Word of the Day – October 11, 2019
Chief Information Security Officer
Acronyms
- CISO
Preferred Term
- None
Definitions
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| Role | A senior executive who is responsible for coordinating communication between security and business functions as well as overseeing the application of security controls and associated security risk management processes. (used 67 times in citations and controls) | |
| Title | The person in an organization responsible for: • Developing and implementing an information system security training and orientation program in accordance with FISMA requirements; • Developing, evaluating and providing information about the CMS Information Security (IS) Program, and communicating CMS IS Program requirements and concerns to CMS management and personnel; • Ensuring that System Security Plans (SSPs) are developed, reviewed, implemented, and revised; • Maintaining documentation used to establish systems security level designations for all SSPs within CMS; • Ensuring that IS Risk Assessments (RAs) are developed, reviewed, and implemented for the SSP process; • Providing leadership & participating in IS incident response and reporting IS incidents in accordance with reporting procedures developed and implemented by Federal mandates, DHHS, and CMS; • Mediating and resolving systems security issues that arise between two CMS organizations, CMS and other federal organizations, or CMS and States or contractors; • Assuring that CMS business Component Information System Security Officers (ISSOs) are appointed and trained; • Assisting CMS business Component ISSOs in developing local systems security; and • Researching state-of-the-art systems security technology and disseminating information material in a timely fashion. (used 161 times in citations and controls) |
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Other Forms
| Type | Other Form |
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| Plural | Chief Information Security Officers |
| Plural Possessive | Chief Information Security Officers' |
| Possessive | Chief Information Security Officer's |
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