Computer Incident Response Team

Running Head : COMPUTER INCIDENCE RESPONSE TEAM

Computer Incidence Response Team

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Computer Incidence Response Team

The establishment of Computer Incidence Response Teams or the CIRTs was brought about by issues concerning the use of the Internet . According to West-Brown , et . al (2003 , security problems within the virtual sphere of the Internet have been around since the 1980s . A series of events such as the spread of worms invading network systems and such , has led to the necessity of employing strategies and techniques

in to increase responsiveness to Internet security threats and problems . One of the strategies constituted the formulation of teams or groups of people that will address security in cyberspace called the CIRT . In the beginning , the CIRT was called the CERT or the Computer Emergency Response Team . The group was expected to fulfill roles and responsibilities that were compared to that of fire departments - that is , the fast and efficient response to Internet security incidences in to prevent the damages and address the problems of the victims of such threats (West-Brown , 2003

The CIRT is composed of people who are tasked to complete a variety of roles or responsibilities with unique requirements . For instance , a member of the CIRT should be able to exhibit managerial skills , taking up the responsibility of decision-making that constitutes majority of the success of operations . Some other members of the group are required to carry out tasks concerning Information Security . Perhaps Information Security is at the...