PO4.4:

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PO 4.4 Organizational Placement of the IT Function

Control Objective:

Place the IT function in the overall organizational structure with a business model contingent on the importance of IT within the enterprise, specifically its criticality to business strategy and the level of operational dependence on IT. The reporting line of the CIO is commensurate with the importance of IT within the enterprise.

Applicability:

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


Risk Association Control Activities:

1. Risk: IT function does not meet the organizational needs.
a. SOX.2.0.1: Organizational policies and management procedures are in place to ensure the IT function is controlled properly.


Implementation Guide:

Process Narrative
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Process Illustration
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Control Commentary
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Control Exception Commentary
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Evidence Archive Location
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Control Status and Auditors Commentary
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Remediation Plan
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Supplemental Information:
ITIL Business Perspective.

ITIL 8. Roles, Responsibilities and Interfaces Application Management.

ITIL 6. Organising Roles and Functions Software Asset Management, Organization, Roles and Responsibilities.

ITIL 4.4 Roles and responsibilities ICT Infrastructure Management, ICT Infrastructure Management Overview.

ITIL 1.6 Roles, responsibilities and interfaces.


ISO 17799 4.1 Information security infrastructure.

ISO 17799 6.1 Security in job definition and resourcing.

ISO 17799 6.2 User training.

ISO 17799 8.1 Operational procedures and responsibilities.


Implementation guidance
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