Security

The primary purpose of RIPA was to give law enforcement and the security services greater powers of surveillance. Here is the summary:

"...Any interception of a communication which is carried out at any place in the United Kingdom by, or with the express or implied consent of, a person having the right to control the operation or the use of a private telecommunication system shall be actionable at the suit or instance of the sender or recipient, or intended recipient, of the communication if it is without lawful authority and is either

1. an interception of that communication in the course of its transmission by means of that private system; or

Security Professionals Skills Matrix - Comparison between Security Specialists, Architects and Professional. The skill set for Security Specialists, Architects and Professionals is slightly different. Below typical task of each career path.

Typical Tasks for Security Specialists:
- Respond to security incidents
- Report on security threats, conduct investigations
- Maintain security infrastructure, including risk and vulnerability assessments
- Research trends and issues related to security threats and control technologies

Typical Tasks for Security Architects:
- Scope and manage projects involving network security resources