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FIRST CORE
FIRST CORE is our new sponsorship initiative to bolster our community & capacity building efforts and improve global incident response, together.
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CCB Initiatives
Our CCB Initiatives are distinct work programs designed to help grow, strengthen, and expand global incident response.
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Fellowship Program
The Suguru Yamaguchi (SY) Fellowship Program assists teams with national responsibility engage with and join the global FIRST community.
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FIRST training
FIRST training is developed and delivered by members of the FIRST community, made up of operational incident response practitioners from around the world.
Community and Capacity Building (CCB)
Working together to improve global incident response
Since the establishment of FIRST, the community has engaged in a wide range of both formal and informal capacity building activities. This has included organized initiatives such as FIRST education and training; the Suguru Yamaguchi Fellowship Program; the sharing and development of standards and good practices; and indirectly through the provision of platforms, forums, networking, and events.
FIRST’s Community and Capacity Building Program was launched in 2022 and is designed to help leverage the expertise and value created
with and by the global incident response community for more meaningful impact on-the-ground.
FIRST works with incident responders and teams around the world across a menu of activities including:
- Information and good practice sharing and development
- Formal and informal mentorship activities
- Community development and engagement
- Fostering a conducive policy ecosystem
- Fellowships
- Operational training
- Responsive programming and initiatives
- Support advice and contributions to global cyber capacity building
If you want to help FIRST have a bigger impact, consider joining our FIRST CORE and initiative sponsors! More information available at the FIRST CORE page.
Fortinet, Founding CORE Supporter and Launch Partner
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), is a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cyber security solutions to CSP's around the world. Fortinet’s security solutions and ecosystem delivers security that is tailored for and integrates with the current and evolving infrastructure and technologies of today’s Mobile Network Operators and Managed Service Providers.
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Internet Society and the Internet Society Foundation, Founding CORE Advocate
Digital and cyber threats are rising in frequency and sophistication, with disproportionate impacts on vulnerable communities and underserved regions. The Common Good Cyber Fund was created to strengthen the nonprofit organizations working to address these gaps and help build a safer Internet for everyone. FIRST's Community and Capacity Building initiatives directly strengthen global incident response coordination while supporting the development of capabilities and leadership across all regions of the world. This work reflects the collaborative, action-oriented spirit of the Common Good Cyber Fund.
Christopher Burns, Vice President of Philanthropy at the Internet Society Foundation
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