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ICTCYS608 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Perform cyber security risk assessments

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency ICTCYS608 - Perform cyber security risk assessments
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to conduct a risk assessment and analysis in a business environment. The risk assessment requires the identity and alignment of an organisation’s operating environment to their required risk register and the realignment of their operations.It applies to those who work in risk functions of an organisation, including ICT risk managers, cyber security engineers, network engineers, DevOps engineers and cyber security solutions architects, and are responsible for designing security solutions.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.

This includes access to:

software required to conduct a risk assessment

legislative documentation required to conduct a cyber security risk assessment

information applicable to organisational environment, culture and operations required to conduct a cyber security risk assessment.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Prepare to perform risk assessment
  • Analyse organisations risk culture and document findings according to organisational requirements
  • Research and document legislative and organisational cyber security risk requirements
  • Obtain and analyse organisation’s risk register and determine its currency against organisational legislative requirements
  • Develop and document risk assessment plan according to organisational requirements
  • Communicate risk assessment plan with required personnel and seek and respond to feedback
       
Element: Perform risk assessment
  • Initiate risk assessment according to plan
  • Document process and outcomes of risk assessment according to organisational policies and procedures
       
Element: Finalise risk assessment
  • Analyse and document findings against risk register and determine operations outside of organisation’s risk appetite
  • Develop and document operational measures to align operations against risk register requirements
  • Communicate risk assessment findings to required personnel and highlight areas of non-compliance and solutions
  • Lodge documentation according to organisational requirements
       


Evidence Required

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The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

conduct a cyber security risk assessment on at least one occasion.

In the course of the above, the candidate must:

identify and analyse an organisation’s risk appetite and risk register against their daily operations

research cyber security legislation and align organisational risk assessment to require legislation

document processes and outcomes.

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

risk assessment methodologies and processes required in cyber security

methodologies of identifying and measuring risk culture and risk appetite in the cyber environment

sources of legislative requirements required in cyber security

organisational procedures applicable to conducting a cyber security risk assessment including,

documenting risk assessment processes and findings

establishing requirements and features of cyber security risk assessment processes.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Analyse organisations risk culture and document findings according to organisational requirements 
Research and document legislative and organisational cyber security risk requirements 
Obtain and analyse organisation’s risk register and determine its currency against organisational legislative requirements 
Develop and document risk assessment plan according to organisational requirements 
Communicate risk assessment plan with required personnel and seek and respond to feedback 
Initiate risk assessment according to plan 
Document process and outcomes of risk assessment according to organisational policies and procedures 
Analyse and document findings against risk register and determine operations outside of organisation’s risk appetite 
Develop and document operational measures to align operations against risk register requirements 
Communicate risk assessment findings to required personnel and highlight areas of non-compliance and solutions 
Lodge documentation according to organisational requirements 

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