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CGEIT · Question #326

Which of the following roles is accountable for the confidentiality integrity and availability of information within an enterprise?

The correct answer is B. Data owner. The data owner is ultimately accountable for the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) of specific information within an enterprise.

Submitted by parkjh· Apr 18, 2026Governance of Enterprise IT

Question

Which of the following roles is accountable for the confidentiality integrity and availability of information within an enterprise?

Options

  • ARisk manager
  • BData owner
  • CLead legal counsel
  • DData custodian

How the community answered

(19 responses)
  • A
    5% (1)
  • B
    89% (17)
  • D
    5% (1)

Why each option

The data owner is ultimately accountable for the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) of specific information within an enterprise.

ARisk manager

A risk manager is responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks across the enterprise, but not for the ultimate accountability of specific information's CIA triad.

BData ownerCorrect

The data owner is a senior role, often a business manager, who has the ultimate responsibility and accountability for protecting a specific set of data, including defining its classification and security requirements to maintain its confidentiality, integrity, and availability. They are responsible for determining the value of the data and the level of protection it requires.

CLead legal counsel

Lead legal counsel is responsible for legal compliance and advising on legal matters related to data, but not for the operational accountability of the CIA triad of information.

DData custodian

A data custodian is responsible for the technical implementation and maintenance of security controls to protect data, acting on behalf of the data owner, but is not ultimately accountable for the data itself.

Concept tested: Data owner responsibilities

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/manage/considerations/data-ownership

Topics

#Data ownership#Information security roles#Accountability#CIA triad

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