Skills at a glance

Skills by category

Category	Skill	Levels
Skills for security professionals	Business risk management BURM				4	5	6	7
	Information security SCTY			3	4	5	6	7
	Information assurance INAS					5	6	7
	Information governance IRMG				4	5	6	7
	Conformance review CORE			3	4	5	6
	Digital forensics DGFS				4	5	6
	Penetration testing PENT				4	5	6
	Security administration SCAD	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Specialist advice TECH				4	5	6
	Continuity management COPL				4	5
	Incident management USUP		2	3	4	5
	Research RSCH		2	3	4	5	6
	Measurement MEAS			3	4	5	6
	Supplier management SUPP		2	3	4	5	6	7
	Knowledge management KNOW		2	3	4	5	6	7
	Learning delivery ETDL			3	4	5
	Relationship management RLMT				4	5	6	7
	Performance management PEMT				4	5	6
Skills which include security	Solution architecture ARCH				4	5	6
	Data management DATM		2	3	4	5	6
	Systems development management DLMG					5	6	7
	Software design SWDN		2	3	4	5	6
	Programming/software development PROG		2	3	4	5	6
	Real-time/embedded systems development RESD		2	3	4	5	6
	Network design NTDS					5	6
	Testing TEST	1	2	3	4	5	6
	User experience design HCEV			3	4	5	6
	Hardware design HWDE				4	5	6
	Asset management ASMG		2	3	4	5	6
	Change management CHMG		2	3	4	5	6
	Application support ASUP		2	3	4	5
	IT infrastructure ITOP	1	2	3	4
	Database administration DBAD		2	3	4	5
	Storage management STMG			3	4	5	6
	Quality management QUMG			3	4	5	6	7
	Sourcing SORC		2	3	4	5	6	7
	Supplier management SUPP		2	3	4	5	6	7
Other security related skills	Enterprise IT governance GOVN					5	6	7
	Consultancy CNSL					5	6	7
	Specialist advice TECH				4	5	6
	IT management ITMG					5	6	7
	Enterprise and business architecture STPL					5	6	7
	Strategic planning ITSP					5	6	7
	Learning design and development TMCR			3	4	5
	Learning delivery ETDL			3	4	5