Member Levels – CIAS ISAO

Eligible Members Only

Thank you for your interest in becoming a CIAS-ISAO member! Below are the three membership tiers available to municipalities, counties, school districts, academic institutions, governmental agencies and organizations. Dues are assessed annually. You may also download the membership brochure here to gain a detailed overview of membership levels and services.

Note: Vendor memberships are also available for $200 annually to hardware, software and service vendors interested in information technology.

Membership Levels

Free/ Annual

Membership Level I

One free consultation on ISAO development

Access to ISAO Standards Organization guidelines and documents

Access to future educational webinars

Access to no cost DHS-FEMA training, provided through the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC) and led by the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS). These courses provide training for: Increasing cybersecurity capabilities within the community; Enhancing technical cybersecurity capabilities, skills and abilities; Building continuity, response and recovery plans; Developing cyber threat information sharing; and Increasing awareness for everyone.

Access to NIST & DHS resources

Access to free resources that assist in building community cybersecurity educational programs that focus on instituting a workforce development pipeline, which includes cyber defense games, competitions and other resources.

To register as a Level 1 member, please visit its registration page here.

$600/ Annual

Membership Level II

Membership at this level allows access to Level I & II products and services.

Five customized consultations on building a community cybersecurity program that can be tailored around subject matter including but not limited to: Business Continuity Planning; Disaster Recovery Plan; Incident Response Plan; Continuity of Operations Plan, Information Sharing; Policy Development; and Vulnerability Assessments.

Access to past and future educational webinars

Access to customized training resources (available to only Level II) and a recommended sequential path of training

Access to tools such as The Organization Assessment Tool and the CIAS-ISAO Roadmap to Establishing an ISAO

10% Discount on CIAS Prep Courses for CISSP, CompTIA A+ and Security+

To register as a Level 2 member, please visit its registration page here.

$1,200/ Annual

Membership Level III

Membership at this level allows access to Tier I, II & III products and services.

Ten (10) customized consultations that help you build a community cybersecurity program that can be tailored around subject matter

Access to past and future educational webinars

Access to tools such as The Organization Assessment Tool and the CIAS-ISAO Roadmap to Establishing an ISAO

Access to Panoply, a virtual community/organization cyber defense competition, for a discounted rate. This virtual event is held for 4-6 hours

15% Discount on CIAS Prep Courses for CISSP, CompTIA A+ and Security+

Discount on exercises, workshops and other resources

50% discount on the book “Establishing Cyber Security Programs Through the Community Cyber Security Maturity Model (CCSMM)”

Free registration for organization members to annual International Information Sharing Conference.

To register as a Level 3 member, please visit its registration page here.

To register your organization as a CIAS-ISAO member, visit the appropriate member level sign-up page. You will be asked to provide contact information, and you will create a website username and password. Once the registration process is complete for Levels 2 and 3, you will receive a welcome email with further instructions on how to pay for your membership.