Information Systems Security Manager

CISA Information Systems Security Manager

This role is responsible for the cybersecurity of a program, organization, system, or enclave.

Personnel performing this role may unofficially or alternatively be called:

• Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO)
• Cybersecurity Officer
• Enterprise Security Officer
• Common Control Provider
• Security Domain Specialist
• Information Assurance Analyst
• Information Assurance Security Manager
• Information Assurance Security Officer
• Information Systems Security Specialist

Skill Community: Cybersecurity
Category: Oversee and Govern
Specialty Area: Cybersecurity Management
Work Role Code: 722

• Acquire and manage the necessary resources, including leadership support, financial resources, and key security personnel, to support information technology (IT) security goals and objectives and reduce overall organizational risk. (T0001)
• Advise senior management (e.g., Chief Information Officer [CIO]) on risk levels and security posture. (T0003)
• Advise appropriate senior leadership or Authorizing Official of changes affecting the organization's cybersecurity posture. (T0005)
• Collect and maintain data needed to meet system cybersecurity reporting. (T0024)
• Communicate the value of information technology (IT) security throughout all levels of the organization stakeholders. (T0025)
• Ensure that security improvement actions are evaluated, validated, and implemented as required. (T0089)
• Ensure that cybersecurity inspections, tests, and reviews are coordinated for the network environment. (T0091)
• Ensure that cybersecurity requirements are integrated into the continuity planning for that system and/or organization(s). (T0092)
• Evaluate and approve development efforts to ensure that baseline security safeguards are appropriately installed. (T0097)
• Identify alternative information security strategies to address organizational security objective. (T0106)
• Identify information technology (IT) security program implications of new technologies or technology upgrades. (T0115)
• Interpret patterns of noncompliance to determine their impact on levels of risk and/or overall effectiveness of the enterprise's cybersecurity program. (T0133)
• Manage the monitoring of information security data sources to maintain organizational situational awareness. (T0147)
• Oversee the information security training and awareness program. (T0157)
• Participate in an information security risk assessment during the Security Assessment and Authorization process. (T0158)
• Participate in the development or modification of the computer environment cybersecurity program plans and requirements. (T0159)
• Prepare, distribute, and maintain plans, instructions, guidance, and standard operating procedures concerning the security of network system(s) operations. (T0192)
• Provide system-related input on cybersecurity requirements to be included in statements of work and other appropriate procurement documents. (T0211)
• Recognize a possible security violation and take appropriate action to report the incident, as required. (T0215)
• Recommend resource allocations required to securely operate and maintain an organization's cybersecurity requirements. (T0219)
• Supervise or manage protective or corrective measures when a cybersecurity incident or vulnerability is discovered. (T0229)
• Track audit findings and recommendations to ensure that appropriate mitigation actions are taken. (T0234)
• Promote awareness of security issues among management and ensure sound security principles are reflected in the organization's vision and goals. (T0248)
• Oversee policy standards and implementation strategies to ensure procedures and guidelines comply with cybersecurity policies. (T0254)
• Identify security requirements specific to an information technology (IT) system in all phases of the system life cycle. (T0263)
• Ensure that plans of actions and milestones or remediation plans are in place for vulnerabilities identified during risk assessments, audits, inspections, etc. (T0264)
• Assure successful implementation and functionality of security requirements and appropriate information technology (IT) policies and procedures that are consistent with the organization's mission and goals. (T0265)
• Support necessary compliance activities (e.g., ensure that system security configuration guidelines are followed, compliance monitoring occurs). (T0275)
• Continuously validate the organization against policies/guidelines/procedures/regulations/laws to ensure compliance. (T0280)

• Business Continuity
• Computer Network Defense
• Database Administration
• Encryption
• Enterprise Architecture
• Information Systems/Network Security
• Information Technology Assessment
• Legal, Government, and Jurisprudence
• Network Management
• Operating Systems
• Policy Management
• Risk Management
• Technology Awareness
• Threat Analysis
• Vulnerabilities Assessment

• Knowledge of data backup and recovery. (K0021)
• Knowledge of business continuity and disaster recovery continuity of operations plans. (K0026)
• Knowledge of intrusion detection methodologies and techniques for detecting host and network-based intrusions. (K0046)
• Knowledge of controls related to the use, processing, storage, and transmission of data. (K0622)
• Knowledge of encryption algorithms. (K0018)
• Knowledge of the organization's enterprise information technology (IT) goals and objectives. (K0101)
• Knowledge of network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles (e.g., application of defense-in-depth). (K0179)
• Knowledge of measures or indicators of system performance and availability. (K0053)
• Knowledge of applicable laws, statutes (e.g., in Titles 10, 18, 32, 50 in U.S. Code), Presidential Directives, executive branch guidelines, and/or administrative/criminal legal guidelines and procedures. (K0168)
• Knowledge of laws, policies, procedures, or governance relevant to cybersecurity for critical infrastructures. (K0267)
• Knowledge of network traffic analysis methods. (K0058)
• Knowledge of network systems management principles, models, methods (e.g., end-to-end systems performance monitoring), and tools. (K0180)
• Knowledge of server and client operating systems. (K0077)
• Skill in creating policies that reflect system security objectives. (S0018)
• Knowledge of information technology (IT) supply chain security and supply chain risk management policies, requirements, and procedures. (K0169)
• Knowledge of new and emerging information technology (IT) and cybersecurity technologies. (K0059)
• Knowledge of current and emerging threats/threat vectors. (K0151)
• Knowledge of vulnerability information dissemination sources (e.g., alerts, advisories, errata, and bulletins). (K0040)
• Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, Procedural Language/Structured Query Language [PL/SQL] and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return-oriented attacks, malicious code). (K0070)
• Knowledge of what constitutes a network attack and a network attack's relationship to both threats and vulnerabilities. (K0106)
• Knowledge of penetration testing principles, tools, and techniques. (K0342)

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