PO4.3:

From HORSE - Holistic Operational Readiness Security Evaluation.
Revision as of 17:14, 1 May 2006 by Mdpeters (talk | contribs)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

PO 4.3 IT Steering Committee

Control Objective:

Establish an IT steering committee (or equivalent) composed of executive, business and IT management to: Determine prioritization of IT-enabled investment programs in line with the enterprise’s business strategy and priorities; Track status of projects and resolve resource conflict; Monitor service levels and service improvements.

Applicability:

Sarbanes-Oxley
HIPAA
GLBA
PCI
FISMA
NIST SP 800-66
Ditscap
Control Exception
User Defined


Risk Association Control Activities:

1. Risk: Business needs may not be met or adequate data safeguards may not be implemented or considered.
a. SOX.1.7: For a sample of projects, confirm that appropriate approval was received by examining the associated steering committee meeting minutes.


2. Risk: Security and business continuity risks are introduced by technical designs incompatible with enterprise standards and industry best practices.
a. SOX.1.11: Obtain a listing of key system development and maintenance projects and, for a sample, obtain evidence that a project steering committee developed and discussed a go/no go checklist.


Implementation Guide:

Process Narrative
Insert a description of the process narration that is applicable to the existing control statement this narrative refers to.

Process Illustration
Insert a process diagram, flowchart or other visual representation here to illustrate the process narrative.

File:Someimage.jpg

Control Commentary
Insert a description of the control that is applicable to the existing control statement this commentary refers to.

Control Exception Commentary
Insert a description of the control exception that is applicable to the existing control statement this commentary refers to.

Evidence Archive Location
Insert Evidence Description Here.

Control Status and Auditors Commentary
Describe the condition of the applicable control and its effectiveness. Set the color icon to a redlock.jpg, yellowlock.jpg or greenlock.jpg.

File:Redlock.jpg

Remediation Plan
Insert remediation plan, applicability, or any information that indicates what needs to be done.

Supplemental Information:
ITIL Service Delivery.

ITIL Service Level Management.

ITIL 4.5 The ongoing process.


ISO 17799 4.1 Information security infrastructure.


Implementation guidance
Insert guidance in this section if it helps to elaborate upon the subject matter. Examples of evidence that would help guide the end user is desirable.