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Evidence Guide: ICANWK510A - Develop, implement and evaluate system and application security

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ICANWK510A - Develop, implement and evaluate system and application security

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Develop system and application security

  1. Specify enterprise and IT system or application security policies
  2. Specify security requirements for the IT system or application
  3. Author an IT system or application security plan according to the enterprise and IT system or application security policies
  4. Identify standards against which to engineer the IT system or application
  5. Specify criteria for performing risk-based audits against the IT system or application
  6. Develop processes and procedures to mitigate the introduction of vulnerabilities during the engineering process
  7. Integrate applicable information security requirements, controls, processes, and procedures into IT system and application design specifications according to established requirements
Specify enterprise and IT system or application security policies

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Specify security requirements for the IT system or application

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Author an IT system or application security plan according to the enterprise and IT system or application security policies

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Identify standards against which to engineer the IT system or application

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Specify criteria for performing risk-based audits against the IT system or application

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Develop processes and procedures to mitigate the introduction of vulnerabilities during the engineering process

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Integrate applicable information security requirements, controls, processes, and procedures into IT system and application design specifications according to established requirements

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Implement system and application security

  1. Execute enterprise and IT system or application security policies
  2. Apply and verify compliance with identified standards against which to engineer the IT system or application
  3. Perform processes and procedures to mitigate the introduction of vulnerabilities during the engineering process
  4. Perform secure configuration management practices
  5. Validate that the engineered IT system and application security controls meet the specified requirements
  6. Re-engineer security controls to mitigate vulnerabilities identified during the operations phase
  7. Ensure integration of information security practices throughout the SDLC process
  8. Document IT system or application security controls addressed within the system
  9. Practise secure coding practices
Execute enterprise and IT system or application security policies

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Apply and verify compliance with identified standards against which to engineer the IT system or application

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Perform processes and procedures to mitigate the introduction of vulnerabilities during the engineering process

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Perform secure configuration management practices

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Validate that the engineered IT system and application security controls meet the specified requirements

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Re-engineer security controls to mitigate vulnerabilities identified during the operations phase

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Ensure integration of information security practices throughout the SDLC process

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Document IT system or application security controls addressed within the system

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Practise secure coding practices

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Evaluate system and application security

  1. Review new and existing risk management technologies to achieve an optimal enterprise risk posture
  2. Review new and existing IT security technologies to support secure engineering across the SDLC phases
  3. Continually assess the effectiveness of the information-system controls based on risk-management practices and procedures
  4. Assess and evaluate system compliance with corporate policies and architectures
  5. Assess system maturation and readiness for promotion to the production stage
  6. Collect lessons learned from integration of information security into the SDLC and use to identify improvement actions
  7. Collect, analyse and report performance measures
Review new and existing risk management technologies to achieve an optimal enterprise risk posture

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Review new and existing IT security technologies to support secure engineering across the SDLC phases

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Continually assess the effectiveness of the information-system controls based on risk-management practices and procedures

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Assess and evaluate system compliance with corporate policies and architectures

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Assess system maturation and readiness for promotion to the production stage

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Collect lessons learned from integration of information security into the SDLC and use to identify improvement actions

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Collect, analyse and report performance measures

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

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:

author an IT system or application security plan

apply and verify compliance with the identified standards

practise secure coding practices

assess and evaluate system compliance.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to:

IT business specifications

information on the security environment, including laws and legislation, existing organisational security policies, organisational expertise and knowledge

possible security environment, which also includes the threats to security that are, or are held to be, present in the environment

risk analysis tools and methodologies

IT security assurance specifications

application and system scenarios

appropriate learning and assessment support when required.

Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified 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:

verbal or written questioning to assess candidate’s knowledge of security issues regarding the system or application and security standards

review of system or application security plan prepared by candidate

review of amended system or security plan after evaluation prepared by candidate

observation of candidate carrying out work to ensure the plan complies with security standards.

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 non-English speaking background may need additional support.

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

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

analytical skills to translate requirements from problem space to machine space

initiative and enterprise skills to write security plans

literacy skills to write technical documentation

planning and organisational skills to ensure that the plan is implemented

problem-solving skills to ensure that security areas are covered

technical skills to:

debug code

read and interpret program specifications

write code.

Required knowledge

range of programming languages, including those used by the organisation

best practice in application of language syntax rules

data structures

graphical user interface (GUI) interfaces

small-size application development.

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.

IT system or application may include:

applications

collection of programs

integrated suite of programs

operating system and system software

program.

Vulnerabilities may include:

buffer overflows

errors in application or system

poor design

trapdoors

undefined or undocumented code

undefined variables

untested code.

Established requirements may include:

laws

policies

regulations

standards.