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Who provides oversight of activities of the system owner, who provides trend analysis to id problems that may impact security posture. From Enterprise perspective reports to AO and system owners on…
The correct answer is A. CISO. The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) provides enterprise-level oversight to system owners, conducts trend analysis to identify potential security impacts, and reports on organization-wide risks to the Authorizing Official (AO) and other stakeholders.
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Who provides oversight of activities of the system owner, who provides trend analysis to id problems that may impact security posture. From Enterprise perspective reports to AO and system owners on organization wide risks (ISSO, CISO, ISO). Response:
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- ACISO
- BISSO
- CISO
- DAODR
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The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) provides enterprise-level oversight to system owners, conducts trend analysis to identify potential security impacts, and reports on organization-wide risks to the Authorizing Official (AO) and other stakeholders.
The CISO is the senior-level executive responsible for developing and managing the organization's information security program and strategy, encompassing enterprise-wide risk management, oversight, and reporting on overall security posture to the AO and system owners.
The Information System Security Officer (ISSO) typically focuses on specific information systems, reporting to the System Owner, and does not generally provide enterprise-wide oversight or report organization-wide risks to the AO.
The Information System Owner (ISO) is responsible for a particular system but does not typically provide enterprise-level trend analysis or oversight across other system owners.
An AODR (Authorizing Official Designated Representative) acts on behalf of the AO but does not possess the overarching enterprise-wide risk analysis and oversight responsibilities described.
Concept tested: Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) role
Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-37/rev-2/final
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