ICTSAS524 — Develop, implement and evaluate an incident response plan

1 Prepare to develop an incident response plan

• 1.1Identify and document organisational incident response plan requirements
• 1.2Identify and document incident response team services according to organisational requirements
• 1.3Identify incident response plan structure according to organisational requirements
• 1.4Determine and document alignment of organisation’s existing incident response plan against identified requirements
• 1.5Submit documentation to required personnel, seek and respond to feedback

2 Develop the incident response plan

• 2.1Develop and document incident management policy according to task requirements
• 2.2Create incident response plans according to organisational requirements and security policies and procedures
• 2.3Develop incident handling and reporting procedures
• 2.4Create incident response exercises, red-teaming activities, staffing and training requirements
• 2.5Develop procedure for collecting and protecting forensic evidence during incident response procedures according to organisational requirements
• 2.6Establish and document incident the response plan

3 Implement the incident response plan

• 3.1Apply response actions to reported security incident according to incident response plan and task requirements
• 3.2Assist in collecting, processing and preserving evidence according to requirements
• 3.3Execute incident response plans, red-teaming activities and incident response exercises
• 3.4Document security incident response and actions according to task requirements
• 3.5Collect, analyse and report incident management measures according to task requirements

4 Evaluate incident response plans

• 4.1Assess and document efficiency and effectiveness of incident response plans activities
• 4.2Examine and document effectiveness of red teaming and incident response tests, training and exercises
• 4.3Assess effectiveness of communication between incident response team and required internal and external organisations
• 4.4Determine and document response improvement activities
• 4.5Submit documentation to required personnel and obtain final task sign off

What does an assessment tool for ICTSAS524 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ICTSAS524 needs to address all 32 unit components: 4 elements with 21 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 1 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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