Knowledge ID: K0106

Knowledge Description: Knowledge of what constitutes a network attack and a network attack’s relationship to both threats and vulnerabilities. 

Work Roles with this Knowledge:

• Work Role ID: OV-EXL-001
  Work Roles: Executive Cyber Leadership
  Work Role Description: Executes decision-making authorities and establishes vision and direction for an organization's cyber and cyber-related resources and/or operations.
  Category: Oversee and Govern
  Specialty Area(s): Executive Cyber Leadership
• Work Role ID: OV-MGT-001
  Work Roles: Information Systems Security Manager
  Work Role Description: Responsible for the cybersecurity of a program, organization, system, or enclave.
  Category: Oversee and Govern
  Specialty Area(s): Cybersecurity Management
• Work Role ID: PR-CDA-001
  Work Roles: Cyber Defense Analyst
  Work Role Description: 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.
  Category: Protect and Defend
  Specialty Area(s): Cyber Defense Analysis
• Work Role ID: PR-CIR-001
  Work Roles: Cyber Defense Incident Responder
  Work Role Description: Investigates, analyzes, and responds to cyber incidents within the network environment or enclave.
  Category: Protect and Defend
  Specialty Area(s): Incident Response
• Work Role ID: PR-INF-001
  Work Roles: Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support Specialist
  Work Role Description: Tests, implements, deploys, maintains, and administers the infrastructure hardware and software.
  Category: Protect and Defend
  Specialty Area(s): Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support
• Work Role ID: PR-VAM-001
  Work Roles: Vulnerability Assessment Analyst
  Work Role Description: Performs assessments of systems and networks within the network environment or enclave and identifies where those systems/networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy. Measures effectiveness of defense-in-depth architecture against known vulnerabilities.
  Category: Protect and Defend
  Specialty Area(s): Vulnerability Assessment and Management