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CAP · Question #256

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. Preserving high-level communications and working group relationships in an organization C. Establishing effective continuous monitoring program for the organization D. Proposing the information technology needed by an enterprise to achieve its goals and then. CIO responsibilities include: preserving high-level communications and working group relationships (A) - the CIO maintains executive-level coordination; establishing effective continuous monitoring programs (C) - the CIO ensures the organization's security posture is continuously

Security and Privacy Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance Program

Question

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.

Options

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

How the community answered

(21 responses)
  • A
    86% (18)
  • B
    14% (3)

Explanation

CIO responsibilities include: preserving high-level communications and working group relationships (A) - the CIO maintains executive-level coordination; establishing effective continuous monitoring programs (C) - the CIO ensures the organization's security posture is continuously tracked; and proposing the information technology needed to achieve enterprise goals (D) - the CIO aligns IT investments with organizational objectives. Facilitating sharing of security risk information among Authorizing Officials (B) is a responsibility of the Senior Agency Information Security Officer (SAISO), not the CIO.

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#CIO Responsibilities#IT Governance#Continuous Monitoring#Strategic IT Planning

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