179A
May 21, 2020
KSATs
179A (NIST ID: S0147)
Skill
Skill in assessing security controls based on cybersecurity principles and tenets.
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
Systems Security Analyst (Core)
Responsible for analysis and development of systems/software security through the product lifecycle to include integration, testing, operations and maintenance.
Additional KSAT for the following Work Roles
Cyber Defense Analyst (Additional)
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.