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May 21, 2020
KSATs
19 (NIST ID: K0013)

Knowledge

Knowledge of cyber defense and vulnerability assessment tools, including open source tools, and their capabilities.
Items denoted by a * are CORE KSATs for every Work Role, while other CORE KSATs vary by Work Role.

Core KSAT for the following Work Roles

Cyber Defense Analyst (Core) ID: 511 (NIST ID: PR-DA-001) Workforce Element: Cybersecurity

Uses data collected from a variety of cyber defense tools (e.g., IDS alerts, firewalls, network traffic logs.) to analyze events that occur within their environments for the purposes of mitigating threats.
Security Control Assessor (Core) ID: 612 (NIST ID: SP-RM-002) Workforce Element: Cybersecurity

Conducts independent comprehensive assessments of the management, operational, and technical security controls and control enhancements employed within or inherited by an information technology (IT) system to determine the overall effectiveness of the controls (as defined in NIST 800-37).

Additional KSAT for the following Work Roles

Authorizing Official/Designated Representative (Additional) ID: 611 (NIST ID: SP-RM-001) Workforce Element: Cybersecurity

Senior official or executive with the authority to formally assume responsibility for operating an information system at an acceptable level of risk to organizational operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), organizational assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation (CNSSI 4009).
Knowledge Manager (Additional) ID: 431 (NIST ID: OM-KM-001) Workforce Element: IT (Cyberspace)

Responsible for the management and administration of processes and tools that enable the organization to identify, document, and access intellectual capital and information content.