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Information System Security Officer

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

Individual assigned responsibility by the senior agency information security officer, authorizing official, management official, or information system owner for ensuring that the appropriate operational security posture is maintained for an information system or program.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

acronym
ISSO
plural
Information System Security Officers
possessive
Information System Security Officer's
pluralpossessive
Information System Security Officers'