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We just wrapped up the 7th Operator Cybersecurity Technical Training and 6th Cybersecurity Drill in Uganda with the UCC and @UgCERT and one of our T3 trainers: Richmond Redwood-Sawyerr (seen in the picture, right, with our Regional Liaison Lawrence Muchilwa).
This was a success due to the UCC and UgCERT teams being keen to collaborate and engage with practitioners to help inform capacity building. ucc.co.ug/ug-cert-hosts-oper…
🌐 In this edition of "Improving Security Across Nations with @FIRSTdotOrg" we spotlight Maarten Van Horenbeeck, FIRST Liaison Member and Cybersecurity Fellow at @Adobe.
Watch more below👇
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#cybersecurity #infosec
Reminder: applications for the Suguru Yamaguchi Fellowship Program close on October 15.
To be eligible your team must be a CSIRT with national coordination responsibility for either govt, education, or private/industry sectors.
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📣 Help shape the #VulnCon27 program!
The Call for the VulnCon 2027 Program Committee is now live!
🗓️ Interest due: October 6, 2026
Apply here:
firstdotorg.wufoo.com/forms/…
🌐 In this edition of "Improving Security Across Nations with @FIRSTdotOrg" we spotlight Dr. Lisa Bradley, FIRST PSIRT SIG Member and Sr. Director, Product & App Security at @Dell.
Watch more below👇
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#cybersecurity #infosec #VulnerabilityManagement
Charles-Louis Machuron, @SiliconLux, recently interviewed Jeroen van der Ham-de Vos, @FIRSTdotOrg liaison member and associate professor at the University of Twente, on VulnOptiCON 2026.
Read more: go.first.org/JxwxD
#cybersecurity #infosec #VulnerabilityManagement
🌐 In this week's "Improving Security Across Nations with @FIRSTdotOrg" video series, we spotlight Sneha Rangari, Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at @Visa and #FIRSTCON26 speaker.
Watch more below👇
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#cybersecurity #IncidentResponse #infosec
Want to help shape the #FIRSTCTI27 agenda? Consider applying to be a part of the 2027 Cyber Threat Intelligence Conference Program Committee! The form will close September 15, so if you're interested, fill out the form today: firstdotorg.wufoo.com/forms/… 🥨
🌐 In this week's "Improving Security Across Nations with @FIRSTdotOrg" video series, we spotlight Ken van Wyk (@KRvW_Associates, #FIRSTCON26 speaker).
Watch more below👇
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#cybersecurity #IncidentResponse #infosec
🌐 @FIRSTdotOrg's 2025 Annual Report is here. 834 member teams across 113 countries, 133 new applications, 1,056 delegates at #FIRSTCON25, and 41 training workshops worldwide.
Read the full report: go.first.org/mMkDK
#cybersecurity #IncidentResponse
Serbia's CERT has adaptive training as a core philosophy, ensuring it is relevant to specific roles, sectors, & maturity levels rather than delivered as a one-size-fits-all package. (This is how we at FIRST like to work, so we fully endorse this model)
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The unofficial motto of Serbia's national CERT is “knowledge is power”. The team is focussed on sharing knowledge with other people and, hence, distributing that power.
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The #FIRSTCTI27 Program Committee Call for Interest is open!
Bring your expertise, help shape the content, and support the global CTI community.
🔗For more information 👉 go.first.org/IrZU7
📅 Deadline: September 15, 2026
#CTI #InfoSec #CyberThreatIntelligence
🌎 In this week's "Improving Security Across Nations with @FIRSTdotOrg" video series, we spotlight Tom Millar, Cybersecurity Senior Advisor at @CISAgov and Co-chair of the FIRST TLP SIG.
Watch more below👇
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#CyberDefense #cybersecurity #infosec
Civil society orgs hold sensitive data on vulnerable people, but rarely the budgets to match. @FIRSTdotOrg CEO, Chris Gibson breaks down why no NGO can face these threats alone in a new book from Protect.ngo: go.first.org/iY4k5
#cybersecurity
Join us in Luxembourg for #VulnOptiCON 2026, @FIRSTdotOrg's evolution of Vuln4Cast. Hosted in partnership with @circl_lu.
📆 Sept 23-25, 2026
🎟️ Limited tickets available
🔗 go.first.org/kxOHk
#cybersecurity #IncidentResponse #VulnerabilityManagement
🌎 In this week's "Improving Security Across Nations with @FIRSTdotOrg" video series, we spotlight Derek Manky, Chief Security Strategist and Global VP of Threat Intelligence at @Fortinet, and FIRST CORE Founding Partner.
Watch here: go.first.org/3GtbN
#cybersecurity
Want to help create an exceptional #FIRSTCTI27 experience?
Join the Program Committee and contribute to one of the leading global CTI conferences.
🔗 Apply here 👉 go.first.org/IrZU7
🗓️ Deadline: September 15, 2026
#CyberThreatIntelligence #CTI