FIRST Organization
FIRST operates under a formal Operational Framework, which contains the governing principles and high-level operating rules for the FIRST organization.
However, FIRST exercises no authority over the organization and operation of individual member teams.
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee is a group of individuals responsible for general operating policy, procedures, and related matters affecting the FIRST as a whole.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is a group of individuals responsible for general operating policy, procedures, and related matters affecting the First.Org, Inc., corporation as a whole.
Secretariat
The Secretariat serves as an administrative point for FIRST and provides a general contact for FIRST.
Member Teams
The incident response teams participating in FIRST represent organizations who assist an information technology community or other defined constituency in preventing and handling computer security-related incidents.
Liaisons
Individuals or representatives of organizations other than incident response or security teams that have a legitimate interest in and value to FIRST.
WG & Committees
FIRST Steering Committee establishes standing (permanent) and ad-hoc (temporary) committees in order to better achieve FIRST goals.
