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Computer emergency response team

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A group of people integrated at the enterprise with clear lines of reporting and responsibilities for standby support in case of an information systems emergency This group will act as an efficient corrective control, and should also act as a single point of contact for all incidents and issues related to information systems.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

acronym
CERT
plural
Computer emergency response teams
possessive
Computer emergency response team's
pluralpossessive
Computer emergency response teams'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
§1
An organization that studies computer and network INFOSEC in order to provide incident response services to victims of attacks, publish alerts concerning vulnerabilities and threats, and offer other information to help improve computer and network security.
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
A group of people integrated at the enterprise with clear lines of reporting and responsibilities for standby support in case of an information systems emergency This group will act as an efficient corrective control, and should also act as a single point of contact for all incidents and issues related to information systems.

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