Skills
What are skills?
Skills refer to expertise or aptitude in a capability that is needed to do something successfully. The security skills are used to indicate the typical knowledge and experience required for each of the security roles in the career framework.
Who are they for?
The security skills are for all government staff working in a security role, or anyone who wants to find out more about what is required for different security roles. They are also for some members of the wider public sector who have adopted our model.
How do I use the career framework skills?
It is important to link the skills to your development and use them to inform career and development discussions with your line manager. This will help you to agree which development areas to focus on. It is important to remember the following:
- the skill profiles are for guidance only and shouldn’t be used as an exact measure for a particular role
- achieving the skill profile for a role at a different grade level does not entitle someone to that grade, but it may enhance their chances when applying for that role
- you don’t need to achieve all aspects of the skill profile for a role before you can apply for it – we often learn best by stretching ourselves to take on new responsibilities
Skills
Applied Personnel Security
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Applied Physical Security
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Applied Research
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Applied Security Capability
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Applied Technical Security
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Business continuity management
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Compliance monitoring and controls testing
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Cyber security operations
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Design
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Forensics
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Incident management, incident investigation and response
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Information risk assessment and risk management
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Intrusion detection and analysis
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Investigative interviewing
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Legal and regulatory environment and compliance
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Penetration testing
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Protective security
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Risk understanding and mitigation
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Secure design
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Secure development
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Secure operations management
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Secure supply chain management
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Security architecture
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Threat intelligence and threat assessment
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Threat understanding
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