Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify cyber security standards and laws and evaluate an organisation’s working practices and compliance to these standards and laws as well as determine changes required to continue compliance.
It applies to those who work in an internal audit function, including those who specialise in cyber security and compliance and are responsible for implementing and monitoring an organisation’s compliance to cyber security standards and laws both locally and internationally.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Research existing security standards and laws | 1.1 Identify standards and laws required for organisations cyber security operations and summarise findings 1.2 Analyse and align required laws and standards to organisational cyber operations 1.3 Obtain and analyse organisation’s existing cyber security compliance strategies and document outcomes according to organisational policies and procedures 1.4 Determine time periods and benchmarking of compliance evaluation requirements |
2. Analyse compliance activities | 2.1 Conduct compliance assessment according to organisational and legislative requirements 2.2 Document assessment findings according to organisational policies and procedures 2.3 Identify and document areas of non-compliance and near misses |
3. Align organisation’s activities to required standards | 3.1 Develop and document all compliance requirements 3.2 Distribute requirements to required personnel in preparation to realign business activities to requirements 3.3 Develop an evaluation strategy according to organisational policies and procedures 3.4 Submit all documents to required personnel and seek and respond to feedback |
Evidence of Performance
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:
identify cyber security standards and laws and analyse an organisation’s operations and compliance to required laws and standards on at least one occasion.
In the course of the above, the candidate must:
document processes and summarise findings.
Evidence of Knowledge
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:
security risks, and tolerance of risk in an organisation
cyber security standards, regulations and laws applicable to the organisation
organisational business processes and applicable cyber security requirements in each area
principles of cyber security
methods of identifying cyber security incidents
different types of cyber security incidents including security vulnerabilities and malware.
Assessment Conditions
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:
standards outlining cyber security standards and laws applicable to the organisation
software required to implement cyber security standards and laws.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
Foundation Skills
Learning | Obtains information applicable to legislative requirements and organisational procedures and identity management standards and principles Monitors outcomes of decisions, considering results and identifying key concepts and principles that may be adaptable in the future |
Reading | Interprets information from different sources in a range of formats when identifying best practices and interpreting how these standards apply to the organisation |
Writing | Uses industry specific terminology in documenting research findings, recommendations and best practice implementation |
Planning and organising | Uses problem solving skills to identify anomalies and subtle deviations to normal expectations, focusing attention and remedying problems as they arise |
Sectors
Cyber security