Information Security Officer

Description:

Develop information security plans aligned with business goals and objectives.Identify current and potential legal and regulatory requirements affecting information security.Identify drivers affecting the company (e.g., technology, business environment, risk tolerance, geographic location) and their impact on information security.Obtain senior management commitment to information security.Define roles and responsibilities for information security throughout the company.Establish internal and external reporting and communication channels that support information security.Establish a process for information asset classification and ownership.Implement a systemic and structured information risk assessment process.Ensure that business impact assessments are conducted periodically.Ensure that threat and vulnerability evaluations are performed on an ongoing basis.Identify and periodically evaluate information security controls and countermeasures to mitigate risk to acceptable levels.Integrate risk, threat and vulnerability identification and management into life cycle processes (e.g., procurement).Report significant changes in information risk to appropriate levels of management for acceptance on both a periodic and an event-driven basis.Develop and maintain plans to implement the information security strategy.Ensure alignment between the information security program and other assurance functions (e.g., physical, human resources, quality, IT).Identify internal and external resources (e.g., finances, people, equipment, systems) required to execute the security program.Ensure the development of information security architectures (e.g., people, processes, technology).Establish, communicate, and maintain information security policies that support the security strategy.Design and develop a program for information security awareness, training, and education.Ensure the development, communication and maintenance of standards, procedures, and other documentation (e.g., guidelines, baselines, codes of conduct) that support information security policies.Integrate information security requirements into the company processes (e.g., change control, mergers, and acquisitions) and life cycle activities (e.g., development, employment, procurement).Develop a process to integrate information security controls into contracts (e.g., with joint ventures, outsourced providers, business partners, customers, third parties).Establish metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the information security program.Manage internal and external resources (e.g., finances, people, equipment, systems) required to execute the information security program.Ensure that processes and procedures are performed in compliance with the companys information security policies and standards.Ensure the performance of contractually agreed (e.g., with joint ventures, outsourced providers, business partners, customers, third parties) information security controls.Ensure that information security is an inte