Security Onion Solutions

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Using Security Onion in the Classroom

Join the ranks of universities and institutions for higher education around the world that use Security Onion to educate the next generation of cybersecurity professionals!

Use the community edition in the classroom with no need for additional licensing. This version is perfect for introductory courses or scenarios where students are primarily focused on the core open-source toolset.

Since it's the exact same code used in the field, students get hands-on experience with the industry-standard platform with zero budget requirements or licensing overhead.

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Student and Instructor Licenses are available at a discount from the retail price. With the rapid advances in AI students need to be trained on how to make use of this technology to find and stop bad actors quickly. Contact us to purchase academic licenses and provide your students access to cutting-edge Cyber Security features, including Onion AI, Security Onion API, and more.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • YouTube: securityonion.net/youtube

  • Official Training: securityonionsolutions.com/training

  • Our Essentials course is FREE! For those looking to further their understanding of the Security Onion platform we do offer academic discounts on our on-demand training. Contact us for more information.

  • We have excellent documentation available here, with its own FAQ here. For more information about support options, click here. Alternatively, consider purchasing an academic Security Onion Pro license to have access to our support team as well as provide cutting edge Cyber Security features to your students.

  • You are free to reference our documentation while teaching your course, but please check the documentation's license for further details.

  • Security Onion Solutions' paid course material is copyrighted and should not be re-used in any way without express written permission.

  • Contact us for more details.

Security Onion Pro licensing

  • No, your sales representative will provide a license pack, containing the desired number of licenses needed for your classroom.

  • Yes, each student and instructor license will receive its own set of Onion AI credits.

  • Yes, if you or your students use all the credits, contact us and we'll work with you to understand the expected credit needs for the remainder of the term.

  • Typically, the instructor license will remain valid for a year, while the student licenses will remain valid for the length of the semester. Our sales representatives will work with you if your course duration is not a typical semester in length.

  • We want to ensure that the next generation of cyber security professionals are well-trained! We discount academic licenses accordingly, to make this possible. Contact us today to learn more.

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Discounts are available to faculty of accredited institutions in the US, and their students, subject to limitations.

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