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Computer Security Incident Response Team

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A capability set up for the purpose of assisting in responding to computer security-related incidents; also called a Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) or a CIRC (Computer Incident Response Center, Computer Incident Response Capability).

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

acronym
CSIRT
plural
Computer Security Incident Response Teams
possessive
Computer Security Incident Response Team's
pluralpossessive
Computer Security Incident Response Teams'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A capability set up for the purpose of assisting in responding to computer security-related incidents; also called a Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) or a CIRC (Computer Incident Response Center, Computer Incident Response Capability).
NIST SP 800-611 senseview framework →
§1
A capability set up for the purpose of assisting in responding to computer security-related incidents; also called a Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) or a CIRC (Computer Incident Response Center, Computer Incident Response Capability).

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