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The term CERT was first used by Carnegie Mellon University in USA and was later picked by other institutions around the globe. [[CERT/CC]] at Carnegie Mellon University came into being when first ever virus hit the internet on November 3, 1988.

The term CERT was first used by Carnegie Mellon University in USA and was later picked by other institutions around the globe. [[CERT/CC]] at Carnegie Mellon University came into being when first ever virus hit the internet on November 3, 1988.

==CERT around the World==

==FIRST==

Today CERT exists in most of the countries around the world. Some major teams around the globe are:

FIRST is the forum for every kind of CERT present around the world. These CERTs are from different organizations or countries. It was established in 1990 to provide a common platform for CERTs.<ref>[http://www.first.org/about/ About First]</ref>

===US based Teams===

==CERTs around the World==

* [[CERT/CC]] by Carnegie Mellon University.

Today CERT exists in most of the countries around the world. Two major CERTs are [[CERT/CC]] by Carnegie Mellon University, CERT by [[ENISA]] based in Europe. Besides this the complete list of CERTs present all over the world can be seen [http://www.first.org/members/teams/ here].

* [[US-CERT]] by United States Department of Homeland Security.

 

European Union has the largest number of CERTs in its member countries. However, the main governing body is [[ENISA]].<ref>[http://www.enisa.europa.eu/act/cert ENISA]</ref> Other CERTs working under or in collaboration with [[ENISA]] are: