Chief Information Security Officer
| 1. The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is responsible for organization’s IT security management (cyber).
Related Term: Chief Security Officer. Notes (1): This responsibility covers the management of network security, information security, and cyber-attacks. Notes (2): The CISO develops the organization’s cyber security program. 
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2. The chief information security officer (CISO) is the head of IT security, driving the IT security strategy and implementation forward whilst protecting the business from security threats and cyber-hacking. Operational compliance to all ISO and other standards and regulations is the responsibility of the CISO. This is a senior role and will commonly involve directing a team and taking a seat on the board.
Source: (SC Jobs, 2017)
3. A CISO is the executive-level manager who directs strategy, operations and the budget for the protection of the enterprise information assets and manages that program.
Source: (INFOSEC Institute, 2017)