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Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST)
What is FIRST?
The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) is an international non-profit organization headquartered in the United States. It brings together a global community of computer security incident response teams (CSIRTs) from government agencies, private companies, universities, and other institutions.
ITU and FIRST cooperate under a 2014 agreement to support CSIRT capacity building, joint training, and cybersecurity information sharing.
ICANN and FIRST signed a 2020 memorandum of understanding to collaborate on DNS security research, best practices, and incident response capacity building.
APNIC and FIRST work under a 2017 MoU to deliver joint training, strengthen CSIRTs in the Asia Pacific, and cohost regional events.
LACNIC and FIRST established a 2016 MoU to expand CSIRT collaboration in Latin America and the Caribbean through training, outreach, and community integration.
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