What's New 2014

FIRST would like to thank the members of the CVSS SIG for their hard work and contributions to the community!

FIRST is thrilled to announce the return of General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions as a Gold Sponsor for 2015. The organization has been proudly supporting the annual FIRST conference and community since 2011. We look forward to having their team with us in Berlin.

Fortinet's Derek Manky joins Keith Shaw live in Boston to discuss happenings at the FIRST conference and chat about Internet of Things security.

NetworkWorld — Article by Networkworld about Microsoft launching Interflow, a new platform for sharing cybersecurity threats in near real-time, at the 2014 FIRST Conference in Boston.

Another successful AfricaCERT meeting draws to an end, training provided by both JPCERT/CC and FIRST (TRANSITS). We would like to congratulate everyone including the trainers, local host and the AfricaCERT on another successful event and a job well done!

FIRST would like to welcome two new sponsors to the 2014 Sponsorship Team: Lookingglass (www.lgscout.com) and CyberSponse (www.cybersponse.com). Both organizations are joining us at the Gold level and will be exhibiting during conference week.

FIRST would like to welcome back Adobe to the FIRST 2014 Sponsorship Team. Adobe has been a sponsor of FIRST since 2010 Miami. New to the team for 2014 is Co3 Systems with a Banquet sponsorship. This is their first time sponsoring at the annual conference.

There will be a Train-the-Trainers program in Boston, on Sunday 22 June from 10-4:30pm for any member interested in being trained as a TRANSITS instructor and improving their presentation skills. The course will be taught by Don Stikvoort and interested participants should contact the FIRST Secretariat at first-sec@first.org

Register today - the Early Bird rates expire on 11 April!

In order for the continent to properly address the issue of cyber-crime and security its countries must come together to share technologies and experiences.

A great deal of effort and money has been poured into increasing internet accessibility in Africa, writes Maarten van Horenbeeck, chair of the Forum for Incident Response and Security Teams.

FIRST welcomes back two organization to the 2014 Sponsorship Team. CIRCL (Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg) has been sponsoring the FIRST conference since 2012 and returns to the 2014 team as a supporting sponsor. General Dynamics Fidelis will also be joining us in Boston at the Gold Sponsor level. General Dynamics Fidelis has been a sponsor of the annual conference since 2011. We give great thanks to both organizations for their continued support of the annual conference and of FIRST’s mission.

FIRST would like to welcome back and thank SAP for their continued support of the annual conference. SAP has been sponsoring the annual FIRST conference since 2011 and returns to the 2014 Sponsorship Team as a supporting sponsor. FIRST would also like to give thanks to first time exhibitor, BrandProtect for their support of the upcoming 2014 conference.