DNS abuse: Advice for incident responders
What DNS abuse techniques are employed by cyber adversaries and which organizations can help incident responders and security teams detect, mitigate and prevent them? The DNS …
M3AAWG and FIRST join forces to make internet a safer place
The Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group (M3AAWG) and Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) have unveiled that they will work together to …
FIRST launches Traffic Light Protocol 2.0 with important updates
The Forum of Incident Response and Security Team (FIRST) has updated the globally renowned Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) for the cybersecurity industry – a vital system …
Computer security experts gather to participate at the 34th Annual FIRST Conference
Global Incident response and security teams from across the world will gather in Ireland for the first time for the 34th Annual FIRST Conference, entitled ‘Neart Le Chéile: …
Christy Pambianchi joins Intel as executive vice president and chief people officer
Intel announced the appointment of Christy Pambianchi as executive vice president and chief people officer, effective Sept. 7. Pambianchi will head the Human Resources …
A look at the 2021 CWE Top 25 most dangerous software weaknesses
The 2021 Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses is a demonstrative list of the most common issues experienced over the previous two …
FIRST appoints Dave Schwartzburg as Chair, names five new Board of Directors
During the recent 2021 AGM, Dave Schwartzburg, Information Security Architect from Cisco was newly appointed as the Chair of the premier organization and recognized global …
ICASI integrates into FIRST PSIRT SIG to enhance the incident response industry
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 …
April 2021 Patch Tuesday forecast: Security best practices
March kept us all very busy with the ongoing out-of-band Microsoft updates for Exchange Server and the printing BSODs, which plagued us since last Patch Tuesday. It looks like …
FIRST releases updated coordination principles for Multi-Party Vulnerability Coordination and Disclosure
The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) has released an updated set of coordination principles – Guidelines for Multi-Party Vulnerability Coordination and …
11 steps organizations should take to improve their incident response strategy
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, FIRST has …
CVSS 3.1: Refined and updated for easier adoption by the security community
The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) has published an update of its internationally recognized Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS). CVSS is a …