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• Organizations depend upon CISOs to perform different tasks regarding information security.

• The physical security of any firm is in the hands of the Vice President mainly, and in order to
endure it, the firm refers to the experts such as CISO and CSO.

CSO Roles and Duties

The duties and responsibilities of a CSO can vary from sector to sector, and this variation is pronounced
when comparing public and private sectors. However, the following are the general roles that CSO needs
to perform.

• Generally, he leads the organization's risk control operation to improve the brand name and
image.

• Manages the generation and implementation of security procedures, guidelines, specifications,
and protocols.
• Tracks the network of contractors and security managers to secure the company's properties,
such as intellectual property.

• Collaborates with different outside contractors in order to carry out unbiased compliance audits.

• Operates with other organization’s leaders to solidify and improve protection measures.
• Manages the organization’s spending to the main focus on secure financial methods and risk
assessment.

• Keeps in touch with state, federal, local, and other relevant government departments of law
enforcement.

• Investigates all types of security breaches and manages the incident response preparation.
• Helps in disciplinary and legal matters, which are related to security breaches to ensure future
security.

CISO Roles and Duties

The easiest way to properly understand the responsibilities of CISOs is to learn about their responsibilities
that they need to perform on a daily basis. Here are some of the most common yet important duties that
a CISO performs.

• Carries out digital IT and eDiscovery forensic inquiries.
• Ensures cybersecurity and privacy of information.

• Supervises information as well as data security.

• Manages CSIRT (Computer Security Incident Response Team) and CERT (Computer
Emergency Response Team).
• Ensures information control of risk.

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