FIRST Membership

FIRST Membership

What is FIRST? Forum of Incident Responders and Security Teams (FIRST) is the premier organisation and recognised global leader in cyber security incident response, with over 695 members across 105 countries. Membership in FIRST provides an internationally trusted forum for direct interactions among incident response and security teams allowing them to respond more effectively and proactively to cybersecurity incidents.

FIRST brings together a variety of global computer security incident response teams (CSIRT) from government, commercial, and educational organisations. FIRST fosters cooperation and coordination in cyber security incident prevention, stimulates rapid reactions to cyber incidents and promotes information sharing among members.

Monash University - FIRST Membership

Monash University is the first Australian university and the sixth organisation in Australia to achieve full membership of FIRST.  Details of the Monash University Cyber Risk and Resilience team’s certification is available here.