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Welcome to US-CERT

The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) is a partnership between the Department of Homeland Security and the public and private sectors. Established in 2003 to protect the nation's Internet infrastructure, US-CERT coordinates defense against and responses to cyber attacks across the nation.

National Cyber Alert System

Vulnerability Resources

Current Activity

Announcements

  • Webcast: Security 101 for Your PC
    This webcast, scheduled for Wednesday June 18 at 2 pm ET will cover cyber security issues and provide practical, actionable information that organizations and end users can apply immediately to their own environments.
  • US-CERT Monthly Activity Summary
    The Monthly Activity Summary for May 2008 has been published. This report summarizes general activity and updates made to the National Cyber Alert System and is available in the Security Publications portion of the website.
  • US-CERT Quarterly Trends and Analysis Report
    This report summarizes and provides analysis of incident reports submitted to US CERT during the U.S. Government fiscal year 2008 second quarter and is available in the Security Publications portion of the website.