Domains, Tasks, and Knowledge Statements
| DOMAIN I: CONSULTING (40%) |
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Task 01/01 Understand Basics Of Consulting Business
Knowledge of:
- 01/01/01: Types of Consultants
- 01/01/02: Pricing: Fees & Expenses
- 01/01/03: Licensing
- 01/01/04: Insurance & Liability
- 01/01/05: Projecting Future Trends
- 01/01/06: Sales & Marketing
- 01/01/07: Contracts
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Task 01/02 Perform Functions Needed For Securing Clients
Knowledge of:
- 01/02/01: Client Relations
- 01/02/02: Communications
- 01/02/03: Analyzing & Assessing Client Needs
- 01/02/04: The Initial Interview Process
- 01/02/05: Creating Successful Meeting Engagements
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Task 01/03 Understand The Phases Of Proposal Writing
Knowledge of:
- 01/03/01: Defining The Scope Of Work
- 01/03/02: Data Gathering & Analysis
- 01/03/03: Reporting & Presentation
- 01/03/04: Methods Of Estimating Project Cost & Time
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Task 01/04 Implement Work Product
Knowledge of:
- 01/04/01: Project Management
- 01/04/02: Time Management
- 01/04/03: The Final Report
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| DOMAIN II: SECURITY CONSULTING METHODS (40%) |
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Task 02/01 Understanding Management Security Consulting
Knowledge of:
- 02/01/01: Threat Assessment & Crime Analysis
- 02/01/02: Vulnerability: Security Surveys, Security Reviews, and Risk Assessments
- 02/01/03: Security Countermeasures: Physical, Personnel, and Policies & Procedures
- 02/01/04: Liability Prevention
- 02/01/05: Crime Prevention / Reduction
- 02/01/06: Emergency Planning & Business Continuity
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Task 02/02 Understanding Technical Security Consulting
Knowledge of:
- 02/02/01: Physical Security Assessments & Surveys
- 02/02/02 Basics of System Design & Integration
- 02/02/03: Security Hardware Functions & Applicability
- 02/02/04: Technical Specifications
- 02/02/05: Project Management Practices
- 02/02/06: Phases Of Project Life Cycle
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Task 02/03 Understanding Forensic Consulting
Knowledge of:
- 02/03/01: Expert Witness and Role as an Educator to the Court System
- 02/03/02: Civil Legal Process: Foreseeability, Duty, Breach of Duty, Proximate Cause
- 02/03/03: Discovery
- 02/03/04: Expert Reports
- 02/03/05: Crime Analysis and Foreseeability Measures: Prior_Similars and Totality of the Circumstances
- 02/03/06: Security Survey
- 02/03/07: Federal & State Laws and Relevant Court Opinions
Task 02/04 Understanding IT Consulting
Knowledge of:
- 02/04/01: Asset Identification
- 02/04/02: IT Risk Assessment, Including Threat & Vulnerability Assessments, and Impact Analysis
- 02/04/03: Risk Mitigation Strategies
- 02/04/04: Control Implementation
- 02/04/05: Evaluation and Refinement
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| DOMAIN III: BUSINESS ETHICS (20%) |
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Task 03/01 General Ethical Standards
Knowledge of:
- 03/01/01: Basic Responsibilities
- 03/01/02: Professional Practices & Conduct (Gallati's Code of Conduct)
- 03/01/03: Client Engagements / Arrangements
- 03/01/04: Fees
- 03/01/05: Conflicts of Interest and Non-Disclosure
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Reference Material
Text: Security Consulting, 3rd edition by Sennewald
Text: How To Succeed as an Independent Consultant by Holtz (4th Ed)
Text: Implementing Physical Protection Systems by Patterson (ASIS)
Text: Asset Protection and Security Management Handbook (POA Publishing)
Text: Strategic Security Management by Vellani
Document (free): CSC Code of Ethics
Chapter: Protection of Assets Chapter 5, Part 1, Consultants as a Protection Resource
Document (free): IAPSC Best Practice: Forensic Methodology
Document (free): ASIS General Security Risk Assessment Guideline
Rule 26: Depositions and Discovery, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
