Which of the following is MOST likely to have a negative impact on accountability for information risk ownership?

Having the risk owner as a department manager and the control owner as a member of their team can actually foster effective communication and coordination, clarifying roles.

When information risk is assigned to an entire department but no specific individual owner has been assigned, accountability is diluted and becomes unclear. Without a named individual responsible for monitoring, managing, and mitigating the risk, there is no clear point of contact or single party held responsible for its effective oversight, leading to potential inaction or neglect.

The risk owner and control owner working in different departments is a common and often beneficial separation of duties, ensuring independent checks and balances.

Listing the same person as both the control owner and risk owner is a potential conflict of interest, but it still establishes clear individual accountability, albeit with a governance weakness; it doesn't *negatively impact accountability for ownership* itself.