Computer Emergency Response Team
CERT, team that handles emergency problems on the Internet (such as breaking into information security systems, cancellation of service, etc.) | ||||
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Computer Emergency Response Team Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Computer Emergency Response Team
<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: cert@cert.org (incident reports).
Telephone +1 (412) 268 7090 (24-hour hotline).
(2000-07-09)
<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: cert@cert.org (incident reports).
Telephone +1 (412) 268 7090 (24-hour hotline).
(2000-07-09)
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Computer Emergency Response Team
The CERT was 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. In addition, the team maintains a number of mailing lists (including one for CERT Advisories), and provides an anonymous FTP server, at "cert.org", where security-related documents and tools are archived. The CERT may be reached by email at "cert@cert.org" and by telephone at +1-412-268-7090 (24-hour hotline). See also: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, worm.
The CERT was 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. In addition, the team maintains a number of mailing lists (including one for CERT Advisories), and provides an anonymous FTP server, at "cert.org", where security-related documents and tools are archived. The CERT may be reached by email at "cert@cert.org" and by telephone at +1-412-268-7090 (24-hour hotline). See also: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, worm.
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CERT
(Computer Emergency Response Team) A clearinghouse of information about network security.
(Computer Emergency Response Team) A clearinghouse of information about network security.
Computer Emergency Response Team Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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computer emergency response team
computer emergency response team
(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.
computer emergency response team
(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.
Computer Emergency Response Team Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Cert
Cert or CERT may refer to:
- Certs, a brand of breath mints
- Certiorari, a legal term
- Certificate, an official document
- Ceirt, a letter of the Ogham alphabet
- CERT Coordination Center, an organization dealing with Internet security
- CERT Group of Companies, the commercial arm of the Higher Colleges of Technology in the United Arab Emirates
- Carbon Emission Reduction Target, a United Kingdom government initiative
- Community Emergency Response Team, a group of volunteer emergency workers
- Correctional Emergency Response Team, a team of correction officers
- US-CERT, the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team
- CERT-IN, an agency of the Indian government
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