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Chief Security Officer

nounid 1810·updated May 9, 2026
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The person usually responsible for all security matters both physical and digital in an enterprise

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Entity Type

Role90%rule-basedr:entity.role.named.v1

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

acronym
CSO
plural
Chief Security Officers
possessive
Chief Security Officer's
pluralpossessive
Chief Security Officers'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
The person usually responsible for all security matters both physical and digital in an enterprise
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The person usually responsible for all security matters both physical and digital in an enterprise
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