Security Officer
What is Security Officer?
An individual responsible for implementing and maintaining the security policies and controls within an organization or business unit.
Terms that appear alongside security officer
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as security officer. The number is how many controls name both.
- information security 31 shared controls
- ciso 18 shared controls
- compliance 16 shared controls
- audit 14 shared controls
- governance 13 shared controls
- nist 13 shared controls
- policy 12 shared controls
- cybersecurity 11 shared controls
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What the standards actually require on security officer
Requirements naming security officer across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
Requirement 0008 (Part One: Governance, section 2.2 Entity Protective Security Roles and Responsibilities; applies to All entities; dated 31 October 2024;
protective-security-policy-framework-pspf-release-2026::0008 · 0008 Appoint and empower a Chief Security Officer →Cyber security incidents are reported to the Chief Information Security Officer, or one of their delegates, as soon as possible after they occur or are discovered.
acsc-essential-eight::E8-APP-ISM-0123 · Application control (ISM-0123): Cyber security incidents are reported to the Chief Information Security Officer, or one of their delegates, as soon as possible after they occur or are discovered →A controller or holder of five databases subject to registration or notification, a public body, and a bank, insurer or credit rating company must appoint a suitably qualified Data Security Officer responsible for securing the data;
israel-protection-of-privacy-law-5741-1981::17B · Section 17B: appoint a Data Security Officer where required →Designate a person responsible for information system security and make that role known to the staff.
ANSSI-HYG-39 · Designate an Information System Security Officer and Make the Role Known →The entity must appoint one or more Security Officers (SO) responsible for the day-to-day implementation of security across the domains.
DISP-GOV-SO · Security Officer appointment →A State that deploys in-flight security officers ensures they are government personnel, specially selected and trained with regard to on-board safety and security, deployed according to the competent authority's threat assessment, with deployment coordinated w...
icao-annex-17-aviation-security-avsec::4.7.7 · 4.7.7 In-flight security officers →Questions people ask about security officer
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