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CGRC · Question #606

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…

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. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is a senior executive responsible for an organization's overall information technology strategy, operations, and risk management. Key responsibilities include strategic IT planning, fostering communication, and ensuring the establishment of…

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. Response:

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

(32 responses)
  • A
    91% (29)
  • B
    9% (3)

Why each option

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is a senior executive responsible for an organization's overall information technology strategy, operations, and risk management. Key responsibilities include strategic IT planning, fostering communication, and ensuring the establishment of effective security programs like continuous monitoring.

APreserving high-level communications and working group relationships in an organizationCorrect

Preserving high-level communications and working group relationships is critical for a CIO to ensure IT aligns with business objectives and to facilitate collaboration across departments.

BFacilitating the sharing of security risk-related information among authorizing officials

While a CIO oversees the overall IT risk posture, the direct, operational facilitation of specific security risk information sharing among authorizing officials is typically managed by security program managers or the CISO, rather than being a primary, hands-on responsibility of the CIO.

CEstablishing effective continuous monitoring program for the organizationCorrect

Establishing an effective continuous monitoring program falls under the CIO's purview as they are responsible for the overall security posture and risk management of the organization's information systems.

DProposing the information technology needed by an enterprise to achieve its goals and thenCorrect

Proposing the information technology needed by an enterprise to achieve its goals is a primary strategic responsibility of the CIO, aligning technology with business strategy.

Concept tested: Chief Information Officer (CIO) responsibilities

Source: https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/2018/02/20/sp_800_37_rev2_final_draft.pdf

Topics

#CIO Responsibilities#IT Governance#Information Security Leadership#Continuous Monitoring

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