Senior information security officer (SISO)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003887",
  "term": "Senior information security officer (SISO)",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. Official responsible for carrying out the Chief Information Officer responsibilities under FISMA and serving as the Chief Information Officer’s primary liaison to the agency’s authorizing officials, information system owners, and information system security officers.\n\n2. Official responsible for carrying out the Chief Information Officer responsibilities under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and serving as the Chief Information Officer’s primary liaison to the agency’s authorizing officials, information system owners, and information systems security officers.\n[Note 1: With respect to SecCM, a Senior Agency Information Security Officer is an individual that provides organization-wide procedures and/or templates for SecCM, manages or participates in the Configuration Control Board, and/or provides technical staff for security impact analyses.\nNote 2: Organizations subordinate to federal agencies may use the term Senior Information Security Officer or Chief Information Security Officer to denote individuals filling positions with similar responsibilities to Senior Agency Information Security Officers.]\n\n3. Official responsible for carrying out the Chief Information Officer responsibilities under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and serving as the Chief Information Officer’s primary liaison to the agency’s authorizing officials, information system owners, and information system security officers.\n[Note: Organizations subordinate to federal agencies may use the term Senior Information Security Officer or Chief Information Security Officer to denote individuals filling positions with similar responsibilities to Senior Agency Information Security Officers.]\n\n4. See senior agency information security officer (SAISO).\n\n5. See Senior Agency Information Security Officer.\n\n6. Official responsible for carrying out the Chief Information Officer responsibilities under FISMA and serving as the Chief Information Officer’s primary liaison to the agency’s authorizing officials, information system owners, and information system security officers.\n[Note: Organizations subordinate to federal agencies may use the term Senior Information Security Officer or Chief Information Security Officer to denote individuals filling positions with similar responsibilities to Senior Agency Information Security Officers.]\n\n7. Official responsible for carrying out the Chief Information Officer responsibilities under FISMA and serving as the Chief Information Officer’s primary liaison to the agency’s authorizing officials, information system owners, and information system security officers.\nNote: Organizations subordinate to federal agencies may use the term Senior Information Security Officer or Chief Information Security Officer to denote individuals filling positions with similar responsibilities to Senior Agency Information Security Officers.\n\n8. Official responsible for carrying out the chief information officer (CIO) responsibilities under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and serving as the CIO’s primary liaison to the agency’s authorizing officials, information system owners, and information systems security officers.\nNote: Also known as senior information security officer (SISO) or chief information security officer (CISO).\n\n9. Official responsible for carrying out the Chief Information Officer responsibilities under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act FISMA and serving as the Chief Information Officer’s primary liaison to the agency’s authorizing officials, information system owners, and information system security officers.\nNote 1: With respect to SecCM, a Senior Agency Information Security Officer is an individual that provides organization-wide procedures and/or templates for SecCM, manages or participates in the Configuration Control Board, and/or provides technical staff for security impact analyses.\nNote 2: Organizations subordinate to federal agencies may use the term Senior Agency Information Security Officer or Chief Information Security Officer to denote individuals filling positions with similar responsibilities to Senior Agency Information Security Officers.\n\n10. See Senior Agency Information Security Officer (SAISO)",
  "abbreviation": "SISO",
  "synonyms": [
    "Senior Agency Information Security Officer",
    "senior agency information security officer (SAISO)"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-18 Rev. 1 [Superseded] from 44 U.S.C., Sec. 3544; NIST SP 800-60 Vol. 1 Rev. 1 from 44 U.S.C., Sec. 3544; NIST SP 800-60 Vol. 2 Rev. 1 from 44 U.S.C., Sec. 3544",
    "NIST SP 800-128 from 44 U.S.C., Sec. 3544",
    "NIST SP 800-137 from 44 U.S.C., Sec. 3544",
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 1",
    "NIST SP 800-128; NIST SP 800-137; NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1; NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 1 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-39; NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 4 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5; NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5",
    "NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1 from 44 U.S.C., Sec. 3544; NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 4 [Superseded] from 44 U.S.C., Sec. 3544; NISTIR 8170 from 44 U.S.C., Sec. 3544; NIST SP 800-39 from 44 U.S.C., Sec. 3544",
    "NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 1 [Superseded] from 44 U.S.C., Sec. 3544; NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 [Superseded] from 44 U.S.C., Sec. 3544",
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from FIPS 200, 44 U.S.C., Sec. 3544 (Adapted)",
    "NIST SP 800-137A",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/senior-information-security-officer-siso/"
}