Technology Research and Development

Responsible for conducting software and systems engineering and software systems research to develop new capabilities with fully integrated cybersecurity. Conducts comprehensive technology research to evaluate potential vulnerabilities in cyberspace systems.

Design and Development

DD-WRL-008

Task Statements

T1019: Determine special needs of cyber-physical systems
T1020: Determine the operational and safety impacts of cybersecurity lapses
T1023: Identify critical technology procurement requirements
T1041: Determine impact of software configurations
T1079: Develop cybersecurity risk profiles
T1084: Identify anomalous network activity
T1118: Identify vulnerabilities
T1119: Recommend vulnerability remediation strategies
T1142: Validate data mining and data warehousing programs, processes, and requirements
T1337: Identify system and network capabilities
T1338: Develop cybersecurity capability strategies for custom hardware and software development
T1378: Identify cybersecurity solutions tools and technologies
T1379: Design cybersecurity tools and technologies
T1380: Develop cybersecurity tools and technologies
T1424: Evaluate network infrastructure vulnerabilities
T1425: Recommend network infrastructure enhancements
T1489: Correlate incident data
T1491: Design data management systems
T1493: Troubleshoot prototype design and process issues
T1494: Recommend vulnerability exploitation functional and security-related features
T1495: Recommend vulnerability mitigation functional- and security-related features
T1496: Develop reverse engineering tools
T1610: Determine if hardware and software complies with defined specifications and requirements

Knowledge Statements

K0176: Knowledge of Extensible Markup Language (XML) schemas
K0674: Knowledge of computer networking protocols
K0675: Knowledge of risk management processes
K0676: Knowledge of cybersecurity laws and regulations
K0677: Knowledge of cybersecurity policies and procedures
K0678: Knowledge of privacy laws and regulations
K0679: Knowledge of privacy policies and procedures
K0680: Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and practices
K0681: Knowledge of privacy principles and practices
K0682: Knowledge of cybersecurity threats
K0683: Knowledge of cybersecurity vulnerabilities
K0684: Knowledge of cybersecurity threat characteristics
K0688: Knowledge of common application vulnerabilities
K0696: Knowledge of digital forensic data principles and practices
K0698: Knowledge of cryptographic key management principles and practices
K0710: Knowledge of enterprise cybersecurity architecture principles and practices
K0718: Knowledge of network communications principles and practices
K0721: Knowledge of risk management principles and practices
K0731: Knowledge of systems security engineering (SSE) principles and practices
K0736: Knowledge of information technology (IT) security principles and practices
K0743: Knowledge of new and emerging technologies
K0749: Knowledge of process engineering principles and practices
K0751: Knowledge of system threats
K0752: Knowledge of system vulnerabilities
K0758: Knowledge of server administration principles and practices
K0765: Knowledge of software engineering principles and practices
K0771: Knowledge of system life cycle management principles and practices
K0773: Knowledge of telecommunications principles and practices
K0778: Knowledge of enterprise information technology (IT) architecture principles and practices
K0779: Knowledge of systems engineering processes
K0780: Knowledge of hardware maintenance policies and procedures
K0791: Knowledge of defense-in-depth principles and practices
K0792: Knowledge of network configurations
K0797: Knowledge of ethical hacking tools and techniques
K0803: Knowledge of supply chain risk management principles and practices
K0809: Knowledge of digital forensics data characteristics
K0812: Knowledge of digital communication systems and software
K0820: Knowledge of supply chain risks
K0828: Knowledge of supply chain risk management standards and best practices
K0834: Knowledge of technology procurement principles and practices
K0838: Knowledge of supply chain risk management policies and procedures
K0839: Knowledge of critical infrastructure systems and software
K0840: Knowledge of hardware reverse engineering tools and techniques
K0841: Knowledge of middleware software capabilities and applications
K0842: Knowledge of software reverse engineering tools and techniques
K0851: Knowledge of reverse engineering principles and practices
K0870: Knowledge of enterprise architecture (EA) reference models and frameworks
K0871: Knowledge of enterprise architecture (EA) principles and practices
K0877: Knowledge of application firewall principles and practices
K0878: Knowledge of network firewall principles and practices
K0882: Knowledge of ethical hacking principles and practices
K0884: Knowledge of covert communication tools and techniques
K0894: Knowledge of computer architecture principles and practices
K0915: Knowledge of network architecture principles and practices
K0923: Knowledge of operating system structures and internals
K0924: Knowledge of network analysis tools and techniques
K0925: Knowledge of wireless communication tools and techniques
K0926: Knowledge of signal jamming tools and techniques
K0928: Knowledge of systems engineering principles and practices
K0936: Knowledge of network hardware threats and vulnerabilities
K0942: Knowledge of cryptology principles and practices
K0947: Knowledge of computer engineering principles and practices
K0955: Knowledge of penetration testing principles and practices
K0956: Knowledge of penetration testing tools and techniques
K0983: Knowledge of computer networking principles and practices
K1014: Knowledge of network security principles and practices
K1019: Knowledge of operations security (OPSEC) principles and practices
K1050: Knowledge of critical information requirements
K1073: Knowledge of hardware asset management principles and practices
K1088: Knowledge of knowledge management tools and techniques
K1172: Knowledge of mission requirements
K1207: Knowledge of reverse engineering tools and techniques
K1217: Knowledge of software and systems engineering life cycle standards

Skill Statements

Source: Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) (NIST SP 800-181 Rev 1) (Version: 2.0.0)

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