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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify counter-measures
   • Review documented risks and threats and validate management decisions on acceptable and unacceptable risks.
   • Determine treatment options and countermeasures to reduce the likelihood of occurrence or consequences of the risk.
   • Propose treatments which include continuity plans where appropriate.
   • Propose treatments which match the level and type of risk and importance of the function or resource.
   • Conduct a cost-benefit analysis to determine countermeasures.
   • Consult stakeholders on the cost-benefit analysis and determine and submit countermeasures for prioritising.
2. Develop security plan
   • Prepare a security plan containing explanatory information on the importance of security and the organisation’s security objectives in achieving corporate and business objectives.
   • Summarise the threat assessments undertaken, current exposure and current protective security arrangements in the plan.
   • Outline security strategies for implementing, monitoring and evaluating countermeasures.
   • Include timeframes and security budget for implementing countermeasures including assigned responsibilities and methodologies to be used.
   • Submit security plan for approval and communicate to stakeholders.
3. Identify counter-measures
   • Review documented risks and threats and validate management decisions on acceptable and unacceptable risks.
   • Determine treatment options and countermeasures to reduce the likelihood of occurrence or consequences of the risk.
   • Propose treatments which include continuity plans where appropriate.
   • Propose treatments which match the level and type of risk and importance of the function or resource.
   • Conduct a cost-benefit analysis to determine countermeasures.
   • Consult stakeholders on the cost-benefit analysis and determine and submit countermeasures for prioritising.
4. Develop security plan
   • Prepare a security plan containing explanatory information on the importance of security and the organisation’s security objectives in achieving corporate and business objectives.
   • Summarise the threat assessments undertaken, current exposure and current protective security arrangements in the plan.
   • Outline security strategies for implementing, monitoring and evaluating countermeasures.
   • Include timeframes and security budget for implementing countermeasures including assigned responsibilities and methodologies to be used.
   • Submit security plan for approval and communicate to stakeholders.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least two occasions.

applying legislation, regulations and policies relating to security risk management plans

using evaluation, deductive reasoning, problem solving and decision making

communicating with diverse stakeholders involving presentation, listening, questioning, paraphrasing, clarifying, summarising

reading and analysing complex information in standards and security plans

writing reports requiring formal language and structure

representing numerical, graphical and statistical information in diverse formats

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Knowledge Evidence

Operational knowledge of:

Crimes Act 1914 and Criminal Code 1985

Freedom of Information Act 1982

Privacy Act 1988

fraud control policy

Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM)

Protective Security Policy Framework

Australian standards, quality assurance and certification requirements

international treaties and protocols

requires comprehensive knowledge of cross-jurisdictional protocols

organisation’s strategic objectives

national strategic objectives

formats for different types of reports

cost-benefit analysis techniques

equal employment opportunity, equity and diversity principles

public sector legislation, including WHS and environment, in the context of security risk assessment

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