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Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST)

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Founded in 1990, the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) consists of internet emergency response teams from more than 800 corporations, government bodies, universities and other institutions across over 113+ countries. It promotes cooperation among computer security incident response teams through developing and sharing technical information and best practices, and organizing events to promote these efforts. FIRST promotes the creation and expansion of Incident Response teams across all industries and regions.

Since the establishment of FIRST, the community has engaged in a wide range of both formal and informal capacity building activities. This has included organized initiatives such as FIRST education and training; the Suguru Yamaguchi Fellowship Program; the sharing and development of standards and good practices; and indirectly through the provision of platforms, forums, networking, and events.

FIRST’s Community and Capacity Building Program was launched in 2022 and is designed to help leverage the expertise and value created with and by the global incident response community for more meaningful impact on-the-ground.

FIRST works with incident responders and teams around the world across a menu of activities including:

  • Information and good practice sharing and development
  • Formal and informal mentorship activities
  • Community development and engagement
  • Fostering a conducive policy ecosystem
  • Fellowships
  • Operational training
  • Responsive programming and initiatives
  • Support advice and contributions to global cyber capacity building

More information is available at: https://www.first.org/community

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