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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to

liaise with technical team members

present information

provide assistance with organisational guidelines

review logs and audit reports to identify security threats

problemsolving skills to

identify security threats

use thirdparty software or utilities to evaluate system security

project planning skills to

implement a virus checking process and schedule

report writing skills to

present audit reports and recommendations

report on system security

research skills to identify analyse and evaluate broad features of a particular business domain and best practice in system security methodologies and technologies

technical skills to

check strength of passwords

implement virus checking processes and schedules

modify user settings

monitor and record security threats to the system

Required knowledge

current industryaccepted hardware and software products

privacy issues and legislation with regard to IT security

key components of risk analysis process for system security

specific security technology

systems technologies

client business domain including client organisation structure and business functionality

Evidence Required

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 ability to

monitor and administer security functions on the system which may include use of thirdparty diagnostic tools

confirm knowledge of security features available in the operating environment

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

security policy

industry and organisational standards

appropriate learning and assessment support when required

modified equipment for people with special needs

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

direct observation

ensuring security policy compliance

using security strategies to evaluate and report on system security and threats

audit report and recommendations prepared

virus checking process and schedule implemented

verbal or written questioning to assess candidates knowledge of security features within the operating environment

Guidance information for assessment

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

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and suitable to the communication skill level language literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed

Indigenous people and other people from a nonEnglish speaking background may need additional support

In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge

Range Statement

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.

User may include:	department within the organisation person within a department third party.
Security policy may relate to:	audits and alerts file access levels privacy security objectives of the organisation standards: archival backup network theft viruses.
Legislation may include:	copyright liability statements privacy legislation.
Hardware may include:	modems or other connectivity devices networks personal computers remote sites servers workstations.
Software may include:	application: spreadsheet database word-processing internet browser commercial customised in-house programming: assembler compiler development tools system: computer security software device drivers operating system.
Operating system may include:	Linux GNU and Linux Mac OS X Microsoft Windows Unix-like operating systems: HP-UX IBM AIX Silicon Graphics IRIX Sun Solaris.
Security threats may include:	by-pass denial of service eavesdropping hacking impersonation manipulation penetration viruses.
Server may include:	application or web servers BEA Weblogic servers email servers file and print servers firewall servers FTP servers IBM VisualAge and WebSphere Novell Directory Services (NDS) servers proxy or cache servers voice servers.
Computer may include:	laptops other devices: hand-held and mobile devices personal digital assistant (PDA) servers workstations.
Encryption may include:	asymmetric public-key ciphers Deslogin digital signatures public key infrastructure (PKI) PKZIP pretty good privacy (PGP) RSA public key secure socket layer (SSL) sniffers SSH symmetric ciphers.
Security strategies may include:	authentication authorisation and integrity privacy security objectives of the organisation.
Appropriate person may include:	authorised business representative client project manager security consultant supervisor.