FIRST - Improving Security Together Overview & Contact Data

The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) is a global organization that serves as a premier leader in incident response, providing a platform for collaboration and information sharing among its members. With over 800 members from various sectors, including government, commercial, and educational organizations, spread across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, FIRST aims to foster cooperation and coordination in incident prevention, stimulate rapid reaction to security incidents, and promote information sharing among its members and the broader community. FIRST brings together a diverse range of computer security incident response teams to enable them to more effectively respond to security incidents, both reactive and proactive. The organization's membership benefits include access to a trusted network, value-added services, and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that provide a forum for discussing topics of common interest to the incident response community. These SIGs are composed of FIRST members and invited parties, exploring specific technology areas and collaborating to address common challenges through expertise and experience sharing. FIRST's efforts focus on the prevention and mitigation of security incidents, including those related to DNS tunneling, DNS obfuscation, and CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) assessments. The organization's work in this area contributes to the global incident response community's understanding of and response to these threats. By providing a platform for information sharing and collaboration, FIRST plays a vital role in promoting a more secure digital landscape.