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ICTCYS612
Design and implement virtualised cyber security infrastructure for organisations

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to research, design, implement and test virtualised cyber security infrastructure in a small to medium sized organisation.

It applies to those who work in senior systems administrator roles including, network engineers and systems engineers, and are responsible for the design and implementation of virtualised cyber security infrastructures.

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

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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:

design and implement cyber security infrastructure and review results against organisational needs on at least two different occasions.

In the course of the above, the candidate must:

identify an organisation’s vulnerabilities, cyber security needs and data protection requirements

document findings, plan and processes.

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 implementation methodologies of cyber security

cyber security infrastructure features including:

application security

business continuity planning

disaster recovery planning

operational security (OPSEC)

threat vectors

organisational business processes and applicable cyber security requirements design and implementation

organisational procedures applicable to designing and implementing cybersecurity infrastructure, including:

documenting established requirements, risks and work performed

establishing requirements and features of cyber security infrastructure

establishing maintenance and alert processes

testing methods and procedures

security risks, and tolerance of risk in an organisation

industry standard cyber security providers

industry standards and regulations applicable to implementing cyber security infrastructure in an organisation

organisation, infrastructure and cyber security requirements.

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:

hardware, software and its components required in the design and implementation of cyber security infrastructure

an organisation’s operational details required for determining cyber security requirements

application and user security technologies require for the design and implementation of cyber security infrastructure

industry standard cyber security providers.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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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:

design and implement cyber security infrastructure and review results against organisational needs on at least two different occasions.

In the course of the above, the candidate must:

identify an organisation’s vulnerabilities, cyber security needs and data protection requirements

document findings, plan and processes.

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 implementation methodologies of cyber security

cyber security infrastructure features including:

application security

business continuity planning

disaster recovery planning

operational security (OPSEC)

threat vectors

organisational business processes and applicable cyber security requirements design and implementation

organisational procedures applicable to designing and implementing cybersecurity infrastructure, including:

documenting established requirements, risks and work performed

establishing requirements and features of cyber security infrastructure

establishing maintenance and alert processes

testing methods and procedures

security risks, and tolerance of risk in an organisation

industry standard cyber security providers

industry standards and regulations applicable to implementing cyber security infrastructure in an organisation

organisation, infrastructure and cyber security requirements.

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:

hardware, software and its components required in the design and implementation of cyber security infrastructure

an organisation’s operational details required for determining cyber security requirements

application and user security technologies require for the design and implementation of cyber security infrastructure

industry standard cyber security providers.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
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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 organisation’s operations to determine cyber security needs 
Research and identify industry standard network security options and security technologies 
Determine data types, security levels, mission-critical network servers and secure boundary requirements 
Design and document infrastructure requirements according to organisational requirements 
Determine and document implementation plan and timeframes 
Obtain tools, network access and data according to organisational requirements 
Plan and document network security monitoring strategy according to organisational requirements 
Distribute documentation to required personnel and seek and respond to feedback 
Establish and create network boundaries according to infrastructure plan requirements 
Implement network and server technologies according to infrastructure plan requirements 
Implement user security technologies according to infrastructure plan requirements 
Set security levels and user access according to organisational requirements 
Establish network security monitoring strategy according to plan requirements 
Test deployment of security infrastructure and its components according to technical specifications and infrastructure plan requirements 
Obtain and analyse test results, logs and user feedback 
Adjust implemented technologies according to organisational requirements and user feedback 

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