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Security Champion

What is Security Champion?

An employee in a non-security role who advocates for security practices within their team, serving as a bridge between security and business functions.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern security champion

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on security champion

Requirements naming security champion across 3 standards, quoted from the control text.

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar1 control

Establish security champions inside each workload team, give them training and tooling and measure security KPIs alongside delivery metrics.

SEC11-BP08 · Build a program that embeds security ownership in workload teams →
OWASP DevSecOps Maturity Model (DSOMM)1 control

Per OWASP DevSecOps Maturity Model (DSOMM) Culture and Organization dimension: establish organisational structures + governance + education + collaboration + that embed security into DevOps culture.

DSOMM-1 · Culture, Organization, Education, and Governance →
OWASP SAMM1 control

Per OWASP SAMM v2 Governance business function: establish strategic + policy + education foundations. Security Practices: (1) Strategy and Metrics including security strategy + application risk profile + maturity measurement + (2) Policy and Compliance includi...

OWASPSAMM-1 · Governance: Strategy, Policy, Compliance, Education, Champions →

Questions people ask about security champion

What is Security Champion?
An employee in a non-security role who advocates for security practices within their team, serving as a bridge between security and business functions.
Why is Security Champion important for compliance?
Security Champion is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding security champion helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Security Champion?
Security Champion appears in the requirement text of AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar, OWASP DevSecOps Maturity Model (DSOMM), OWASP SAMM. Across these standards we have identified 3 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Security Champion?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how security champion applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.