from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
Computer Emergency Response Team
CERT
<security, body> (CERT) An organisation formed by {DARPA} in
November 1988 in response to the needs exhibited during the
{Internet worm} incident. The CERT charter is to work with
the {Internet} community to facilitate its response to
computer security events involving Internet {hosts}, to take
proactive steps to raise the community's awareness of computer
security issues and to conduct research targeted at improving
the security of existing systems. CERT products and services
include 24-hour technical assistance for responding to
computer security incidents, product vulnerability assistance,
technical documents and tutorials.
(ftp://cert.org).
E-mail: <[email protected]> (incident reports).
Telephone +1 (412) 268 7090 (24-hour hotline).
(2000-07-09)