Cert-IST (Computer Emergency Response Team - Industry, Service and Tertiary) is a not for profit association, which goal is to provide to its adherents risk prevention services and assistance for incident handling. Cert-IST is a center for alert and reaction to computer attacks dedicated to French enterprises, member of FIRST, and with several partners, both French and European.

Principal activites are measures for risk prevention and incident handling.

Cert-IST associative mode guarantees its independence towards editors. It works for the community by sharing resources and experience. Cert-IST perenniality is ensured by its adherents and the involvment of partner members. The adherent confidence in the Cert-IST is strenghtened daily by :

• The truthfulness and the exhaustive character of the information released
• The confidentiality of private information always demonstrated
• The guarantee of objectivity
• The activity perenniality

Cert-IST commits itself to provide rated information in the best delays to qualified persons.

• Cert-IST works to make its products and services CVE compliant. Its Knowledge Base has been submited to the CVE consortium review board as a candidate to the "CVE compatible" label.
• Cert-IST is currently in-line with CVE version : 20040901.