IT Security TDC has identified the following six core competencies as the essential skills and attributes in which the center need to be effective in order to carry out our mission:

1. Cryptography

Ability to apply mathematical techniques for information security such as confidentiality, data integrity, entity authentication, and data origin authentication.

2. Biometrics

Ability to develop biometrics systems that use various technologies such as fingerprints scanner to perform Authorization, Authentication and Access Control.

3. Penetration Testing

Penetration testing is the controlled attempt at penetrating a computer system or network from an "external" network in order to detect vulnerabilities.  The center focus on the ability to provide the know-how, tools and testing methodology to perform such test to accurately assess the security of a IT system.

4. Intrusion Detection

Intrusion detection and prevention systems monitor and inspect all inbound and outbound traffic. Their goal is to identify suspicious patterns that may indicate an attack. The center focus on the ability to provide the know-how and application of advance algorithms to detect and prevent such attacks on a IT system.

5. Data Recovery

Ability to apply effective data recovery techniques for failed hard drives, raid systems and other storage media and devices such as thumb drives.

6. IT Forensic

Ability to develop effective analysis tools for  IT forensic work across networked of systems.