ICTNWK544 — Design and implement a security perimeter for ICT networks

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What an assessment for ICTNWK544 must cover

33 assessable components: 5 elements (19 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 3 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 7 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 Plan and design firewall solution

1.1Identify organisational and industry standard security threats according to organisational policies and procedures
1.2Determine required firewall security according to organisational requirements
1.3Research and identify available perimeter security options according to organisational requirements
1.4Design security perimeter according to organisational requirements

2 Configure perimeter to secure network

2.1Deploy required perimeter devices according to network security requirements
2.2Configure required perimeter topology according to network security requirements
2.3Configure basic functionality of devices according to network security requirements
2.4Configure required advanced functions according to network security requirements

3 Design and configure network devices

3.1Back up device configuration according to network security requirements
3.2Design and configure perimeter and enable continuity of service during devices upgrades
3.3Design and configure perimeter and enable continuity of service in event of device failure

4 Configure VPN solution

4.1Configure perimeter for site-to-site virtual private networks (VPNs)
4.2Configure perimeter as a remote access VPN server
4.3Configure perimeter to allow VPN tunnel forwarding
4.4Diagnose and resolve VPN connectivity issues according to network security requirements

5 Test design performance

5.1Test required functionality of basic features according to network security requirements
5.2Test required functionality of advanced features according to network security requirements
5.3Perform required penetration testing and verify perimeter against security requirements
5.4Document functionality performance results and submit to required personnel

Performance evidence

design, configure and test a security perimeter and integrated VPN solution on network devices on at least one occasion
design and configure a firewall solution and network devices
conduct testing of the performance of the perimeter of security devices
document functionality performance results and the finalised process

Knowledge evidence

industry standard emerging security issues and the requirement for security policies
industry standard security perimeter issues related to networks, including: security technologies according to perimeter design, weaknesses of installed perimeter design
principles and techniques for designing and implementing a security perimeter, including: software and hardware perimeter solutions, organisational network infrastructure, auditing and penetration testing techniques, logging analysis techniques

Foundation skills

Numeracy: Selects from and applies an expanding range of mathematical and problem-solving strategies to design and configure advanced features of perimeter devices and an integrated VPN solution
Reading: Gathers, interprets and analyses technical and enterprise information to determine requirements according to client needs
Writing: Uses factual information and industry related terminology to convey complex technical information and notes security breaches for client records to clients on technical, operational and business-related matters
Planning and organising: Uses a combination of formal, logical planning processes to plan, prioritise and monitor own work and coordinate processes in liaison with others and within different contexts
Problem solving: Makes decisions in relatively complex situations, taking a range of factors into consideration. May use intuition to identify general problem areas from complex issues and switching to analytical processes to meet security requirements and resolve other technical problems
Self-management: Identifies digital systems and tools are used or could be used to achieve work goals and begins to recognise strategic and operational applications
Technology: Uses digital technologies and systems safely and securely when implementing and monitoring a system, with a growing awareness of the permanence and transparency of all activities

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What does an assessment tool for ICTNWK544 need to cover?

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