Training and CCB

FIRST continues to provide training on different cybersecurity topics and in different parts of the world through our Community Trainers and CCB program. From October to December, FIRST has delivered nine trainings across seven economies with support from our training community, thanks to everyone for sharing their expertise and experience!

October 2025

  • Cybercrime and Threat Intelligence Workshops in Accra, Ghana
    Trainers: Eric Akumiah and Lawrence Muchilwa
    Delivered through the FIRST Africa Regional Liaison (ARL) Initiative made possible through support of the UK International Development as part of the Africa Cyber Program.

November 2025:

  • Threat Intelligence Workshop at THREAT Con in Durban, South Africa (ARL)
    Trainers: Lawrence Muchilwa and Eric Akumiah

  • Capture-the-Flag Challenge in Podgorica, Montenegro
    Trainers: Mona Østvang, Lisa Lobmeyer, Yvette Muszynski, and Serge Droz

  • ITU Cyber Drill - Arab Region in Bahrain
    Trainer: Rick Logan-Stanford

  • CSIRT Establishment Training in Maputo, Mozambique (ARL)
    Trainers: Amos Mibey and Eric Akumiah

  • CSIRT Maturity Evaluation in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
    Trainer: Carlos Leonardo

December 2025:

  • Actioning Alerts and Advisories (A4) in Brazil
    Trainers: Sebastian Wagner, Hadyn Green
    Delivered through the FIRST CORE initiative.

  • DNS Abuse for Government ICT Directors in Accra, Ghana (ARL)
    Trainer: Eric Akumiah

  • Enhancing CSIRT Capability through the SIM3 Maturity Model in FIRST & AfricaCERT Symposium in Mauritius Trainer: Olivier Caleff

In 2025, FIRST conducted 39 training sessions across the globe, with support from 26 trainers from the community. In particular, we would like to recognise the contributions of CERT Polska as a team (namely Pawel Pawlinski and Jaroslaw Jedynak), as well as Rick Logan-Stanford (TT-CSIRT, a Fellow) for their multiple engagements with the program throughout the year.

If your team is interested in hosting a training session with FIRST trainers, please visit the FIRST Training webpagefor more information.

Published on FIRST POST: Oct-Dec 2025