
GFIRST 2012, 8th Annual National Conference, will be held August 19-24, 2012, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, Georgia. GFIRST (Government Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams) is a group of technical and tactical practitioners from incident response and security response teams responsible for securing government information technology systems and providing private sector support. GFIRST members work together to understand and handle computer security incidents and to encourage proactive and preventative security practices across government agencies. GFIRST promotes cooperation among the full range of Federal, State and local agencies, including defense, civilian, intelligence, and law enforcement.
GFIRST is a great place for public and private sector leaders serving in non-technical roles to become familiar with the fundamentals of cyber security and incident response. GFIRST is also an excellent resource for practitioners in incident response and information security from the public and private sectors to include:
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