Understand and apply fundamental concepts and methods related to the fields of information technology and security

Align overall organizational operational goals with security functions and implementations

Understand how to protect assets of the organization as they go through their lifecycle

Understand the concepts, principles, structures and standards used to design, implement, monitor and secure operating systems, equipment, networks, applications and those controls used to enforce various levels of confidentiality, integrity and availability

Implement system security through the application of security design principles and application of appropriate security control mitigations for vulnerabilities present in common information system types and architectures

Understand the importance of cryptography and the security services it can provide in today’s digital and information age

Understand the impact of physical security elements on information system security and apply secure design principles to evaluate or recommend appropriate physical security protections

Understand the elements that comprise communication and network security coupled with a thorough description of how the communication and network systems function

List the concepts and architecture that define the associated technology and implementation systems and protocols at Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model layers 1-7

Identify standard terms for applying physical and logical access controls to environments related to their security practice

Appraise various access control models to meet business security requirements

Name primary methods for designing and validating test and audit strategies that support business requirements

Enhance and optimize an organization’s operational function and capacity by applying and utilizing appropriate security controls and countermeasures

Recognize risks to an organization’s operational endeavors and assess specific threats, vulnerabilities and controls

Understand the System Lifecycle (SLC) and the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and how to apply security to it; identify which security control(s) are appropriate for the development environment; and assess the effectiveness of software security