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FIRST Reports Record Growth and Expanding Global Impact

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Momentum Year Marked by Record Membership, New Resources, and Broader Collaboration Across 110+ Countries

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 Annual Report Released

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

FIRST published its eighth Annual Report which covers the organization’s accomplishments towards its vision of bringing together incident response and security teams from every country across the world to ensure a safe internet for all. The report is available at FIRST Annual Report 2023-2024.

ICASI integrates into FIRST PSIRT SIG bolstering the incident response and security team industry

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 13:00:00 +0000

ICASI – the Industry Consortium for Advancement of Security on the Internet was officially integrated into the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) on May 28, 2021. Established in 2008, ICASI’s purpose was to strengthen the global security landscape by driving excellence and innovation in security response practices; facilitating collaboration among members to analyze, mitigate, and resolve multi-stakeholder, global security challenges. This role will continue but as part of the existing FIRST PSIRT SIG, expand and improve the community’s ability to respond to vulnerabilities across multiple vendors. Founded in 1990, FIRST is the global leader in incident response.

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.

Over 1,100 delegates set to attend world-renowned information security conference in Edinburgh

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 09:30:00 +0000

Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams 31^st Annual Conference opens today at Edinburgh International Conference Centre

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.

New PSIRT and Cyber Insurance SIGs

Wed, 22 May 2019 13:00:00 +0000

FIRST is pleased to announce the creation of two new Special Interest Groups: PSIRT and Cyber Insurance! The PSIRT SIG is developing learning materials to support the evolution of PSIRTs at all maturity levels, and the Cyber Insurance SIG is coordinating data sharing and providing a feedback mechanism between CERTs and Cyber Insurance organizations.

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.

Chris Gibson appointed Executive Director at FIRST

Fri, 17 May 2019 09:00:00 +0000

The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) today announced the appointment of Chris Gibson as Executive Director of FIRST.

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

Be a FIRST Volunteer

Mon, 27 Aug 2018 15:40:00 +0000

Volunteers at FIRST initiative enables contributors to share their past experience with FIRST community and also receive a certificate of participation in the program.

FIRST releases 2017-2018 Annual Report

Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:00:00 +0000

The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams releases its second annual report, covering the scope of its activities from the 2017 conference in Puerto Rico, through its 2018 annual event in Kuala Lumpur.

Behind the scenes at the FIRST-tech team

Mon, 06 Nov 2017 16:00:00 +0000

The FIRST tech team is re-working a lot of things behind the scenes. Some insights from the frontier.

Safety FIRST: Why we need collaboration to improve cybersecurity

Tue, 17 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000

A global and trusted network of Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) can help spread the message within their respective countries and can be used to a great effect to combat dispersed sources of attacks.

The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) is the oldest forum of such kind and was founded in 1989 with exactly that goal – to establish communication channels between CSIRTs that can be used to share best practices and, during incidents, to exchange information about attacks and coordinate response.

FIRST releases Policy for Standards Development

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:00:00 +0000

The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams has published a formal policy to guide cyber security standardization within its standards groups.

FIRST releases inaugural annual report

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 15:00:00 +0000

The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams releases inaugural annual report, covering the scope of its activities from the 2016 conference in Seoul, through its 2017 annual event in Puerto Rico.

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.

FIRST to hold its 29th Conference in Puerto Rico

Wed, 31 May 2017 23:00:00 +0000

This will mark the first time that the information safety organization brings the conference to the island and the Caribbean region.

FIRST releases twenty years of conference materials

Tue, 18 Apr 2017 13:00:00 +0000

The leading association of incident response and security teams publishes its repository of twenty years of incident response learnings.

Conference Draft Agenda Posted!

Wed, 22 Feb 2017 19:00:00 +0000

The working draft of the 29th Annual FIRST Conference agenda has been posted. Please note that the agenda will be undergoing modifications over the next few weeks as we confirm our speakers. For any specific scheduling questions, please contact the planning team at first-2017@first.org.

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.

THE FUTURE OF ENCRYPTION

Mon, 30 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

As technology advances, so does our ability to encrypt data, with neural networks now capable of learning how to keep data safe. With so much innovation at our fingertips, Davey Winder explores where else encryption might go in the future.

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.

Bringing something new to the table

Tue, 05 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0000

The figures are still abysmal. So Kate O'Flaherty asks what can the information security industry do to encourage more women to join the sector?

FIRST Board of Directors Timeline

Fri, 01 Apr 2016 23:05:00 +0000

Browse FIRST.Org Board of Directors members across the years.

FIRST publishes Security Incident Response Teams (SIRTs) Services Framework Version 1.0 and commits to developing training content to support it

Wed, 30 Mar 2016 23:00:00 +0000

The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams, Inc. (FIRST) has announced publication of the SIRT Services Framework Version 1.0. This initial release provides an update on the services provided by Security Incident Response Teams and was developed in collaboration with experts from 25 countries across 6 continents.

Germany’s Federal Government Commissioner for Information Technology opens 27th Annual FIRST conference in Berlin

Wed, 15 Apr 2015 20:42:00 +0000

Cornelia Rogall-Grothe, State Secretary and Federal Government Commissioner for Information Technology at Germany's Federal Ministry of the Interior, will open the conference which this year focuses on the theme of Unified Security: Improving the Future.

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.

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.

2014 Conference Registration is Open!

Wed, 03 Jul 2013 10:12:00 +0000

Least developed countries are vital for global security

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:03:00 +0000

If the number of internet users in LDCs continues to rise, it is crucial that we have a co-ordinated global response to information security incidents. Posted by Chris Gibson

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.

The 2013 Conference program

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:42:00 +0000

The 2013 Conference program now available at http://conference.first.org/program/index.aspx. Be sure to check it out and register for Bangkok today at https://registration.first.org/registration/2013/bangkok

Webinar "Developing Indicators with Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs)"

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:39:00 +0000

The Metrics SIG will be hosting a webinar "Developing Indicators with Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs)" on:
Tuesday, 26 February from 15:00-16:00 UTC / 10:00-11:00 Eastern

This webinar will be presented by Christian Reimsbach-Kounatze, Internet Economist / Policy Analyst - Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry; Information and Communications Policy

This webinar is for FIRST Members only and invited guests – and you must register in advance at https://registration.first.org/registration/2013/mswebinarfeb

Amsterdam TC

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:28:00 +0000

Registration is now open for the Amsterdam TC on 2-3 April. Please visit program page for more details on how to submit a paper for presentation or to register. This event is sponsored by Cisco.

Lisbon TC

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:52:00 +0000

Register today for the Lisbon TC co-hosted with TF-CSIRT! 28-31st January at LNEC in Lisbon, Portugal. See program page for details.

Bangkok 2013

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:22:00 +0000

Registration is now open and early bird rates in effect until 1 April. Join FIRST for our 25th Annual Conference. Sponsorship opportunities are still available.

Global Information Security Conference to be held in Malta

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:49:00 +0000

The Malta Information Technology Agency (MITA) has been selected to host one of the largest information security conferences for 2012. This year, the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) has chosen Malta for its 24th Annual Conference, which will be held between the 17th and 22nd of June 2012.

The 24th Annual FIRST Conference, Malta focuses on the need for collaboration to combat new global security threats

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:22:00 +0000

The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) is holding its 24th Annual Conference this June (17th – 22nd) on one of the most fortified islands in the Mediterranean, Malta. Reflecting FIRST’s mission for global cooperation, the five-day conference will bring together leading experts and security professionals from around the world to share best practice and the latest thinking on this year’s theme; Security is not an island.

FIRST Times Newsletter - Winter 2012 Edition

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:50:00 +0000

The Winter 2012 Edition of the FIRST Times Newsletter has been posted at https://www.first.org/resources/newsletters. Editor Reneaué Railton would like to thank all that contributed!

Call for Speaker Deadline Approaching!

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:37:00 +0000

If you’d like your talk to be considered for the 24th Annual FIRST Conference, “Security is Not an Island,” please turn in your submissions no later than Friday, December 16th. The official Call for Speakers Letter from 2012 Program Chair, Dr. Jose Nazario can be found at http://conference.first.org/cfs. The submission form is located towards the bottom of the letter.

The 2012 Call for Speakers is officially open

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:40:00 +0000

The 2012 Call for Speakers for the 24th Annual FIRST Conference, "Security is Not an Island" is officially open. The FIRST 2012 Program Chair, Dr. Jose Nazario has posted more information at http://conference.first.org/cfs. Questions? Please contact the conference team at first-2012@first.org.

FIRST Website's New Look!

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:41:00 +0000

Welcome to the updated FIRST Website. As you can see, we've given the site a new look and feel (and made some backend updates as well). If you have any questions about the new site - please contact first-sec@first.org.

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.

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 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 Welcomes Neustar to the Sponsorship Team!

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:16:00 +0000

FIRST would like to welcome Neustar to the 2010 Sponsorship Team! Neustar joins us as a Gold Sponsor and will also be exhibiting at the conference. This is Neustar's first time sponsoring the Annual FIRST Conference.

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.

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.

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!

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!

Crossing Borders: Towards the Globalization of Security

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:30:00 +0000

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 Steering Committee & Board of Directors News Channel Released

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:00:00 +0000

Important decisions taken or discussions held on SC/Board meetings regarding membership, policies and operational issues of FIRST will be communicated by this new channel. [FIRST Members Only].

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!

CERT/CC sets the pace for 2007 sponsorship

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:48:00 +0000

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!

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:00:00 +0000

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

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:00:00 +0000

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

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!

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!

Four new sponsors for the 2007 FIRST Conference in Seville!

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:26:00 +0000

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.

Best Practice on how to set up a CSIRT

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:02:00 +0000

ENISA CSIRT Setting up Guide describes the process of setting up a Computer Security and Incident Response Team (CSIRT) from all relevant perspectives like business management, process management and technical perspective.

Sponsorship opportunities for the 19th Annual FIRST Conference

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:31:00 +0000

Sponsorship at FIRST Conferences opens to the doors to gain focused access to a highly influential group of IT Security practitioners and Computer Security Incident Response Experts from around the globe.

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

Register now for September TC in Seoul

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 23:15:00 +0000

September 2006 Technical Colloquia website is now available. FIRST Members may register online to attend to the event, from 25-27 September, in Seoul (KO)

19th Annual FIRST Conference website available

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 23:00:00 +0000

Private Lives and Corporate Risk - have a glimpse on what's coming next year in Seville, Spain. Call for papers and Sponsorship opportunities are available at the conference website.

Corporate Executive Program's Global Risk Index Takes Center Stage Today at Gleneagles, Scotland

Thu, 11 May 2006 06:32:00 +0000

Operating under the auspices of FIRST, the CEP takes a cross functional approach to risk management by seeking to bridge the gap between the technical and business areas of global companies.

Last day for Early Registration to the 18th Annual Conference

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0000

This is the last opportunity to have a $300 discount for the Baltimore Conference. Early Registration ends on April 25th 18h00 GMT+1

FIRST Members area revised

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 19:00:00 +0000

All the Member-related information may be found on this new section of the website

Check the latest updates of FIRST website

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:00:00 +0000

The content updates on FIRST website are now listed on What's new section, available in HTML and RSS