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Skills Needed When Staffing Your CSIRT

January 2017 White Paper

This white paper describes a set of skills that CSIRT staff members should have to provide basic incident-handling services.

Publisher:

Software Engineering Institute

Abstract

Building a computer security incident response team (CSIRT) with capable incident handlers means hiring people with the right skills, technical expertise, and capabilities. In this white paper, we describe a set of skills that CSIRT staff members should have to provide basic incident-handling services.