computer emergency response team

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computer emergency response team - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Computer Emergency Response Team
  CERT
  
     <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)