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Did you miss our Virtual 33rd FIRST Annual Conference?; ICASI integrates into FIRST PSIRT SIG, bolstering the incident response and security team industry; FIRST Welcomes a new Chair and Five New Board of Directors; FIRST publishes its fifth Annual Reportt; A new fellowship team joins FIRST - Malawi CERT; Jeffrey Carpenter and Dan Kaminsky newly inducted into FIRST’s Incident Response Hall of Fame; FIRST membership continues to grow - we’re now at 575 members from 98 countries.

33rd FIRST Annual Conference: Crossing Uncertain Times; Mark your calendars: FIRST reveals 2021 events calendar; FIRST welcomes its 97th country and member 562: Benin bjCSIRT; FIRST, ITU and Equals launches Women in Cyber Mentorship Program for Arab and Africa Regions; Get your nominations in for the third edition of The Incident Response Hall of Fame; New Podcast - FIRST Impressions - is launched!

Over 2500 Cybersecurity Professionals Participate In 32nd FIRST Annual Conference - Where Defenders Share. 2021 33rd Annual Conference Theme And Call For Papers. 2020 FIRST Virtual Symposium For Africa And The Arab Region - Supporting The Effectiveness Of Incident Response Within Africa. Ian Cook And Don Stikvoort Receive Joint Honors In The Incident Response Hall Of Fame Awards. New Code Of Ethics Launched On Global Ethics Day. FIRST Partners With Itu And Equals Global Partnership To Empower Women In Cybersecurity. FIRST To Contribute To Itu National Cybersecurity Strategy Guide. Mou Signed Between First And Ocf To Advance Membership Of Incident Responders And Security Teams Across The Globe. Reminder - 2021 First Membership Renewal.

2020-2022 Board Announced. Welcoming a new board member – Shawn Richardson. FIRST reveals its new Vision and Mission. FIRST 32nd Annual Conference – Virtual Edition. Tips on how to publish your ideas in peer-reviewed journals. Code of Conduct – A Reminder. Infrastructure update. Have you read our new Annual Report yet?

2020 Agm & Election. 2020 Conference update and impact of Covid-19. First 2020 CTI Symposium in Switzerland moved online. First to Review the Traffic Light Protocol standard to increase global adoption. First updates coordination principles for Multi-Party Vulnerability Coordination and Disclosure. First and Mitre Engenuity partner to expand The Global Understanding of Adversary Behaviors. More new partnerships forged to make the internet safe for everyone. Virtual site visits currently available for new applicants. Critical VPN vulnerabilities show the need for proactive risk scanning. ISO and standards update. New breach workshop materials available. A new initiative to build trust. First infrastructure update Portal & SSO.

Málaga Hosts the first European Symposium and Tf-Csirt Meeting for Global Security Experts. FIRST participates in the un’s Development of Cyber Norms. FIRST Technical Colloquium - Ljubljana, Slovenia. FIRST releases updated computer security incident response team (CSIRT) Services Framework – Version 2.1. SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS – Member Awarded Order Of Three Stars In Latvia. Raising awareness of FIRST. First Infrastructure Update - Member Portal & Identity Project. Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting update

Internet Hall Of Fame inducts the late Suguru Yamaguchi. FIRST launches Women In Cybersecurity Initiative. FIRST Metrics SIG Webinar series re-launched. FIRST Infrastructure Update. “Insure” you participate in this call. A warm welcome to our 500th member - Versia. Improving Security Together.

Bringing together Security and Incident Response teams from around the globe.

FIRST launched its FIRST Post, a quarterly newsletter with updates from the FIRST community. Learn more about our Edinburgh conference, our new Executive Director, Chris Gibson, and several key initiatives such as the Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) framework and policy outreach.