ICTCYS405Develop cyber security incident response plans

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What an assessment for ICTCYS405 must cover

33 assessable components: 3 elements (14 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 10 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 Plan incident response plans

  • 1.1Identify and gather information on organisational environment, procedures and processes and cyber security threats
  • 1.2Discuss and confirm ideas and plans with management and gain approval in developing response plans
  • 1.3Establish response committee and roles and responsibilities of each individual according to organisational procedures
  • 1.4Identify required services and assets in developing test plans

2 Develop and confirm incident response plans

  • 2.1Establish and confirm recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO) in disaster recovery according to organisational requirements
  • 2.2Discuss and establish test scenarios
  • 2.3Establish and confirm test frequency according to organisational requirements
  • 2.4Develop test baselines and metrics according to organisational procedures
  • 2.5Confirm and document draft test plans with required personnel and respond to feedback accordingly
  • 2.6Test cyber security incident response plan according to testing procedures
  • 2.7Identify, address and report errors noted in testing phase, within scope of own role

3 Finalise incident response plans

  • 3.1Discuss lessons learnt in testing response plans and adjust test plans accordingly
  • 3.2Obtain sign-off with required personnel according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 3.3Record, document and store test plans according to organisational procedures

Performance evidence

  • develop a plan in response to cyber security incidents for each of the following areas: organisation’s network, organisation’s system, Wi-Fi network, an application, a human error.
  • establish at least two test scenarios in each plan
  • develop at least two test metrics and at least two baselines in each plan
  • adhere to organisational procedures.

Knowledge evidence

  • features and principals of networking, Wi-Fi networks and applications
  • procedures in testing cyber security incident test plans
  • metrics and baselines used in cyber security incident test plans
  • roles and responsibilities of test committees
  • organisational procedures and requirements applicable to developing cyber security incident response plans, including:
  • documenting established requirements and incident response plans
  • establishing response committees
  • testing methodologies
  • establishing baselines and metrics
  • cyber incidents and scenarios.

Foundation skills

  • Learning: Identifies and gathers information applicable to organisational procedures and developing response plans
  • Numeracy: Uses tools to measure and record data and interpret test plan results
  • Reading: Identifies and analyses information from a broad range of sources in determining required incident response plans suited to an organisation
  • Writing: Prepares complex workplace documentation detailing response plans using required structure, layout and technical programming language
  • Technology: Uses required technology tools and software in testing cyber security response plans

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What does an assessment tool for ICTCYS405 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ICTCYS405 needs to address all 33 unit components: 3 elements with 14 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 10 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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