ICTCYS402 — Identify and confirm cyber security incidents

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What an assessment for ICTCYS402 must cover

21 assessable components: 3 elements (9 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 5 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Identify cyber security incidents

1.1Identify and review legislative requirements and organisational procedures and policies applicable to cyber security incidents and incident response plans
1.2Obtain and analyse system, network and application infrastructure and logs according to organisational security procedures
1.3Analyse and test application and confirm assumptions of incidents according to organisational security procedures
1.4Discuss differences between network and systems incidents with required personnel

2 Confirm cyber security incidents

2.1Confirm whether incidents are network or systems related
2.2Discuss and confirm incident with required personnel
2.3Identify and discuss potential changes required to system, network and application

3 Report and document cyber security incidents

3.1Report cyber security incident to required personnel, according to legislative requirements and organisational policies and procedures
3.2Document exposed vulnerability and changes, solutions and actions discussed according to organisational policies and procedures

Performance evidence

identify and confirm occurrence of at least: one network incident, one system incident, one wireless or Wi-Fi incident, one application incident.
In the course of the above, the candidate must: discuss and contribute at least one potential change to each incident, adhere to legislative requirements and organisational security procedures.

Knowledge evidence

different types of cyber security incidents and attacks, including: security vulnerabilities and malware, denial-of-service attack (DDOS), SQL injection (SQLi), cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, scripted attacks, hardware attacks, attacks against Wi Fi, cyber security risks
methods of testing systems, networks and applications and confirming incidents
common procedures in: following organisational cyber security incident response plans, responding to cyber security incidents
legislative requirements applicable to identifying and reporting cyber security incidents
organisational policies and procedures applicable to cyber security incidents, including: documenting established requirements, incidents and work performed, security procedures, obtaining and analysing system, network and application information, cyber security incident response processes and plans, establishing reporting procedures.

Foundation skills

Learning: Identifies and gathers information applicable to business, systems, network and infrastructure
Oral communication: Uses effective communication techniques to discuss details of cyber security incidents using industry standard technical language intended for audience and environment
Reading: Interprets information in a range of formats when identifying cyber security incidents Reads and applies information of relevance to cyber security incident and suggests potential changes
Writing: Uses required and industry specific terminology in documenting cyber security incidents and proposed actions and solutions
Technology: Uses required technological tools and software in identifying and confirming cyber security incidents

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What does an assessment tool for ICTCYS402 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ICTCYS402 needs to address all 21 unit components: 3 elements with 9 performance criteria, 2 performance evidence requirements, 5 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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