October 2007 - Final Draft v1.1
Information Technology (IT) Security
Essential Body of Knowledge (EBK):
A Competency and Functional Framework
for IT Security Workforce Development
National Cyber Security Division
October 2007
United States Department of Homeland Security
Washington, D.C. 20528
October 2007 - Final Draft v1.1
Table of Contents
1
Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Overview................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Background............................................................................................................................2
1.3 Purpose...................................................................................................................................2
1.4 Scope ......................................................................................................................................3
1.5 Methodology .........................................................................................................................3
1.6 Organization..........................................................................................................................6
2
IT Security Competency Areas (Definitions and Functions)................................7
2.1 Data Security .........................................................................................................................7
2.2 Digital Forensics ...................................................................................................................8
2.3 Enterprise Continuity.........................................................................................................10
2.4
Incident Management ........................................................................................................11
2.5
IT Security Training and Awareness .....