Information about the election processs will be sent to voting team representatives directly via e-mail if you are eligible to vote. The voting representatives MUST have a valid TI user certificate to be able to vote. Only one vote per team will be accepted, but teams can change their vote until the voting period ends – team representatives can check their voter status with Trusted Introducer.
There are two elections - SC chair first - therefore two independent votes will be taken in September. It is not necessary, that the voting representative participating in the first vote (SC chair) is the same that participates in the second vote (SC).
As a reminder, only TI Accredited or TI Certified teams are eligible to vote in elections. The election rules can be found in the TF-CSIRT House Rules.
Information about each of the candidates (ordered alphabetically by last name) is included below to help you with voting.
We currently have two candidates for the TF-CSIRT Steering Committee positions. Teams can still nominate candidates for this position.
Vilius Benetis
My name is Vilius Benetis, and I am from the NRD CIRT in Lithuania.
I am currently a member of the Steering Committee and am finishing my term in September.
If I am re-elected to the Steering Committee, I would like to focus on strengthening the national ecosystems of incident response teams and introducing national TF-CSIRT ambassadors. This would foster more national and local value for TF-CSIRT members, inspire more teams to join TF-CSIRT, and build trust and a sense of community among incident responders through practical actions.
As someone who works globally, I feel that the TF-CSIRT community has a unique culture, mindset, and warmth that can create even more value for existing and new members if it is properly and carefully governed.
We currently have two candidates for the TF-CSIRT Steering Committee positions. Teams can still nominate candidates for this position.
Petra Raszková
Petra Raszková is a security analyst at Switch with nearly a decade of experience and a strong interest in cybersecurity with a focus on CSIRT/CERT and SOC teams, with a wide & diverse academic background.
In the past years, she had been working for the National CSIRT of the Czech Republic with a focus on the national and governmental level. She held the position of Chair of the WG Cyber Weather at CSIRTs Network.
She is currently leading a notable initiative, the DNS-Resilience program in Switzerland. Petra also maintains a leadership role as an agile coach for Domain Security (.ch/.li) and works as a security analyst for NREN at Switch.
Besides, Petra contributes to the development of the CSIRT/CERT community as a SIM3 auditor for the Open CSIRT Foundation (OCF), who combines theoretical experience gained as a trainer for establishing and operating CSIRT/CERT teams and practical knowledge from operations such as incident handling.
Her commitment to strategic focus, continuous improvement, and deep passion for cross-industry intelligence drives her everyday work.
Beyond her professional role, she enjoys an active lifestyle & exploring new limits.
Published: 2025/05/16