The Chief Information Officer (CIO), or Information Technology (IT) director, is a job title commonly given to the most senior executive in an enterprise. What are the responsibilities of a Chief Info

The correct answer is A. Proposing the information technology needed by an enterprise to achieve its goals and then B. Preserving high-level communications and working group relationships in an organization C. Establishing effective continuous monitoring program for the organization. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is the senior executive responsible for the overall IT strategy and management of an organization's information technology. Key CIO responsibilities include: (A) proposing and championing the IT needed to achieve enterprise goals and managing i

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The Chief Information Officer (CIO), or Information Technology (IT) director, is a job title commonly given to the most senior executive in an enterprise. What are the responsibilities of a Chief Information Officer? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

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AProposing the information technology needed by an enterprise to achieve its goals and then
BPreserving high-level communications and working group relationships in an organization
CEstablishing effective continuous monitoring program for the organization
DFacilitating the sharing of security risk-related information among authorizing officials

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A
86% (24)
D
14% (4)

Explanation

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is the senior executive responsible for the overall IT strategy and management of an organization's information technology. Key CIO responsibilities include: (A) proposing and championing the IT needed to achieve enterprise goals and managing its implementation; (B) maintaining high-level communications, working group relationships, and serving as a liaison between IT and business leadership; and (C) establishing and overseeing an effective continuous monitoring program for the organization's information systems. Option D - facilitating the sharing of security risk information among authorizing officials - is a responsibility more closely associated with the Senior Agency Information Security Officer (SAISO) or roles defined under FISMA/NIST frameworks, not the CIO's primary mandate.

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