SFIA View: Skills for security professionals
Skills for security professionals
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Information security SCTY
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Defining and operating a framework of security controls and security management strategies.
Enterprise and business architecture STPL
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Aligning an organisation's technology strategy with its business mission, strategy, and processes and documenting this using architectural models.
Governance GOVN
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Defining and operating a framework for making decisions, managing stakeholder relationships, and identifying legitimate authority.
Risk management BURM
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Planning and implementing organisation-wide processes and procedures for the management of risk to the success or integrity of the enterprise.
Audit AUDT
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Delivering independent, risk-based assessments of the effectiveness of processes, the controls, and the compliance environment of an organisation.
Information assurance INAS
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Protecting against and managing risks related to the use, storage and transmission of data and information systems.
Continuity management COPL
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Developing, implementing and testing a business continuity framework.
Incident management USUP
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Coordinating responses to incident reports, minimising negative impacts and restoring service as quickly as possible.
Vulnerability research VURE
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Conducting applied research to discover, evaluate and mitigate new or unknown security vulnerabilities and weaknesses.
Threat intelligence THIN
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Developing and sharing actionable insights on current and potential security threats to the success or integrity of an organisation.
Security operations SCAD
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Manages and administers security measures, leveraging tools and intelligence to protect assets, ensuring compliance and operational integrity.
Vulnerability assessment VUAS
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Identifying and classifying security vulnerabilities in networks, systems and applications and mitigating or eliminating their impact.
Digital forensics DGFS
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Recovering and investigating material found in digital devices.
Penetration testing PENT
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Testing the effectiveness of security controls by emulating the tools and techniques of likely attackers.
Research RSCH
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Systematically creating new knowledge by data gathering, innovation, experimentation, evaluation and dissemination.
Information and data compliance PEDP
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Implementing and promoting compliance with information and data management legislation.