id: "PM-02" title: "Information Security Program Leadership Role" family: "PM" family_name: "Program Management" sort_id: "pm-02" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "organization"
Statement
Appoint a senior agency information security officer with the mission and resources to coordinate, develop, implement, and maintain an organization-wide information security program.
Guidance
The senior agency information security officer is an organizational official. For federal agencies (as defined by applicable laws, executive orders, regulations, directives, policies, and standards), this official is the senior agency information security officer. Organizations may also refer to this official as the senior information security officer or chief information security officer.
Assessment Objective: a senior agency information security officer is appointed;
Assessment Objective: the senior agency information security officer is provided with the mission and resources to coordinate an organization-wide information security program;
Assessment Objective: the senior agency information security officer is provided with the mission and resources to develop an organization-wide information security program;
Assessment Objective: the senior agency information security officer is provided with the mission and resources to implement an organization-wide information security program;
Assessment Objective: the senior agency information security officer is provided with the mission and resources to maintain an organization-wide information security program.
Information security program plan
procedures addressing program plan development and implementation
procedures addressing program plan reviews and updates
procedures addressing coordination of the program plan with relevant entities
other relevant documents or records
Organizational personnel with information security program planning and plan implementation responsibilities
senior information security officer
organizational personnel with information security responsibilities