Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to plan for and develop a response plan for cyber security incidents.
It applies to individuals who work in information technology security, including network and security specialists, and apply a range of cyber security threat skills and knowledge to support all business functions plans for incidents.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Plan incident response plans | 1.1 Identify and gather information on organisational environment, procedures and processes and cyber security threats 1.2 Discuss and confirm ideas and plans with management and gain approval in developing response plans 1.3 Establish response committee and roles and responsibilities of each individual according to organisational procedures 1.4 Identify required services and assets in developing test plans |
2. Develop and confirm incident response plans | 2.1 Establish and confirm recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO) in disaster recovery according to organisational requirements 2.2 Discuss and establish test scenarios 2.3 Establish and confirm test frequency according to organisational requirements 2.4 Develop test baselines and metrics according to organisational procedures 2.5 Confirm and document draft test plans with required personnel and respond to feedback accordingly 2.6 Test cyber security incident response plan according to testing procedures 2.7 Identify, address and report errors noted in testing phase, within scope of own role |
3. Finalise incident response plans | 3.1 Discuss lessons learnt in testing response plans and adjust test plans accordingly 3.2 Obtain sign-off with required personnel according to organisational policies and procedures 3.3 Record, document and store test plans according to organisational procedures |
Evidence of Performance
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:
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.
In the course of the above, the candidate must:
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.
Evidence of Knowledge
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:
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.
Assessment Conditions
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 in testing cyber security incident response plans
required hardware and its components
Wi-Fi network
an application
text-editing software
information applicable to organisational environment, processes and previous cyber security incidents.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
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 |
Sectors
Cyber security