FIRST Newcomers & Membership Committee

FIRST welcomed a whopping 40 newcomers between February and April 2024: 25 teams, and 15 liaisons. They are based in Europe (19), North America (8), South America (6), Africa (2), Asia (4), and Oceania (1).

Congratulations to all of them, and thank you for all the primary and secondary sponsors who accompanied them. It is a real effort that is to be recognized. Stay tuned!

FIRST is happy to extend its membership to 1 new country, reaching 108 countries.

Did you know that some teams and liaisons are looking for sponsors to join? Have a look at the list, and look at the "FIRST Membership Application" page on your FIRST portal after logging in. You may realize that you may already know some applying teams or liaisons.

Sponsoring is a strict process, and sponsors often help applicants improve and meet the criteria to enter the FIRST community.

Joined in April 2024

4 Liaison

  • Matthew Sachi, SG sponsored by Ensign Infosecurity
  • Desiree "Dez" Beck, US sponsored by CISA
  • Richard Struse, US sponsored by Accenture
  • Kenneth Daniel Dunham, US sponsored by CIRCL and Intel

8 Teams

  • NTTDATA-BR-CERT, BR sponsored by Nubank CSIRT and NTTDATA-ES-CERT
  • Siemens Healthineers CSIRT, DE sponsored by INCIBE-CERT and Siemens-CERT
  • TeleDCIS CERT, DK sponsored by Norlys CSIRT and TDC NET CDC
  • TDU-CSIRT, JP sponsored by JPCERT/CC and HIRT
  • DNB-MY CFC, MY sponsored by MyCERT and Ericsson PSIRT
  • CSIRT L'OREAL, FR sponsored by CERT SG and CSIRT BNP Paribas
  • CSIRT Tietoevry Tech Services, FI sponsored by Team Cymru and RedIRIS
  • RaiseGuard CERT (RG-CERT), TN sponsored by tunCERT and NRD CIRT

Joined in March 2024

7 Liaisons

  • José Callero, UY sponsored by CERTuy
  • Stephen Corbiaux, BE sponsored by Accenture
  • Kamer Vishi, NO sponsored by SP-CERT
  • Randal T. Rioux, US sponsored by Accenture
  • Sergey Polzunov, NL sponsored by Accenture
  • Lorenzo Nicolodi, IT sponsored by CERT.LV
  • Bret Jordan, US sponsored by Accenture

8 Teams

  • Supra Security Center, PE sponsored by CERT CBRT and CSIRT Panama
  • Sentria, CO sponsored by GammaCSOC-CERT and CSIRT-ETB
  • Statnett CSOC, NO sponsored by KraftCERT and 2S-SOC
  • SOC-BD, NL sponsored by SURFcert and DefCERT
  • SEDENA-CERT, MX sponsored by Scitum-CERT and CERT-MX
  • GOVCERT.RS, RS sponsored by SI-CERT and SRB-CERT
  • CERT-BPOL, DE sponsored by CERTBw and CERT BWI
  • Metabase Q SOC, MX sponsored by CSIRTBANELCO and BA-CSIRT

Joined in February 2024

4 Liaisons

  • Declan Ingram, NZ sponsored by CERT NZ
  • Mil Rajic, GB sponsored by OCINT-CSIRT
  • Raymond Andre Hagen, NO sponsored by BF-SIRT
  • James Shank, US sponsored by ICANN

9 Teams

  • Statkraft CSIRT, NO sponsored by KraftCERT and mIRT
  • myCloudDoor MYCD-CERT, ES sponsored by BeSOC Madrid and BeSOC Roma
  • Redguard-CSIRT, CH sponsored by KS-CERT and NCSC.ch
  • Human CSIRT, US sponsored by Cisco Systems and Adobe PSIRT
  • ITE CSIRT, ES sponsored by InnovaSur-CSIRT and CCN-CERT
  • CERT-MIL-TN, TN sponsored by tunCERT and CSIRT.TN
  • ThaiCERT, TH sponsored by ETDA and TB-CERT
  • InterSystems, US sponsored by Cisco and Acuity Brands PSIRT
  • AL-CSIRT, AL sponsored by CERT and MKD-CIRT

Published on FIRST POST:Apr-Jun 2024