The European CERTs: The Future of CSIH in Europe

Although many papers about Computer Security Incident Handing (CSIH) and the single teams have been published in the past [10,11,13,18], only a very few address the need for more cooperation and support of new teams within Europe. As one of the few CERTs within Europe, the DFN-CERT is very interested in the development of a suitable and efficient infrastructure for the European part of the worldwide network [3]. From this point of view we will describe some of the practical problems, and some possible approaches. To support a more deeper understanding of the actual situation in Europe, we will summarize the past development of CERTs until today. We will also use the results of a survey of European network providers to provide insights into future plans to establish more CERTs in Europe. In addition, we will describe some recommendations concerning the future development of Computer Security Incident Handling within Europe, emphasizing the importance of a cooperative approach and the cr..