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IT security techniques - Competence requirements for information security testers and evaluators - Part 1: Introduction, concepts and general requirements (ISO/IEC 19896-1:2018)

ISO/IEC 19896-1:2018 defines terms and establishes an organized set of concepts and relationships to understand the competency requirements for information security assurance conformance-testing and evaluation specialists, thereby establishing a basis for shared understanding of the concepts and principles central to the ISO/IEC 19896 series across its user communities. It provides fundamental information to users of the ISO/IEC 19896 series.

IT-Sicherheitstechniken - Kompetenzanforderungen an Tester und Evaluatoren von Informationssicherheit - Teil 1: Einführung, Konzepte und allgemeine Anforderungen (ISO/IEC 19896‑1:2018)

Techniques de sécurité IT - Exigences de compétence pour l'information testeurs d'assurance et les évaluateurs - Partie 1: Introduction, concepts et exigences générales (ISO/IEC 19896-1:2018)

Le présent document définit les termes et établit un ensemble structuré de concepts et leurs relations pour comprendre les exigences de compétences des spécialistes des essais de conformité et de l'évaluation pour l'assurance de la sécurité de l'information, établissant ainsi la base d'une compréhension partagée des concepts et des principes centraux de la série ISO/IEC 19896 à travers ses communautés d'utilisateurs. Il fournit des informations fondamentales aux utilisateurs de la série ISO/IEC 19896.

IT varnostne tehnike - Zahteve za usposobljenost za preskuševalce in ocenjevalce informacijske varnosti - 1. del: Uvod, pojmi in splošne zahteve (ISO/IEC 19896-1:2018)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 29-Apr-2023
• ICS: 35.030 - IT Security
• Technical Committee: CEN/CLC/TC 13 - Cybersecurity and Data Protection
• Drafting Committee: CEN/CLC/TC 13 - Cybersecurity and Data Protection
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 25-Jan-2023
• Due Date: 06-Nov-2024
• Completion Date: 25-Jan-2023
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN ISO/IEC 19896-1:2022 - IT security techniques - Competence requirements for information security testers and evaluators - Part 1: Introduction, concepts and general requirements (ISO/IEC 19896-1:2018)

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN ISO/IEC 19896-1:2022
01-november-2022
IT varnostne tehnike - Zahteve za usposobljenost za preskuševalce in ocenjevalce
informacijske varnosti - 1. del: Uvod, pojmi in splošne zahteve (ISO/IEC 19896-
1:2018)

IT security techniques - Competence requirements for information security testers and

evaluators - Part 1: Introduction, concepts and general requirements (ISO/IEC 19896-

1:2018)
IT-Sicherheitstechniken - Kompetenzanforderungen an Tester und Evaluatoren von

Informationssicherheit - Teil 1: Einführung, Konzepte und allgemeine Anforderungen

(ISO/IEC 19896‑1:2018)
Techniques de sécurité IT - Exigences de compétence pour l'information testeurs

d'assurance et les évaluateurs - Partie 1: Introduction, concepts et exigences générales

(ISO/IEC 19896-1:2018)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN ISO/IEC 19896-1
ICS:
03.100.30 Vodenje ljudi Management of human
resources
35.030 Informacijska varnost IT Security
oSIST prEN ISO/IEC 19896-1:2022 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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STANDARD 19896-1
First edition
2018-02
IT security techniques — Competence
requirements for information security
testers and evaluators —
Part 1:
Introduction, concepts and general
requirements
Techniques de sécurité IT — Exigences de compétence pour
l'information testeurs d'assurance et les évaluateurs —
Partie 1: Introduction, concepts et exigences générales
Reference number
ISO/IEC 19896-1:2018(E)
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Contents Page

Foreword ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................iv

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v

1 Scope ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1

2 Normative references ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

3 Terms and definitions ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

4 Concepts ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2

5 Elements of competence ............................................................................................................................................................................... 3

5.1 Competences ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 3

5.2 Knowledge .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3

5.3 Skills ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4

5.4 Experience .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4

5.5 Education ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

5.6 Effectiveness ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5

6 Competency levels ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

6.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

6.2 Level 1 (Associate) ............................................................................................................................................................................... 5

6.3 Level 2 (Professional) ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5

6.4 Level 3 (Manager) ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5

6.5 Level 4 (Principal) ................................................................................................................................................................................ 6

7 Measurement of elements of competence ................................................................................................................................. 6

7.1 Knowledge .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6

7.2 Skills ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6

7.3 Experience .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6

7.4 Education ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

7.5 Effectiveness ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 7

7.6 Recording elements of competence ...................................................................................................................................... 7

Annex A (informative) Framework for describing competence requirements ........................................................8

Annex B (informative) Example records of experience and competence ...................................................................10

Bibliography .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................11

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Foreword

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Subcommittee SC 27, IT Security techniques.
A list of all parts in the ISO/IEC 19896 series can be found on the ISO website.
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Introduction

The objective of the ISO/IEC 19896 series is to provide the fundamental concepts related to the topic

of the competence of the individuals responsible for performing IT product security evaluations

and conformance testing. The ISO/IEC 19896 series provides the framework and the specialized

requirements that specify the minimum competence of individuals performing IT product security

evaluations and conformance testing using established standards.
In pursuit of this objective, the ISO/IEC 19896 series comprises the following:

a) The terms and definitions relating to the topic of competence in IT product security evaluators and

testers;

b) The fundamental concepts relating to competence in IT product security evaluations and

conformance testing; and

c) The minimum competence requirements for IT product security evaluators and testers to conduct

IT product testing/evaluation.
The ISO/IEC 19896 series is of interest to:
a) Information security evaluation and conformance-testing specialists;
b) Information security evaluation and conformance-testing approval authorities;
c) Information security evaluation and conformance-testing laboratories;

d) Vendors or technology providers whose IT products can be the subject of information security

assurance evaluations or conformance-testing;
e) Organizations offering professional credentials or recognitions.

The ISO/IEC 19896 series is organized in parts to address the competence of evaluation and testing

professionals as follows.

In this document, the introduction and concepts, provides an overview of the definitions, fundamental

concepts and a general description of the framework used to communicate the competence requirements

for certain specialized areas. This material is aimed at providing the fundamental knowledge necessary

to use the framework presented in the other parts of the ISO/IEC 19896 series appropriately.

ISO/IEC 19896-2 describes the minimum set of competence requirements at each competency level for

conformance testers working with ISO/IEC 19790 and associated standards.

ISO/IEC 19896-3 describes the minimum set of competence requirements at each competency level for

information security evaluators working with ISO/IEC 15408 (all parts) and associated standards.

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IT security techniques — Competence requirements for
information security testers and evaluators —
Part 1:
Introduction, concepts and general requirements
1 Scope

This document defines terms and establishes an organized set of concepts and relationships to

understand the competency requirements for information security assurance conformance-testing

and evaluation specialists, thereby establishing a basis for shared understanding of the concepts and

principles central to the ISO/IEC 19896 series across its user communities. It provides fundamental

information to users of the ISO/IEC 19896 series.
2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

ISO/IEC 17000, Conformity assessment — Vocabulary and general principles

ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/IEC 17000, ISO/IEC 17025

and the following apply.

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
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3.1
competence
ability to apply knowledge and skills to achieve intended results
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 17024:2012, 3.6]
3.2
conformance-tester
tester

individual assigned to perform test activities in accordance with a given conformance testing standard

and associated testing methodology

Note 1 to entry: An example of such a standard is ISO/IEC 19790 and the testing methodology specified in

ISO/IEC 24759.
3.3
education

process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university

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3.4
effectiveness

ability to apply knowledge and skills in a productive manner, characterized by attributes of behaviour

such as aptitude, initiative, enthusiasm, willingness, communication skills, team participation, and

leadership
3.5
evaluator

individual assigned to perform evaluations in accordance with a given evaluation standard and

associated evaluation methodology

Note 1 to entry: An example of evaluation standards is ISO/IEC 15408 (all parts) with the associated evaluation

methodology given in ISO/IEC 18045.
3.6
experience

involvement at a practical level with projects related to the field of competence

3.7
knowledge

facts, information, truths, principles or understanding acquired through experience or education

Note 1 to entry: An example of knowledge is the ability to describe the various parts of an information assurance

standard.

[SOURCE: ISO/IEC TS 17027:2014, 2.56, modified — Note 1 to entry has been added.]

3.8
laboratory

organization with a management system providing evaluation and or testing work in accordance with a

defined set of policies and procedures and utilizing a defined methodology for testing or evaluating the

security functionality of IT products

Note 1 to entry: These organizations are often given alternative names by various approval authorities. For

example, IT Security Evaluation Facility (ITSEF), Common Criteria Testing Laboratory (CCTL), Commercial

Evaluation Facility (CLEF).
3.9
skill

ability to perform a task or activity with a specific intended outcome acquired through education,

training, experience or other means
Note 1 to entry: An example of
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