Does your organization regularly evaluate the performance of cybersecurity roles to identify necessary policy improvements?
Explanation
Performance evaluation is what's being probed: whether you routinely assess how cybersecurity roles are performing in order to surface needed policy improvements. Regular evaluation helps identify gaps in policies, procedures, or training that may need to be addressed to improve security outcomes.
For example, if security analysts consistently struggle with incident response timing due to approval bottlenecks, this might indicate a need for policy adjustments.
Evidence could include performance review documentation specific to security roles, meeting minutes from policy review sessions that incorporate performance data, or formal reports/recommendations for policy changes based on performance metrics of security personnel.
Implementation Example
Review the performance oversight of those in cybersecurity-related roles to determine whether policy changes are necessary
ID: GV.OV-02.061
Context
- Function
- GV: GOVERN
- Category
- GV.OV: Oversight
- Sub-Category
- The cybersecurity risk management strategy is reviewed and adjusted to ensure coverage of organizational requirements and risks
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