ICTCYS608 — Perform cyber security risk assessments

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What an assessment for ICTCYS608 must cover

24 assessable components: 3 elements (11 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 5 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Prepare to perform risk assessment

1.1Analyse organisations risk culture and document findings according to organisational requirements
1.2Research and document legislative and organisational cyber security risk requirements
1.3Obtain and analyse organisation’s risk register and determine its currency against organisational legislative requirements
1.4Develop and document risk assessment plan according to organisational requirements
1.5Communicate risk assessment plan with required personnel and seek and respond to feedback

2 Perform risk assessment

2.1Initiate risk assessment according to plan
2.2Document process and outcomes of risk assessment according to organisational policies and procedures

3 Finalise risk assessment

3.1Analyse and document findings against risk register and determine operations outside of organisation’s risk appetite
3.2Develop and document operational measures to align operations against risk register requirements
3.3Communicate risk assessment findings to required personnel and highlight areas of non-compliance and solutions
3.4Lodge documentation according to organisational requirements

Performance evidence

conduct a cyber security risk assessment on at least one occasion
identify and analyse an organisation’s risk appetite and risk register against their daily operations
research cyber security legislation and align organisational risk assessment to require legislation
document processes and outcomes

Knowledge evidence

risk assessment methodologies and processes required in cyber security
methodologies of identifying and measuring risk culture and risk appetite in the cyber environment
sources of legislative requirements required in cyber security
organisational procedures applicable to conducting a cyber security risk assessment including, documenting risk assessment processes and findings
establishing requirements and features of cyber security risk assessment processes

Foundation skills

Reading: Interprets and applies technical, legislative and organisational documentation to determine and confirm compliance and job requirements and compliance
Writing: Develops workplace and legal documentation for a specific audience, using detailed language to convey explicit information, requirements and recommendations
Planning and organising: Develops the operational detail in stages, regularly reviewing priorities and performance during assessment procedure, and identifies and addresses issues of non-compliance
Problem solving: Demonstrates an understanding of context to recognise anomalies and subtle deviations to normal expectations, focusing attention and remedying problems as they arise

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What does an assessment tool for ICTCYS608 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ICTCYS608 needs to address all 24 unit components: 3 elements with 11 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 5 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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