Explore KSACs by Pathway
Explore Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Credentials (KSACs) by IT Pathway.
In late 2025, the Partnership pulled together members of industry from across tech to share how the in-demand skillsets for entry-level roles in their fields have changed in the last two years. The KSACs below reflect their feedback on entry-level expectations, especially in a tech workplace increasingly shaped by AI.
6. Privacy Ethical, Legal and Regulatory Considerations
| Label | KSAC Description | Bloom's Taxonomy Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | Describe how global legal, ethical, and regulatory constraints might impact cybersecurity. | knowledge | 2 |
| b | Identify the established legal, ethical and regulatory issues in cybersecurity facing organizations. | knowledge | 2 |
| c | Explain how ethical, legal, and regulatory issues should/must be considered in securing systems and data. | knowledge | 2 |
| d | Understand the limitations of cybersecurity. | knowledge | 2 |
| f | Identify the established privacy issues in cybersecurity facing organizations including sensitive information | knowledge | 2 |
| g | Explain how privacy must be considered in securing systems and data. | knowledge | 2 |
| i | Demonstrate awareness of personal privacy and how cybersecurity can protect it | knowledge | 3 |
| j | Describe the tradeoffs between privacy and security. | knowledge | 2 |
| k | Identify the need for personal security in today's digital ecosystem and describe how personal identification, including personally idetifiabe information (PII) and person health information (PHI), can be safeguarded | knowledge | 2 |