Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams: Difference between revisions
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FIRST was established in 1990 to resolve the underlying problem of difficulty in communications between incident response teams around the world because of the differences in languages, time zones as well as international standards, which became evident during the '''wank worm''' attack in 1989. Since the establishment of FIRST, the organization progressed and its membership continued to increase.<ref>[http://www.first.org/about/history FIRST History]</ref> | FIRST was established in 1990 to resolve the underlying problem of difficulty in communications between incident response teams around the world because of the differences in languages, time zones as well as international standards, which became evident during the '''wank worm''' attack in 1989. Since the establishment of FIRST, the organization progressed and its membership continued to increase.<ref>[http://www.first.org/about/history FIRST History]</ref> | ||
==Mission | ==Mission & Vision== | ||
The organization aims to respond to security incidents effectively by providing access to best practices, tools, and trusted communication with its member teams. Its members aims to accomplish the following:<ref>[http://www.first.org/about/mission FIRST Vision and Mission Statement]</ref> | The organization aims to respond to security incidents effectively by providing access to best practices, tools, and trusted communication with its member teams. Its members aims to accomplish the following:<ref>[http://www.first.org/about/mission FIRST Vision and Mission Statement]</ref> | ||
* Develop and share technical information, tools, methodologies, processes and best practices | * Develop and share technical information, tools, methodologies, processes and best practices | ||
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* Promote the creation and expansion of Incident Response teams and membership worldwide | * Promote the creation and expansion of Incident Response teams and membership worldwide | ||
* Use and combine the knowledge, skills and experience of its members to promote a more secure global electronic environment | * Use and combine the knowledge, skills and experience of its members to promote a more secure global electronic environment | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||