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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Maintain physical security
   • Maintain physical security to ensure the safeguarding of official matters.
   • Report breaches of physical security to appropriate personnel.
2. Maintain communications security
   • Protect classified and sensitive material as it is passed over communications paths.
   • Handle classified and cryptographic material.
   • Document and report security violations.
3. Maintain information system security
   • Protect information systems media, assets and data.
   • Record and report breaches of security.
4. Maintain personnel security
   • Apply personnel security principles to protect against the threat of subversion, sabotage and espionage.
   • Record and report breaches of security.
5. Maintain physical security
   • Maintain physical security to ensure the safeguarding of official matters
6. Report breaches of physical security to appropriate personnel
7. Maintain communications security
   • Protect classified and sensitive material as it is passed over communications paths
8. Handle classified and cryptographic material
9. Document and report security violations
10. Maintain information system security
    • Protect information systems media, assets and data
11. Record and report breaches of security
12. Maintain personnel security
    • Apply personnel security principles to protect against the threat of subversion, sabotage and espionage

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and includes:

applying circuit procedures handling classified/COMSEC material opening/closing combination/cipher locks performing routine/field/emergency destruction procedures performing publication amendments maintaining physical security: handle classified and sensitive material control access to secure areas follow checks and muster procedures maintain logs and registers follow destruction procedures report breaches in accordance with approved guidelines and procedures maintaining communications security: handle classified and sensitive material maintain circuit discipline employ electronic protection methods maintaining information systems security: follow information systems security practices account for media and assets maintain data integrity maintaining personnel security: apply 'need to know' principle be aware of own responsibilities

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

circuit procedures combination and cipher lock operation cryptographic handling requirements information systems security practices publication amendment procedures reporting and recording procedures roles and responsibilities of team members routine/field/emergency destruction procedures rules pertaining to page by page mustering of publications security requirements for classified material special handling procedures techniques for supporting others

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