Chief security officer

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A chief security officer (CSO) is a corporation's top executive who is responsible for security. The CSO serves as the business leader responsible for the development, implementation and management of the organization’s corporate security vision, strategy and programs. They direct staff in identifying, developing, implementing and maintaining security processes across the organization to reduce risks, respond to incidents, and limit exposure to liability in all areas of financial, physical, and personal risk; establish appropriate standards and risk controls associated with intellectual property; and direct the establishment and implementation of policies and procedures related to data security. Those primarily responsible for information security may have the title of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to differentiate the positions.

[edit] External links

• Security Executive Council
• CSO Magazine
• CISO Executive Forums
• Rise of the CISO (2004 Computerworld article)
• CISO Career Resource Guide