Provides legal advice and recommendations on relevant topics related to cyber law.
*Certification Declaration
Certification Declaration
Each certification is mapped to the NICE Framework, which organizes cybersecurity into seven high-level Categories, each comprised of several specialty areas, work roles, knowledge, skills, abilities, and tasks. These seven high-level Categories are aligned directly to the CCE® Program’s certification Concentration Areas. Candidates often prepare for an exam by using a variety of resources that familiarize them with the authoritative sources and the exam’s concentration area.
NICE Framework Category
CCE® Concentration Area:
Oversee and Govern (OV)
NICE Specialty Area:
Legal Advice and Advocacy (LGA)
NICE Work Role ID:
OV-LGA-001
OPM Code | DCWF Code:
731
Cyber Legal Advisor (OV301-RBT)
Incident Response, Investigations and Network Forensics (PR204)
Privacy for Legal Personnel (OV232)
Privacy for Legal Personnel - SP (OV232-SP)
KSA-T
Below are the Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Tasks (KSA-T) identified as being required to perform this work role.
ID & Description
- K0001 - Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.
- K0002 - Knowledge of risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk).
- K0003 - Knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity and privacy.
- K0004 - Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy principles.
- K0005 - Knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
- K0006 - Knowledge of specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses.
- K0017 - Knowledge of concepts and practices of processing digital forensic data.
- K0059 - Knowledge of new and emerging information technology (IT) and cybersecurity technologies.
- K0107 - Knowledge of Insider Threat investigations, reporting, investigative tools and laws/regulations.
- K0157 - Knowledge of cyber defense and information security policies, procedures, and regulations.
- K0261 - Knowledge of Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security standards.
- K0262 - Knowledge of Personal Health Information (PHI) data security standards.
- K0267 - Knowledge of laws, policies, procedures, or governance relevant to cybersecurity for critical infrastructures.
- K0312 - Knowledge of intelligence gathering principles, policies, and procedures including legal authorities and restrictions.
- K0316 - Knowledge of business or military operation plans, concept operation plans, orders, policies, and standing rules of engagement.
- K0341 - Knowledge of foreign disclosure policies and import/export control regulations as related to cybersecurity.
- K0615 - Knowledge of privacy disclosure statements based on current laws.
ID & Description
- S0356 - Skill in communicating with all levels of management including Board members (e.g., interpersonal skills, approachability, effective listening skills, appropriate use of style and language for the audience).
ID & Description
- A0046 - Ability to monitor and assess the potential impact of emerging technologies on laws, regulations, and/or policies.
ID & Description
- T0006 - Advocate organization’s official position in legal and legislative proceedings.
- T0098 - Evaluate contracts to ensure compliance with funding, legal, and program requirements.
- T0102 - Evaluate the effectiveness of laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures.
- T0131 - Interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures to specific issues.
- T0220 - Resolve conflicts in laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures.
- T0419 - Acquire and maintain a working knowledge of constitutional issues which arise in relevant laws, regulations, policies, agreements, standards, procedures, or other issuances.
- T0434 - Conduct framing of pleadings to properly identify alleged violations of law, regulations, or policy/guidance.
- T0465 - Develop guidelines for implementation.
- T0474 - Provide legal analysis and decisions to inspectors general, privacy officers, oversight and compliance personnel regarding compliance with cybersecurity policies and relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
- T0476 - Evaluate the impact of changes to laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures.
- T0478 - Provide guidance on laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures to management, personnel, or clients.
- T0522 - Prepare legal and other relevant documents (e.g., depositions, briefs, affidavits, declarations, appeals, pleadings, discovery).
- Knowledge
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ID & Description
- K0001 - Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.
- K0002 - Knowledge of risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk).
- K0003 - Knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity and privacy.
- K0004 - Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy principles.
- K0005 - Knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
- K0006 - Knowledge of specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses.
- K0017 - Knowledge of concepts and practices of processing digital forensic data.
- K0059 - Knowledge of new and emerging information technology (IT) and cybersecurity technologies.
- K0107 - Knowledge of Insider Threat investigations, reporting, investigative tools and laws/regulations.
- K0157 - Knowledge of cyber defense and information security policies, procedures, and regulations.
- K0261 - Knowledge of Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security standards.
- K0262 - Knowledge of Personal Health Information (PHI) data security standards.
- K0267 - Knowledge of laws, policies, procedures, or governance relevant to cybersecurity for critical infrastructures.
- K0312 - Knowledge of intelligence gathering principles, policies, and procedures including legal authorities and restrictions.
- K0316 - Knowledge of business or military operation plans, concept operation plans, orders, policies, and standing rules of engagement.
- K0341 - Knowledge of foreign disclosure policies and import/export control regulations as related to cybersecurity.
- K0615 - Knowledge of privacy disclosure statements based on current laws.
- Skills
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ID & Description
- S0356 - Skill in communicating with all levels of management including Board members (e.g., interpersonal skills, approachability, effective listening skills, appropriate use of style and language for the audience).
- Abilities
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ID & Description
- A0046 - Ability to monitor and assess the potential impact of emerging technologies on laws, regulations, and/or policies.
- Tasks
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ID & Description
- T0006 - Advocate organization’s official position in legal and legislative proceedings.
- T0098 - Evaluate contracts to ensure compliance with funding, legal, and program requirements.
- T0102 - Evaluate the effectiveness of laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures.
- T0131 - Interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures to specific issues.
- T0220 - Resolve conflicts in laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures.
- T0419 - Acquire and maintain a working knowledge of constitutional issues which arise in relevant laws, regulations, policies, agreements, standards, procedures, or other issuances.
- T0434 - Conduct framing of pleadings to properly identify alleged violations of law, regulations, or policy/guidance.
- T0465 - Develop guidelines for implementation.
- T0474 - Provide legal analysis and decisions to inspectors general, privacy officers, oversight and compliance personnel regarding compliance with cybersecurity policies and relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
- T0476 - Evaluate the impact of changes to laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures.
- T0478 - Provide guidance on laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures to management, personnel, or clients.
- T0522 - Prepare legal and other relevant documents (e.g., depositions, briefs, affidavits, declarations, appeals, pleadings, discovery).