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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 B. 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 working. The question asks to identify the key responsibilities of a Chief Information Officer (CIO), who is the senior executive in charge of an organization's information technology.

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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

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

How the community answered

(45 responses)
  • A
    7% (3)
  • B
    93% (42)

Why each option

The question asks to identify the key responsibilities of a Chief Information Officer (CIO), who is the senior executive in charge of an organization's information technology.

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

Facilitating the sharing of security risk-related information among authorizing officials is typically a responsibility of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) or security leadership, rather than the CIO whose role is broader IT strategy and operations.

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

Preserving high-level communications and working group relationships in an organization is a key responsibility of a CIO, ensuring IT strategy aligns with business objectives and fostering collaboration.

CEstablishing effective continuous monitoring program for the organizationCorrect

Establishing an effective continuous monitoring program for the organization is a crucial CIO responsibility, overseeing the ongoing assessment of security controls to maintain an acceptable risk posture.

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

Proposing the information technology needed by an enterprise to achieve its goals and then working to implement it is a primary responsibility of the CIO, aligning IT vision with overall business strategy and execution.

Concept tested: Chief Information Officer (CIO) responsibilities

Source: https://www.nist.gov/document/sp800-16r1pdf

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#CIO Responsibilities#IT Leadership#Organizational Roles#IT Strategy

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