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Governance, Risk, Audit & Privacy · Advanced

Senior Agency Information Security Officer (SAISO)

Federal official responsible for carrying out the CIO's FISMA security responsibilities, often the agency CISO.

Definition

Under FISMA, the SAISO (commonly titled CISO) develops and maintains the agency-wide information security program, policies, and training, and serves as liaison to AOs and system owners. A parallel Senior Agency Official for Privacy (SAOP) handles privacy.

Example

The agency CISO, as SAISO, reports annual FISMA metrics to OMB through the CIO.

Exam tip

Know the SAISO and SAOP pairing in federal roles.

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