Program Governance
What is Program Governance?
The framework of authority, accountability, and decision-making processes that oversee the management and delivery of a program of related projects.
Terms that appear alongside program governance
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as program governance. The number is how many controls name both.
- governance 5 shared controls
- cybersecurity 3 shared controls
- integrity 2 shared controls
- cybersecurity program 2 shared controls
- nist 2 shared controls
- availability 2 shared controls
- confidentiality 2 shared controls
- executive sponsorship 2 shared controls
Frameworks that govern program governance
What the standards actually require on program governance
Requirements naming program governance across 5 standards, quoted from the control text.
Organisation establishes governance structure with defined roles, responsibilities, and accountability for the privacy program.
PMF-M.1 · Privacy Program Governance →Establish a documented cybersecurity program with executive sponsorship covering IT and OT environments at the water utility.
AWWA-G430-1 · Cybersecurity Program Governance →Establish a documented OT security program with executive sponsorship, defined roles, and integration with the enterprise security program while recognising OT-specific safety and reliability constraints.
OT-GOV-1 · OT Security Program Governance →Establish an Operational Technology (OT) security program per NIST SP 800-82 Rev 3 Chapter 3 (OT Cybersecurity Program Development) and Chapter 4 (Risk Management).
NISTSP82-1 · OT Security Program Governance, Policy, Roles, and Safety-Security Integration →FTC Safeguards Rule crosswalk to comprehensive cybersecurity + privacy frameworks. NIST CSF 2.0 mapping: GOVERN (Qualified Individual + Board reporting + program governance) + IDENTIFY (314.4(b) risk assessment + 314.4(c)(2) data inventory) + PROTECT (314.4(c)...
FTC-Safeguards-Crosswalk-NIST-ISO-SOC · Crosswalk to NIST CSF 2.0, NIST SP 800-53, ISO 27001 and SOC 2 →Questions people ask about program governance
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