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IA Architectures

The intent of the IA Architectures Knowledge Unit is to provide students with an understanding of common security architectures for the protection of information systems and data.

Topics

  1. Enterprise Architectures / Security Architectures
  2. Secure network design

Outcomes

  1. Examine a specific architecture and identify potential vulnerabilities.
  2. Design a secure architecture for a given application.

KSA-T

Below are the Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Tasks (KSA-T) identified as being required to perform this work role.
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  • Knowledge
  • Skills
  • Abilities
  • Tasks
ID DESCRIPTION
K0112 Knowledge of defense-in-depth principles and network security architecture.
K0199 Knowledge of security architecture concepts and enterprise architecture reference models (e.g., Zachman, Federal Enterprise Architecture [FEA]).
K0291 Knowledge of the enterprise information technology (IT) architectural concepts and patterns (e.g., baseline, validated design, and target architectures.)
K0075 Knowledge of security system design tools, methods, and techniques.
K0080 Knowledge of software design tools, methods, and techniques.
ID DESCRIPTION
ID DESCRIPTION
A0027 Ability to apply an organization's goals and objectives to develop and maintain architecture.
A0060 Ability to build architectures and frameworks.
ID DESCRIPTION