WARP (Information Security)

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WARP is an acronym for Warning, Advice and Reporing Point. A WARP is a community or internal company based service to share advice and information on computer-based threats and vulnerabilities.

WARPs typically provide

Warning - A filtered warning service, where subscribers receive alerts and advisory information on only the subjects relevant to them.
Advice - An advice brokering service, where members can ask and respond to questions in a trusted secure environment.
Reporting - Central collection of information on incidents and problems in a trusted secure environment. The collected information may then be anonymised and shared amongst the menbership.

WARPs typically cost much less to set up than a Computer Emergency Response Centre as in CERT/CC or US-CERT.