CERT/CC
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| Industry: | Software Engineering |
| Founded: | 1988 |
| Headquarters: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Country: | USA |
| Website: | http://www.cert.org |
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CERT/CC is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) for internet security problems. It is a component of CERT Program under the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) operated by the Carnegie Mellon University.[1]
CERT Program is responsible and dedicated in ensuring that the internet community is using the proper technology and systems management practices to combat attacks on networked systems and limit the damages. It also ensures the continuity of critical services in case a successful attack or failure occurs.[2]
Background[edit | edit source]
CERT/CC is the first major security response team in the United States which was created in November 1998. The establishment of the center was prompted when an internet attack called Morris Worm happened. The Defense Advance Research Project Agency (DARPA) commissioned SEI right after the Morris Worm incident which crippled 10 percent of the internet,and demonstrated the growing networks vulnerability to attack. [3]
DARPA instructed SEI to build the center with a fast and efficient capability to coordinate communications among experts during emergency to prevent future incidents and to create awareness about the security issues within the internet community.