Other warning networks, such as the Computer Emergency Response Team, do exist but they typically only find out about security problems after a lot of companies have been hit.

BBC: Watching the web for viruses

He said the coalition government was looking to "move towards the establishment of a UK National CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team)", to act as a "focus point for international sharing of technical information".

BBC: UK planning 'Cyber Reserve' defence force

Iran's computer emergency response team, known as Maher, a branch of the telecommunication ministry, said on Tuesday that it was sharing research information on the virus for the first time ever on its website.

WSJ: Cyberattack Hits Iranian PCs

The organizations include the CERT Coordination Center, the Electricity Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Center, the European Cyber Crime Center, the Malaysia Computer Emergency Response Team, the Australian Federal Police and the Irish Reporting and Information Security Service.

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