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Columbia CSIRT Case Study

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This case study describes the experiences of the Columbia CSIRT in getting its organization up and running.
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Software Engineering Institute

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Colombia's internet penetration grew rapidly in the first decade of the century, from 3% in 2000 to 45% in 2009. The government soon realized that something had to be done about computer security, and after a thorough investigation of different possibilities, colCERT was born.

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Software Engineering Institute (2013, January 24). Columbia CSIRT Case Study. Retrieved August 23, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/columbia-csirt-case-study/.

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author={Software Engineering Institute},
title={Columbia CSIRT Case Study},
month={Jan},
year={2013},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
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note={Accessed: 2026-Aug-23}
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Software Engineering Institute. "Columbia CSIRT Case Study." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, January 24, 2013. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/columbia-csirt-case-study/.

Software Engineering Institute, "Columbia CSIRT Case Study," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 24-Jan-2013 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/columbia-csirt-case-study/. [Accessed: 23-Aug-2026].

Software Engineering Institute. "Columbia CSIRT Case Study." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 24 Jan. 2013. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/columbia-csirt-case-study/. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

Software Engineering Institute. Columbia CSIRT Case Study. Software Engineering Institute. 2013. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/columbia-csirt-case-study/

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