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ICAI5250A
Develop, implement and evaluate system and application security

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


This unit defines the competency required to develop, implement and evaluate information security in an IT system or application during the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) prior to the Operations and Maintenance phase.

The practice of these protocols ensures that the operation of IT systems and software does not present undue risk to the enterprise and its information assets.

This objective is accomplished through risk assessment; risk mitigation; security control selection, implementation and evaluation; and software security standards compliance.

No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)

Prerequisites

ICAB4225B

Automate processes

Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.



Evidence Required

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The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the following is essential:

IT system or application security plan

Application and verifying compliance with the identified standards

Practise secure coding practices

Assess and evaluate system compliance

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

Author an IT system or application security plan

Apply and verify compliance with the identified standards

Ensure the integration of information security practices

Re-engineer security controls to mitigate vulnerabilities

Assess and evaluate system compliance

To demonstrate competency in this unit the following resources will be needed:

IT business specifications

Information on the security environment including relevant laws/legislation, existing organisational security policies, organisational expertise and knowledge

Possible security environment also includes the threats to security that are, or are held to be, present in the environment

Risk analysis tools/methodologies

IT security assurance specifications

Application and system scenarios

Method of assessment

The purpose of this unit is to define the standard of performance to be achieved in the workplace. In undertaking training and assessment activities related to this unit, consideration should be given to the implementation of appropriate diversity and accessibility practices in order to accommodate people who may have special needs. Additional guidance on these and related matters is provided in ICA05 Section 1.

The following assessment method is appropriate for this unit:

Competency in this unit should to be assessed using summative assessment to ensure consistency of performance in a range of contexts. This unit can be assessed either in the workplace or in a simulated environment. However, simulated activities must closely reflect the workplace to enable full demonstration of competency.

Assessment will usually include observation of real or simulated work processes and procedures and/or performance in a project context as well as questioning on underpinning knowledge and skills. The questioning of team members, supervisors, subordinates, peers and clients where appropriate may provide valuable input to the assessment process. The interdependence of units for assessment purposes may vary with the particular project or scenario.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended.

Additionally, an individual demonstrating this competency would be able to:

Demonstrate understanding of specialised knowledge with depth in some areas

Analyse, diagnose, design and execute judgement across a broad range of technical or management functions

Generate ideas through the analysis of information and concepts at an abstract level

Demonstrate a command of wide-ranging, highly specialised technical, creative or conceptual skills

Demonstrate accountability for personal outputs within broad parameters

Demonstrate accountability for personal and group outcomes within broad parameters.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

Reading and interpreting program specifications

Translating requirements from problem space to machine space

Integrated development environment usage

Basic programming techniques

Internal (code) documentation techniques

Basic debugging techniques

Testing techniques

Basic documentation techniques

Required knowledge

Programming language

Small size application development

Data structures

GUI interfaces

Best practice in application of language syntax rules

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Established requirements may include:

standards

policies

regulations

and laws

IT system or application may include:

program

applications

collection of programs

integrated suite of programs

operating system and system software

Vulnerabilities may include:

errors in application or system

trapdoors

undefined variables

buffer overflows

undefined or undocumented code

untested code

poor design

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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
Specify the enterprise and IT system or application security policies 
Specify the security requirements for the IT system or application 
Author an IT system or application security plan in accordance with the enterprise and IT system or application security policies 
Identify the standards against which to engineer the IT system or application 
Specify the criteria for performing risk-based audits against the IT system or application 
Develop processes and procedures to mitigate the introduction of vulnerabilities during the engineering process 
Integrate applicable information security requirements, controls, processes, and procedures into IT system and application design specifications in accordance with established requirements. 
Execute the enterprise and IT system or application security policies 
Apply and verify compliance with the identified standards against which to engineer the IT system or application 
Perform the processes and procedures to mitigate the introduction of vulnerabilities during the engineering process 
Perform secure configuration management practices 
Validate that the engineered IT system and application security controls meet the specified requirements 
Reengineer security controls to mitigate vulnerabilities identified during the operations phase 
Ensure the integration of information security practices throughout the SDLC process 
Document IT system or application security controls addressed within the system 
Practise secure coding practices 
Review new and existing risk management technologies to achieve an optimal enterprise risk posture 
Review new and existing IT security technologies to support secure engineering across the SDLC phases 
Continually assess the effectiveness of the information system's controls based on risk management practices and procedures 
Assess and evaluate system compliance with corporate policies and architectures 
Assess system maturation and readiness for promotion to the production stage 
Collect lessons learned from integration of information security into the SDLC and use to identify improvement actions 
Collect, analyse and report performance measures 

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