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Information System Security Officer

nounid 2904·updated May 9, 2026
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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'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
§1
Individual with assigned responsibility for maintaining the appropriate operational security posture for an information system or program.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
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.
NIST SP 800-531 senseview framework →
§1
Individual with assigned responsibility for maintaining the appropriate operational security posture for an information system or program.
NIST SP 800-53A1 senseview framework →
§1
Individual assigned responsibility by the senior agency information security officer, authorizing official, management official, or information system owner for maintaining the appropriate operational security posture for an information system or program.
NIST SP 800-371 senseview framework →
§1
Individual with assigned responsibility for maintaining the appropriate operational security posture for an information system or program.
NIST SP 800-601 senseview framework →
§1
Individual assigned responsibility by the senior agency information security officer, authorizing official, management official, or information system owner for maintaining the appropriate operational security posture for an information system or program.
NIST SP 800-181 senseview framework →
§1
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.

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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