Create a CSIRT
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Software Engineering Institute
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Abstract
Keeping organizational information assets secure in today's interconnected computing environment is a true challenge that becomes more difficult with each new "e" product and each new intruder tool. Most organizations realize that there is no one solution or panacea for securing systems and data; instead a multi-layered security strategy is required. One of the layers that many organizations are including in their strategy today is the creation of a Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT). This white paper discusses the issues and decisions organizations should address when planning, implementing, and building a CSIRT.
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Software Engineering Institute (2017, January 18). Create a CSIRT. Retrieved August 23, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/create-a-csirt/.
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author={Software Engineering Institute},
title={Create a CSIRT},
month={Jan},
year={2017},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
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note={Accessed: 2026-Aug-23}
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Software Engineering Institute. "Create a CSIRT." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, January 18, 2017. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/create-a-csirt/.
Software Engineering Institute, "Create a CSIRT," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 18-Jan-2017 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/create-a-csirt/. [Accessed: 23-Aug-2026].
Software Engineering Institute. "Create a CSIRT." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 18 Jan. 2017. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/create-a-csirt/. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.
Software Engineering Institute. Create a CSIRT. Software Engineering Institute. 2017. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/create-a-csirt/