CTM360, a leading Bahraini cybersecurity firm has become a full member of the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST). It is one of the first privately held companies to have been accepted in FIRST.
CTM360 is a subscription service that offers 24 X 7 Cyber Threat Management to detect and respond to threats. With its headquarters in the Kingdom of Bahrain, CTM360 specializes in “offensive defense” that works to defuse and eliminate risks at the starting point.
Being the leading global network for Cyber Incident Response and a renowned platform for security teams, FIRST presently comprises of 414 teams across the world. The system facilitates the security teams to coordinate and track any evolving threats from a platform.
CTM360 CEO Mr. Mirza Asrar Baig, expressed great honor and desire to make Bahrain the leading powerhouse of cybersecurity and innovation.
CTM360 was measured and reviewed across multiple factors in the field of security practices before membership was granted. Moreover, the FIRST membership qualification process works from nominations from at least two existing members of FIRST sponsors. This is followed by a detailed audit process and approval by FIRST Steering Committee.
Various computer security incident response teams from government CERTs, private CIRTs, commercial institutions and educational organizations come together to be a part of the FIRST network which aims to foster collaboration in preventing security incidents and encourage sharing information among the members.
