00:00 +0000

Join the interview in progress featuring Tom Millar. Tom has been an active FIRST community member for years and is no stranger to the annual conference. This year, Tom will present on the following topics, “TLP to IEP Evolution: What, Why & How,” on 28 June and “Professionalizing the Field of Cybersecurity Incident Response,” on 29 June.

FIRST to hold its 30th Conference in Malaysia

Wed, 06 Jun 2018 23:00:00 +0000

This will mark the first time that the information safety organization brings the conference to Malaysia.

2018 Episode 2: Thomas Fischer – Don’t Ignore GDPR; It Matters Now!

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 13:00:00 +0000

May 28th has come and gone…Thomas Fischer, independent data protection advocate talks GDPR. How do you define personal data? Who is accountable? What is actionable and fineable? Join the interview in progress and be sure to join Thomas on Thursday, June 28th from 11:00-12:00 in the Management/Privacy Track for what is sure to be a lively discussion.

2018 Episode 1: Jeffrey Carpenter, 2018 Conference Program Chair

Thu, 24 May 2018 13:00:00 +0000

Let's get things rolling with this season's podcast series! Chris John Riley and Martin McKeay return as our hosts. Episode 1 features 2018 Program Chair, Jeffrey Carpenter. Jeff is Senior Director of Threat Intelligence and Incident Response Consulting at SecureWorks and has been an active member, supporter, and all-around various hat-wearer of FIRST over the years. Jeff talks program goals, session insights, and things to expect at this year's 30th anniversary celebration event.

FIRST Kicks off its 29th Annual Conference

Mon, 12 Jun 2017 22:00:00 +0000

The event offers conferences, keynote presentations and activities designed to maximize network opportunities and information exchanges on information security and incident response.

Statement on FIRST events and the US Executive Order on Immigration

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 23:00:00 +0000

The FIRST Board of Directors recognizes and shares the concerns of members and event attendees about recent changes in US immigration policy. We believe global participation is a prerequisite to developing strong and successful responses to internet security issues.

FIRST and LACNIC sign agreement to improve incident response capability in Latin America and the Caribbean

Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:00:00 +0000

Memorandum of Understanding enables both organizations to benefit from each other’s programs to support computer security incident response teams (CSIRT) in the region.

28th Annual FIRST Conference in Seoul

Thu, 30 Jun 2016 16:41:00 +0000

The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), a recognized global leader in incident response has successfully finished its 28th Annual Conference, which takes place this June (12th – 18th) in Seoul, South Korea. Co-hosted by the MSIP (Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning), KISA (Korea Internet Security Agency) and KrCERT/CC, the conference was held at Conrad Seoul.

South Korea’s Adviser in Cyber Security to open 28th Annual FIRST Conference in Seoul

Tue, 17 May 2016 19:00:00 +0000

The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), a recognized global leader in incident response, has announced the line-up for its 28th Annual Conference, which takes place this June (12th – 18th) in Seoul, South Korea.

FIRST Welcomes Two New Gold Sponsors – NC4 and AIRBUS

Wed, 18 Mar 2015 16:58:00 +0000

FIRST would like to welcome two new sponsors of the annual conference – NC4 and AIRBUS Defense & Space. Both organizations are joining the sponsorship team at the Gold level.

Hotel Early Bird Rate Extended to Coincide with Registration Early Bird – April 10th

Mon, 16 Mar 2015 18:47:00 +0000

We are happy to announce that the InterContinental Berlin has kindly extended the Early Bird hotel rate offer from April 1st to April 10th to coincide with our registration Early Bird offer. Please visit the Hotel Information page for more information and to book your lodging.

General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions Renews Gold Sponsorship

Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:50:00 +0000

FIRST is thrilled to announce the return of General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions as a Gold Sponsor for 2015. The organization has been proudly supporting the annual FIRST conference and community since 2011. We look forward to having their team with us in Berlin.

New Gold Sponsors – Lookingglass & CyberSponse

Fri, 11 Apr 2014 21:53:00 +0000

FIRST would like to welcome two new sponsors to the 2014 Sponsorship Team: Lookingglass (www.lgscout.com) and CyberSponse (www.cybersponse.com). Both organizations are joining us at the Gold level and will be exhibiting during conference week.

Sponsor Update: Welcome Adobe and Co3 Systems!

Wed, 09 Apr 2014 22:29:00 +0000

FIRST would like to welcome back Adobe to the FIRST 2014 Sponsorship Team. Adobe has been a sponsor of FIRST since 2010 Miami. New to the team for 2014 is Co3 Systems with a Banquet sponsorship. This is their first time sponsoring at the annual conference.

The 2014 Conference Program is now posted at www.first.org/conference/2014/program

Wed, 26 Mar 2014 09:38:00 +0000

Welcome Back CIRCL and General Dynamics Fidelis

Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:27:00 +0000

FIRST welcomes back two organization to the 2014 Sponsorship Team. CIRCL (Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg) has been sponsoring the FIRST conference since 2012 and returns to the 2014 team as a supporting sponsor. General Dynamics Fidelis will also be joining us in Boston at the Gold Sponsor level. General Dynamics Fidelis has been a sponsor of the annual conference since 2011. We give great thanks to both organizations for their continued support of the annual conference and of FIRST’s mission.

Latest Sponsors & Exhibitors

Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:50:00 +0000

FIRST would like to welcome back and thank SAP for their continued support of the annual conference. SAP has been sponsoring the annual FIRST conference since 2011 and returns to the 2014 Sponsorship Team as a supporting sponsor. FIRST would also like to give thanks to first time exhibitor, BrandProtect for their support of the upcoming 2014 conference.

FIRST would like to welcome the following new teams to FIRST

Tue, 03 Dec 2013 21:08:00 +0000

Grupo de Respuesta a Emergencias Cibernéticas de Colombia (colCERT), Colombia
Security Operations Center - Cyber Operations Command Joint (SOC-CCOC), Colombia
Box Incident Response Team (Box IRT), US
Mandiant, US
CARICERT, Curaçao
Swedish Armed Forces CERT (FM CERT), Sweden

2014 Call for Speakers

Tue, 05 Nov 2013 19:49:00 +0000

The 2014 Call for Speakers is open for the 26th Annual FIRST Conference: Back to the ‘root’ of Incident Response. More information regarding presentation qualifications can be found at the above link. Submissions are due by December 23, 2014.

FIRST is now accepting candidates to the FIRST Steering Committee

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 06:40:00 +0000

FIRST is now accepting candidates to the FIRST Steering Committee. The Election will be held at the 2013 Annual General Meeting in Bangkok on 20 June 2013. For more information https://www.first.org/events/agm/2013

FIRST Fellowship Program

Wed, 29 May 2013 22:00:00 +0000

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.

Welcome FIRST new teams!

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +0000

Welcome to our new teams Orange-CERT Coordination Center sponsored by CERT-IST and CERTA and Maybank IT Security and Incident Management team (MBBCERT) sponsored by MyCERT and E-Cop. Thank you to the sponsors for your time and effort on behalf of FIRST.

Welcome FIRST new teams!

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:25:00 +0000

Please welcome new team Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBAcert) and join us in thanking their sponsors Microsoft and McAfee. Also, Steve Adegbite is now a FIRST liaison member.

Welcome FIRST new teams!

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:57:00 +0000

Please welcome new teams from the Abu Dhabi Police CERT sponsored by aeCERT and ETISALAT-CERT and TechCERT, Sri Lanka sponsored by JPCERT/CC and Team Cymru!

Welcome FIRST new teams!

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:55:00 +0000

Please welcome our new teams Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions, Inc. Security Incident Response Team (MBSD-SIRT), Japan sponsored by JPCERT/CC and HIRT. Also, Cámara Colombiana de Informática y Telecomunicaciones CSIRT-CCIT (Colombian Informatics and Telecommunications Chamber), Colombia sponsored by NeuCERT and CSIRT ANTEL. We also have a new liaison member - Ruediger Riediger of Germany who was sponsored by PRE-CERT. A special thanks to their sponsoring teams as well!

July has been a record setting month for new members!

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:46:00 +0000

Please welcome the following SEVEN teams and join us in thanking their sponsors who have worked so hard to help bring them into the FIRST Community!

• Equipo de Respuesta a incidentes de Seguridad de la Información del CCG de MAPFRE (MAPFRE-CCG-CERT, ES) sponsored by CCN-CERT (ES) and IRIS-CERT (ES)

• CERT.GOV.AZ Computer Emergency Response Team (AZ) sponsored by CERT-UA (UA) and RU-CERT (RU)

• CERT-MX (MX) sponsored by IRIS-CERT (ES) and e-LC CSIRT (ES)

• Telefonica CSIRT(ES) sponsored by IRIS-CERT (ES) and e-LC CSIRT (ES)

• TP CERT - Telekomunikacja Polska Computer Emergency Response Team (PL) sponsored by CERT POLSKA (PL) and Team Cymru (US)

• Singapore Infocomm Technology Security Authority Incident Response Team SITSA-IRT, (SG) sponsored by SingCERT (SG) and SAFCERT (SG)

• NGRID (UK) sponsored by Team Cymru (US) and Citi CIRT (US)

Welcome new teams

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:44:00 +0000

FIRST would like to welcome the following new teams: FortiGuard (Canada) sponsored by Adobe and IBM; Facebook (USA) sponsored by Paypal and e-Bay and Danish GovCERT (Denmark) sponsored by NorCERT and DK-CERT.

Welcome FIRST new teams!

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:58:00 +0000

FIRST would like to welcome the Department of Justice, Security Operations Center (JSOC) DOJCERT as it’s newest member team. Special thanks to sponsors GE-CIRT and DOE-CIRC.

Welcome FIRST new teams!

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:39:00 +0000

FIRST would like to welcome the following teams and thank their sponsors: PayPal Incident Response Team (PayPal IRT) and eBay Global Information Security Monitoring and Response Team (eBay CERT) both sponsored by Adobe and IBM; JACKSECURITY Incident Response Team (JACKSIRT), Peru sponsored by Juniper SIRT and Team Cymru; Equip de Resposta d'Incidents del Centre de Seguretat de la Informació de Catalunya (Information Security Centre of Catalonia (CESICAT-CERT)), Spain sponsored by La Caixa and CCN-CERT; and ICANN CIRT sponsored by CERT.at and SWITCH-CERT.

Welcome FIRST New Teams!

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:35:00 +0000

This month we would like to welcome five new members from around the globe. Thank you to all of the applicants and their sponsors: Scott McIntyre (liaison) sponsored by KPN-CERT; Packet Clearing House (PCH), USA sponsored by Team Cymru and Cisco PSIRT; Computer Security Incident Response Team First National Bank (FNB), South Africa sponsored by SURFcert and AAB GCIRT; Huawei Network Security Incident Response Team (Huawei NSIRT), China sponsored by CNCERT/CC and CMCERT/CC; Korea Education and Research Information Service KERIS (ECSC), Republic of Korea sponsored by KrCERT/CC and MyCERT.

New Teams!

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:46:00 +0000

Please welcome the newest FIRST teams: mnemonic Incident Response Team (mIRT) sponsored by NorCERT and UNINETT and The University of Warwick Computer Security Investigation and Incident Response Team (WAR-CSIIRT) sponsored by OxCERT and Team Cymru.

FIRST would like to welcome two new teams this month!

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:27:00 +0000

The United Arab Emirates Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT) sponsored by Symantec CERT (SymCERT) and MyCERT and Internet Identity (IID), USA sponsored by Boeing (BCERT) and AusCERT.

Welcome to the new FIRST SC and Board of Directors members

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:21:00 +0000

FIRST would like to welcome the new members of the FIRST Steering Committee and FIRST.org Inc Board of Directors: Robert Schischka of CERT.at (Austria) and Reneaué Railton of Cisco (USA). We would also like to welcome back our re-elected members: Chris Gibson of Citi CIRT (USA/UK), Pete Allor of IBM (USA) and Steve Adegbite of Microsoft (USA) who was re-elected as the SC Chair.

Continuing for another year will be Kurt Sauer of Spinlock Technologies (Japan), Tom Mullen of BT (UK), Yurie Ito of ICANN/JPCERT/CC (Japan), Ken van Wyk of KRvW Associates (USA) and Jordi Aguila of e-LC CSIRT (Spain).

Special thanks to Jeff Boerio of Intel for interest in running -- and to Derrick Scholl and Scott McIntyre for their years of service to FIRST!

FIRST would like to welcome our newest member team

Mon, 03 May 2010 22:16:00 +0000

FIRST would like to welcome our newest member team, Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team (Adobe PSIRT) sponsored by Microsoft and IBM.

FIRST would like to welcome our newest members approved in March:

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:12:00 +0000

BANELCO Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRTBANELCO) of Argentina; General Electric Computer Incident Response Team (GE-CIRT) of the USA and Oman National CERT, Sultanate of Oman. We would also like to thank the sponsoring teams: ArCERT, CSIRT Antel; NGFIRST, NCSA-IRST; MyCERT and SingCERT. We'd also like to welcome back the Israeli Government CERT CERTGOVIL!

FIRST welcomes three new teams

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:21:00 +0000

CERT Estonia (CERT-EE) sponsored by SI-CERT and CERT-FI; HSBC Rapid Emergency Action Crisis Team (REACT), USA sponsored by Citi CIRT and Goldman Sachs and Trustwave SpiderLabs CIRT (TWSL-CIRT), USA sponsored by NU-CERT and IBM. Please join us in welcoming the new teams and thanking their sponsors!

FIRST is accepting theme suggestions for the 23rd Annual FIRST Conference in Vienna in 2011

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:05:00 +0000

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!

FIRST welcomes four new teams in January

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:14:00 +0000

CERT BWI (Germany) sponsored by CERTBw (CERT German Armed Forces) and Siemens CERT; Computer Emergency Response Team of the Swiss Government (GovCERT.ch), Switzerland sponsored by CERT-Bund and IP+ CERT; Research In Motion, Corporate Security - Information Security Operations Centre (RIM CS-ISOC), Canada sponsored by TDBFG CSIRT and Bell IPCR; CERT Societe Generale (CERT SG), France sponsored by CERTA and dbCERT.

Please join us in welcoming new teams and thanking their sponsors

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:16:00 +0000

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce - Computer Incident Response Team (CIBC CIRT), Canada sponsored by RBC FG CSIRT and BMO ISIRT;

Sistema Nacional de Gestión de Incidentes Telemáticos (Computer Incident Management National System - VenCERT), Venezuela sponsored by ArCERT and CCN-CERT ;

and Lithuanian National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-LT), Lithuania sponsored by LITNET CERT and CERT-FI.

Please join us in welcoming the new team from Raiffeisen Informatik CERT (R-IT CERT), Austria!

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:17:00 +0000

Please join us in welcoming the new team from Raiffeisen Informatik CERT (R-IT CERT), Austria! Special thanks to their sponsors SWITCH-CERT and CERT.at.

If you’d like to help sponsor a team for membership, please contact the FIRST Secretariat for details at first-sec@first.org!

New Member Update! Please join us in welcoming the following new members to FIRST

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:26:00 +0000

Effective October 1st: · KIT-CERT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Computer Emergency Response Team), Germany · ECS-CSIRT (Electronic Communications Security, National Intelligence Agency, Government of South Africa) . HR-CERT (Croatian National CERT) · IT-ISAC (Information Technology Information Sharing and Analysis Center), USA

FIRST thanks the sponsors for their efforts and look forward to the active participation of the new members!

Please Welcome our New Members in April 2009!

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:37:00 +0000

Please join us in welcoming the newest FIRST members: mixi Incident Response Team (Japan); CERT NIC.LV (Latvia); Cyber Defense Institute Incident Response Team (CDI-CIRT), Japan and Liaison Member Gary Lawlor (Canada). Congratulations!

Please Welcome our New Members for 2009!

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:23:00 +0000

Please join us in welcoming the newest FIRST members: Effective February 1st is full team member Portcullis Computer Incident Response and Forensics Team (PCIRF), UK and Liaison Members Ken Van Wyk, USA and Bernie Rosen, USA. FIRST thanks the sponsors for their efforts and we look forward to the active participation of Portcullis and continued support from Ken and Bernie!

New Member Update! Please join us in welcoming the new members of FIRST!

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:46:00 +0000

New Member Update! Please join us in welcoming the following new members to FIRST: Effective December 1st: UiO-CERT (University of Oslo), Norway and Rakuten-CERT, Japan. New members in January 2009 include: Adam Laurie, UK (liaison and formerly of the Bunker team); INTECO-CERT, Spain; MSIRT (Moneris Solutions), Canada and SecOps (Shell IT Services), Malaysia. FIRST thanks the sponsors for their efforts and look forward to the active participation of the new members!

FIRST gets record sponsor list for Kyoto Conference

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:36:00 +0000

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.

IPA-CERT and ISPIRIT are the newest Full Members in FIRST, Kees Leune the latest Liaison Member

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:02:00 +0000

Please join us in welcoming the newest FIRST members: Effective September 1st is full team member IPA-CERT, Japan and effective October 1st are full team member Barclays Information Security and Privacy Incident Response and Investigations Team (ISPIRIT), UK and Liaison Member Kees Leune, USA. FIRST thanks the sponsors for their efforts and look forward to the active participation of the new members!

CERT.at and SLCERT are the newest members in FIRST

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Two new national CSIRTs - CERT.at from Austria and SLCERT from Sri Lanka - have joined FIRST as full members. FIRST thanks the sponsors for their efforts and look forward to the active participation of the new members!

Results of FIRST Steering Committee Election!

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:21:00 +0000

26 June – Steve Adegbite from Microsoft (USA) was the newest member elected to the FIRST SC for the 2008-2010 term. Also re-elected were Peter Allor from IBM (USA), Scott McIntyre from KPN-CERT (NL), Chris Gibson from Citigroup (USA/UK) and Derrick Scholl from Sun Microsystems (USA). Derrick Scholl and Chris Gibson will continue their roles as President/Chair and CFO/Treasurer, respectively. A fond farewell and thank you to Liliana 'Nina' Solha – who decided not to run for re-election after serving 6 years on the FIRST SC and heading up the website efforts and various TCs and programs throughout Latin America.

FIRST community receives a new Liaison Member

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:53:00 +0000

Pepijn Vissers (Netherlands) has recently affiliated to FIRST as a liaison member. FIRST thanks the sponsor GOVCERT.NL for its support and looks forward to the active participation of the new member!

One more team from Brazil within FIRST

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0000

CSIRT Banco Real - Real Bank Brazil Security Incident Response Team - has recently affiliated to FIRST as a full member. FIRST thanks the sponsors CERT.br and AAB GCIRT for their efforts, and looks forward to the active participation of the new member!

EMC and KKCSIRT are the newest members in FIRST

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:00:00 +0000

EMCs Product Security Response Center (EMC) from USA and Kakaku.com Security Incident Response Team (KKCSIRT) from Japan have joined FIRST as full members. FIRST thanks the sponsors for their efforts and look forward to the active participation of the new members!

FIRST community receives a new Liaison Member

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:00:00 +0000

Eric Pancer (USA) has recently affiliated to FIRST as a liaison member. FIRST thanks the sponsor NU-CERT for its support and looks forward to the active participation of the new member!

March 2008 Technical Colloquium latest program released

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:00:00 +0000

Now the latest program agenda of Joint Workshop on Security, and FIRST Technical Colloquium 2008 in Tokyo has been updated and published. We are looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible in one of the best season of the year in Tokyo, Japan!

The 3rd Annual Joint TF-CSIRT and FIRST TC kicked off in Prague

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:04:00 +0000

A total of 123 registrants from 28 different countries came together for the 23rd TF-CSIRT meeting on today. 66 different FIRST teams and TERENA members were able to participate in this event hosted by Sun Microsystems. The FIRST/TF-CSIRT Seminar will continue on Tuesday.

Bell IPCR and KFCERT are the newest members in FIRST

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Bell Canada Information Protection Centre Response (Bell IPCR) and Korea Financial Computer Emergency Response Team (KFCERT) have joined FIRST as full members. FIRST thanks the sponsors for their efforts and look forward to the active participation of the new members!

BIRT and GovCertUK are the newest members in FIRST

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0000

BrandProtect IRT (BIRT) from Canada and CESG´s Government Computer Emergency Response Team (GovCertUK) from United Kingdom have joined FIRST as full members. FIRST thanks the sponsors for their efforts and look forward to the active participation of the new members!

New additions to the Conference Sponsorship Team

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:33:00 +0000

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!

Call for Participation and instructors at FIRST and TERENA/TF-CSIRT joint event in Prague

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:40:00 +0000

Instructors are requested for hands-on exercises or demos at January 2008 FIRST Technical Colloquium, together with TF-CSIRT Meeting at Prague, Czech Republic, hosted by Sun Microsystems. Participation is also expected -- FIRST Members can register online to attend to the event.

One more team from Australia within FIRST

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:00:00 +0000

NAB ITSAR - National Australian Bank IT Security Assessment and Response - has recently affiliated to FIRST as a full member. FIRST thanks the sponsors (AusCERT and VeriSign) for their efforts, and look forward to the active participation of the new member!

NCSIRT, FSLab and YIRD are the newest members in FIRST

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:00:00 +0000

NRI SecureTechnologies Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCSIRT), F-Secure Security Labs (FSLab) and Yahoo! Incident Response Division (YIRD) have joined FIRST as full members. FIRST thanks the sponsors for their efforts, and look forward to the active participation of the new members!

FIRST community has received a new Liaison Member

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:00:00 +0000

David Mortman has recently affiliated to FIRST as a liaison member. FIRST thanks the sponsor Team Cymru for its support and look forward to the active participation of the new member!

Register now for October TC and Security Workshop in Lima, Peru

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:46:00 +0000

Hosted by TERIS – Telefonica del Peru CSIRT from 13-18 October 2007 at Lima Swiss Hotel, Peru. More information about the program and location are available at FIRST website. FIRST Members may register online to attend to the event.

Register now for August TC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:00:00 +0000

Hosted by MyCERT/CyberSecurity from 22-24 August 2007 at Crowne Plaza Mutiara Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. More information about the program and location are available at FIRST website. FIRST Members may register online to attend to the event.

CCN-CERT and Secunia CSIRT are the newest members in FIRST

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:00:00 +0000

The Spanish Governmental National Cryptology Center CSIRT (CCN-CERT) and the Secunia CSIRT (Secunia Research) have joined FIRST as full members. FIRST thanks the sponsors for their efforts and look forward to the active participation of the new members!

CERT-TCC and CSIRT ANTEL are the newest members in FIRST

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:00:00 +0000

The Tunisian CERT Coordination Center (CERT-TCC) and Uruguay's Telecommunications Agency CSIRT (CSIRT ANTEL) have joined FIRST as full members. FIRST thanks the sponsors for their efforts, and look forward to active participation of the new members!

One more team from Canada within FIRST

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:30:00 +0000

CyberCIRT - Cyberklix Computer Incident Response Team - has recently affiliated to FIRST as a full member. FIRST thanks the sponsors (TDBFG CSIRT and BMO-ISIRT) for their efforts, and look forward to active participation of the new member!

19th FIRST Annual Conference program schedule released

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:00:00 +0000

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!

Register now for April TC in Doha, Qatar

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:00:00 +0000

Hosted by Q-CERT from 12-16 April 2007, this TC marks the inaugural FIRST event in the Middle East region. More information about the program and location are available at FIRST website. FIRST Members may register online to attend to the event

One more team from the Middle East region within FIRST

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:54:00 +0000

Q-CERT - the national CERT Coordination Center of State of Qatar - has recently affiliated to FIRST as a full member. FIRST thanks the sponsors (GOVCERT.NL and SingCERT) for their efforts, and look forward to active participation of the new member!

New sponsor for the 2007 FIRST Conference in Seville!

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:54:00 +0000

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.

March 2007 FIRST TC final program was released

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:55:00 +0000

This Colloquium will be a joint event between FIRST and GFIRST during 1-2 March 2007. FIRST Members may register online via the FIRST website to attend to the event. Register now!

Two new gold sponsors for the 2007 FIRST Conference in Seville!

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:00:00 +0000

CCN-CERT and IBM ISS 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.

TERIS is the newest member in FIRST

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:00:00 +0000

The Telefonica del Peru CSIRT has recently joined FIRST as a full member. This new addition is the seventh Latin American team within FIRST. FIRST thanks the sponsors for their efforts, and look forward to active participation of the new member!

Register now for January TC in Budapest, Hungary

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:40:00 +0000

This Colloquium will be a joint event between FIRST and the TF-CSIRT from 29-31 January 2007, in Budapest (HU). FIRST Members may register online via the FIRST website to attend to the event.

Best Practices: Acceptable Use Policy Template released

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:00:00 +0000

The purpose of this policy is to establish acceptable and unacceptable use of electronic devices and network resources in conjunction with its established culture of ethical and lawful behavior, openness, trust, and integrity.

FIRST Special Interest Groups Framework released

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:30:00 +0000

The four newest SIGs (Abuse Handling, Artifact Analysis, Law Enforcement/CSIRT Cooperation and Network Monitoring) and the FIRST SIG framework establish new channels for discussion on security.

October Technical Colloquium program available

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:40:00 +0000

Plenary Sessions, Security Workshop and FIRST/TRANSITS Course program are available on FIRST website. The TC will be held in October 7-12th in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Four new Special Interest Groups (SIGs) within FIRST

Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:31:00 +0000

FIRST community has identified 4 new SIGs: Abuse Handling SIG, Artifact Analysis SIG, Law Enforcement/CSIRT Cooperation SIG and Network Monitoring SIG. More information are available in Global Initiatives

Register now for October TC in Rio de janeiro

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 21:27:00 +0000

October 2006 Technical Colloquia website is now available. FIRST Members may register online to attend to the event, from 07-12 October, in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil