ICTNWK550 — Design ICT system security controls

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What an assessment for ICTNWK550 must cover

32 assessable components: 3 elements (14 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 9 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 7 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 Review organisational security policy and procedures

1.1Analyse business environment and identify organisational system security controls requirements
1.2Determine legislative requirement for ICT security and impact on organisational requirements
1.3Identify organisational ICT security threats
1.4Document analysis findings and security requirements and submit to required personnel for approval
1.5Seek and respond to feedback from required personnel as required

2 Develop security plan

2.1Identify potential security attacks, threats and risks
2.2Prioritise, categorise and document assessment results
2.3Determine and document security plan according to organisational requirements
2.4Submit plan to required personnel and seek feedback
2.5Integrate approved changes into security plan and confirm compliance with statutory requirements

3 Implement system controls

3.1Implement security controls according to security plan and confirm minimum risk of security breaches
3.2Monitor each phase of implementation and determine organisational impact
3.3Document implementation process according to organisational requirements
3.4Plan risk assessment review process according to organisational requirements

Performance evidence

review organisations existing security policies and procedures and design and document security procedures and controls for a system on at least one occasion.
oversee the implementation and evaluation of the strategy.

Knowledge evidence

communications security, including human organisational interactions
procedures for conducting information security risk assessments
internet security technologies and processes, including: firewalls, physical security, security testing methods for performing security tests, wireless security
security threats
the impact of security policies, plans and strategies
general features of specific security technology
risk assessment
current industry standard security processes, including general features and capabilities of software and hardware solutions
legislative requirements and ethical standards expected when considering security controls, including: ethics in Information and Communications Technology (ICT), privacy issues.

Foundation skills

Oral communication: Uses listening and questioning skills to confirm requirements, articulate and present complex concepts and matters using required terminology for intended audience
Reading: Interprets legislative, organisational and technical material to determine job requirements
Writing: Develops a broad range of business reports for a specific audience, using clear and detailed language to convey explicit information, requirements and recommendations
Planning and organising: Operates from a broad conceptual plan, developing the operational detail in stages, regularly reviewing priorities and performance during implementation and identifying and addressing issues
Problem solving: Monitors outcomes of decisions, considering results from a range of perspectives and identifying key concepts and principles that may be adaptable in the future
Self-management: Identifies and applies complex legislative or regulatory requirements required to own role and considers implications of any changes when planning and undertaking work
Technology: Identifies and applies complex principles, concepts, language and practices associated with the digital world Monitors and controls access to digitally stored and transmitted information

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What does an assessment tool for ICTNWK550 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ICTNWK550 needs to address all 32 unit components: 3 elements with 14 performance criteria, 2 performance evidence requirements, 9 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for ICTNWK550?

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