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Apply cyber hygiene best practices

Apply cyber hygiene best practices

Unit of competency
National Code
BSBXCS304
State Code
ODR68
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
25/01/2022
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
27/04/2022
Field of Education
080399 - Business And Management, N.e.c.
Original Release Date
27/04/2022
Nominal Hours
40
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify and use organisational cyber hygiene best practices to ensure that users of computers and other devices maintain system health and online security.The unit applies to individuals working in a broad range of industries and job roles who engage with and use computers and other devices.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Identify and prepare to use organisational cyber hygiene best practices
  • 1.1 Identify organisational priorities regarding cyber hygiene
  • 1.2 Identify organisational cyber hygiene best practices to incorporate into own practices
  • 1.3 Prepare appropriate organisational cyber hygiene practices relevant to own role and workplace according to organisational policies and procedures
2. Implement organisational cyber hygiene best practices in own workspace
  • 2.1 Identify and remove obsolete programs and fragmented files from workplace devices according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 2.2 Identify and report phishing emails according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 2.3 Apply complex passwords and multifactor authentication to devices according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 2.4 Update software if required by organisation
3. Evaluate and update organisational cyber hygiene best practices
  • 3.1 Participate in required learning and development relating to organisational cyber hygiene best practice
  • 3.2 Review application of own organisational cyber hygiene practices
  • 3.3 Update organisational cyber hygiene practices as required own review and by organisation
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State Code National Code Title Type
BFS5 BSB30120 Certificate III in Business Qualification
AE661 BSBSS00130 Workplace Cyber Security Foundations Skill Set Skill set