Become an SEI Partner for the Delivery of CERT/CC Course Suite

The SEI is seeking qualified organizations to become SEI Partners for delivery of the existing and future CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) Courses from the Network Systems Survivability (NSS) Program:

Information Security for Technical Staff
Advanced Information Security for Technical Staff
Creating a Computer Security for Incident Response Teams
Managing Computer Security Incident Response Teams
Fundamentals of Incident Handling
Advanced Incident Handling for Technical Staff
Overview of Creating and Managing a CSIRT

To support the CERT/CC’s mission of disseminating knowledge about information security to the broadest possible audience, CERT/CC partners with select organizations to license and deliver our seven core training classes. These classes are designed to meet the needs of several audiences, from IT managers, to systems and network administrators, to organizations that are looking to build and internal incident response capability. Organizations have the flexibility to license anywhere from one course, up to the entire suite of seven courses.

Application

Apply to become a Partner at http://partner-application.sei.cmu.edu/.

Agreement

The License Agreement defines the responsibilities of both the SEI and the SEI Partner. Before the license agreement can be signed, the organization must be a candidate SEI Partner by successfully completing the application review process. Once your application has been reviewed and your organization has been accepted as a candidate SEI Partner, you will be asked to sign the agreement.

The application review process is to select applicants whose applications best reflect the ideal qualities of an SEI Partner, including

The ability to provide the highest quality training and consulting services and include quality assurance measures for those services.
Demonstrated ability to transition technology practices in commercial settings, including competence in organizational change management.
The financial ability to sponsor candidates through the qualification process; to effectively market network systems security and survivability improvement training to their target market and/or or to effectively introduce network security and incident handling into their organizations; and to make other investments that may be necessary to achieve their business plans.
An interest in providing or a plan to provide CERT/CC training in parts of the world that may currently be under-served and in languages that may currently be under-represented in our current pool of SEI Partners.

Deadline

At present, there is no application deadline.

Eligibility

This opportunity is open to a) U.S. and international organizations in industry and academia and b) U.S. government organizations for U.S. government use.

Pricing

The following sections state the introductory fees associated with becoming an SEI in industry and academia for delivering CERT/CC courses (U.S. government organizations may contact the SEI at partner-info@sei.cmu.edu for pricing information).

Required Training for CERT/CC Courses

You must complete the specific CERT/CC course for which you are a candidate, including any pre-requisite courses that apply.

Organizational Fee

Agreement Partner will be assessed and will pay a $1,000 annual organizational fee. The SEI will issue an invoice for annual organizational fees upon execution of the License Agreement and each year thereafter and payment will be due 30 days from the date of the invoice.

Instructor Training Fees

Train-the-Trainer Training:
The current fee is available by emailing: cert-training@cert.org

Additional SEI Technical Assistance and Guidance:
The fee for additional SEI technical assistance and guidance will be billed at the SEI's current rate for any technical guidance and/or candidate remedial support provided by the SEI relative to the adoption of the CERT/CC Product Suite by the SEI Partner. The current daily rate for additional assistance is $2,250 charged point-to-point, plus any travel expenses. Point-to-point covers time spent traveling to and from the support site. Any additional courses provided by the SEI will be provided at the published SEI course prices.

Annual Support Fees

SEI-Authorized CERT/CC Instructors:
Annual support fees shall be due for each SEI-Authorized Instructor for whom Agreement Partner is the primary sponsor. Annual support for Authorization Candidates shall be due upon the extension of an individual’s instructor candidacy (entry into a grace period for completion of the performance assessment). SEI will issue invoices for annual support fees, payment will be due 30 days from date of invoice.

with permanent residency inside the U.S.: $2,000 per authorized instructor

with permanent residency outside the U.S.: $2,500 per authorized instructor

License Fees

The license fees shall be due from the Agreement Partner for each licensed course.
SEI will issue invoices on an annual basis, payment will be due 30 days from date of invoice.

Advanced Incident Handling for Technical Staff Course:

with permanent residency inside the U.S.:   $4,400

with permanent residency outside the U.S.: $5,500

Advanced Information Security for Technical Staff Course:

with permanent residency inside the U.S.:   $4,400

with permanent residency outside the U.S.: $5,500

Creating a Computer Security Incident Response Team Course:

with permanent residency inside the U.S.:   $880

with permanent residency outside the U.S.: $1,100

Fundamentals of Incident Handling Course:

with permanent residency inside the U.S.:   $4,400

with permanent residency outside the U.S.: $5,500

Information Security for Technical Staff Course:

with permanent residency inside the U.S.:   $4,400

with permanent residency outside the U.S.: $5,500

Managing Computer Security Incident Response Teams Course:

with permanent residency inside the U.S.:   $2,640

with permanent residency outside the U.S.: $3,300

Overview of Creating a Computer Security Incident Response Team and Managing Computer Security Incident Response Teams Course:

with permanent residency inside the U.S.:   $880

with permanent residency outside the U.S.: $1,100

Use Fees

The course use fees are due from Agreement Partner for each Course Participant who attends part or all of any CERT/CC Product Suite course delivered by or on behalf of Agreement Partner within 30 days of the delivery of such course.

Advanced Incident Handling for Technical Staff Course:

with permanent residency inside the U.S.:   $120 per person

with permanent residency outside the U.S.: $150 per person

Advanced Information Security for Technical Staff Course:

with permanent residency inside the U.S.:   $120 per person

with permanent residency outside the U.S.: $150 per person

Creating a Computer Security Incident Response Team Course:

with permanent residency inside the U.S.:   $25 per person

with permanent residency outside the U.S.: $35 per person

Fundamentals of Incident Handling Course:

with permanent residency inside the U.S.:   $120 per person

with permanent residency outside the U.S.: $150 per person

Information Security for Technical Staff Course:

with permanent residency inside the U.S.:   $120 per person

with permanent residency outside the U.S.: $150 per person

Managing Computer Security Incident Response Teams Course:

with permanent residency inside the U.S.:   $75 per person

with permanent residency outside the U.S.: $100 per person

Overview of Creating a Computer Security Incident Response Team and Managing Computer Security Incident Response Teams Course:

with permanent residency inside the U.S.:     $25 per person

with permanent residency outside the U.S.:   $35 per person

For More Information

Contact the SEI Partner Network with questions about this opportunity, or see the following Web pages for additional information: