Mapping

SFIA professional skills

  • Continuity management COPL
  • Customer service support CSMG
  • Digital forensics DGFS
  • Incident management USUP
  • Information security SCTY
  • Security operations SCAD

Competencies

  • How to assist different teams and stakeholders with incident preparedness and responses including key communication processes.
  • How to support incident response activities.
  • How to manage network security, including how to operate and configure network-based security devices.
  • How to compare the general purpose and reasons for using various security tools and technologies.
  • How to analyse the output results from a vulnerability scan.

70:20:10 examples

70: Suggested experiential learning

  • Support incident handling.
  • Support digital forensic activities.
  • Collaborate with incident response and management, IT problem and change management staff and processes.

20: Suggested professional development

  • Find a mentor.
  • Shadow other practitioners.
  • Join a cyber security professional association and participate in events such as tabletop exercises, capture the flag.

10: Example formal learning

  • Bachelor degree or post graduate degree in Cyber security or IT
  • Certificate IV, Diploma or Advanced Diploma in cyber security (e.g. Cyber security) or IT

Others:

  • ITIL Foundations
  • Python
  • SANS SEC408: Forensics basics
  • SANS SEC504: Incident handling
  • Vendor training on SIEM and SOAR tools