As of 11/12/2013 the FIRST (Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams) organization has informed the Government Incident Response Center of the decision of the FIRST Steering Committee that NKI team meets the requirements to join FIRST again.
FIRST is one of the globally recognized organizations in incident response which enables incident response centers (CERTs) to respond more effectively to cyber-security incidents. The resolution of IT incidents are supported by providing access to best practices, tools, and trusted communication with member teams.