Membership Opportunities

Cybersecurity entities that are TI Accredited in accordance with the Trusted Introducer requirements. If a team chose to become TI Certified in addition does not change their membership status. TI Certified therefore can be better described as an additional attribute of a TI Accredited team, recognizing them for their assessed maturity.

Full Members are entitled to attend open and restricted TF-CSIRT Meetings, subscribe to all mailing lists, and have access to restricted information maintained by the Trusted Introducer service.

An initial set-up fee and an annual membership fee will be charged.

Only full members have voting rights.

Entities that are approved by the full members in accordance with the TI Listing process. Whenever new teams would like to become part of the TF-CSIRT community, a voting process is invoked asking the full members for support. Once a team has been accepted, the information about the newly registered team will be made available, as part of the TI Directory.

Listed Teams are entitled to attend open TF-CSIRT Meetings, subscribe to open mailing lists, and have access to open information maintained by the Trusted Introducer service.

No fees will be charged for listed teams, although registration fees for particular events or trainings might apply.

Listed Teams have no voting rights.

Organisations with an interest in the TF-CSIRT Community but that do not meet the criteria for a successful registration as listed team with Trusted Introducer can apply to become a TF-CSIRT Liaison Member.

Applicants for Liaison Membership should be able to demonstrate that their organisation is of strategic importance to the TF-CSIRT Community and runs activities that are relevant to it.

To apply for Liaison Membership, please send a letter to the OCF Secretary outlining why your organisation wishes to apply for Liaison Membership and how it meets the criteria set out above. The following process will then be followed:

1. The application letter will be considered by the TF-CSIRT Steering Committee (SC) which will decide whether to support the application or not.
2. The SC’s recommendation will be communicated to the TF-CSIRT Full Members, which will be asked to raise any objections - if any - against the SC’s recommendation.
3. If no objections are received within three weeks, the outcome will be communicated to the applicant.
4. If objections are received, the decision will be taken to a formal vote at the next TF-CSIRT Meeting.
5. If the Liaison Membership was granted, the organisation’s nominated representative(s) will be added to the general TF-CSIRT mailing list.

Current Liaison Members of TF-CSIRT are: AfricaCERT, APNIC, ENISA, Internet Society and CERT/CC.

Nominated representatives of Liaison Members are entitled to attend general sessions at TF-CSIRT Meetings and subscribe to the general TF-CSIRT mailing list, and have access to open information maintained by the Trusted Introducer service..

No fees will be charged for Liaison Members, although registration fees for particular events or trainings might apply.

Liaison Members have no voting rights.

Persons that are admitted in accordance with the established procedures for TI Associates, or are serving on the TF-CSIRT Steering Committee and who do not otherwise qualify for membership.

Individual Members are entitled to attend all open and restricted TF-CSIRT Meetings, subscribe to all mailing lists, and have access to restricted information maintained by the Trusted Introducer service.

No fees will be charged, although registration fees for particular events or trainings might apply.

Individual Members have no voting rights.

Full Members must nominate at least two representatives: one primary and one deputy.

Liaison Members and Listed teams must nominate one representative.

It is expected that these representatives will also be the nominated representatives for the TI service where practical.

Other persons from Full and Liaison Members as well as listed teams and individual members may participate in open Task Force activities as delegates.