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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify assets and threats
   • Identify types of information assets in the organisation
   • Identify mechanisms by which information assets are accessed, transmitted and stored
   • Establish nature of threats to information assets and determine effect that loss or damage may have to the organisation
2. Secure assets
   • Identify actions, mechanisms and strategies to protect information assets
   • Secure assets within scope of authority
   • Report issues to appropriate person and other issues where they are outside scope of authority
3. Mitigate or prevent damage to assets
   • Identify signs and evidence that information assets are threatened or undergoing loss or damage
   • Provide first level response to reduce effects, mitigate damage and protect evidence
   • Report incident, effects and actions to appropriate person

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

identify the organisation's information assets and the ways in which these assets are used

establish potential threats to information assets and analyse the effects these threats would have on the organisation

implement measures to secure assets, and mitigate or prevent damage, according to organisational requirements

discuss details of security threats and issues relating to information assets with appropriate persons

report issues or incidents according to organisational requirements.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

identify information assets and key sources of information assets

identify the types of security responses available to secure assets

identify assets supported by the organisation

describe general information and communications technology (ICT) hardware and security implications

identify the organisation’s security procedures.

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