FIRST in the News 2015

DigitalNewsAsia – Fortinet security expert Derek Manky discusses working with FIRST for about four years, setting up non-commercial intelligence exchange with appropriate stakeholders.

BlueKaizen – an interview with Maarten Van Horenbeeck, former chair and Board member of FIRST, discussing the benefits for an organization to join, and how the organization contributes to dealing with complex security incidents.

Ghana News Agency – FIRST and AfricaCERT organize a two-day training workshop and regional symposium on cyber security on the team, “Joining Forces to Promote Cyber Security in Africa”.

CGI.br – A video of former Board member Yurie Ito and Board member Maarten Van Horenbeeck discussing functionality, security and stability of the internet.

Estadão (Portuguese) – FIRST Board member Maarten Van Horenbeeck is interviewed on the impact of security vulnerabilities on an ever growing and more interconnected internet.

Heise (German) – 27th annual FIRST conference, keynoted by German Federal CIO Cornelia Rogall-Grothe takes place in Berlin, discusses how to improve security of computer networks.

CircleID — This article in CircleID covered how the Internet Society and the Internet Architecture Board developed and hosted a one-day “Coordinating Attack Response at Internet Scale (CARIS) Workshop” at the FIRST Conference in Berlin, June 19th of 2015.

TheBahamasWeekly – The Organization of American States, FIRST and GEANT Association organize a training course on Computer Security Incident Response Teams focused on technical CSIRT staff of Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago