{"id":6165,"date":"2012-11-26T15:03:16","date_gmt":"2012-11-26T15:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/chief-security-officer\/"},"modified":"2012-11-26T15:03:16","modified_gmt":"2012-11-26T15:03:16","slug":"chief-security-officer","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/10484\/chief-security-officer-cso","title":{"rendered":"Chief Security Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_chief_security_officer_mean\">What Does Chief Security Officer Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A Chief Security Officer (CSO) manages an organization&#8217;s security and is the ultimate manager and custodian of an enterprise\u2019s data, infrastructure and entire physical and digital assets. A CSO plans and implements an organization&#8217;s security policy, architecture and framework.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_chief_security_officer\">Techopedia Explains Chief Security Officer<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A CSO is a top management executive or employee charged with overseeing an organization\u2019s security in its entire operating domain. A CSO&#8217;s primary job responsibilities are planning, developing, deploying and maintaining a security architecture that is in line with the business objectives of an organization. <\/p>\n<p>A CSO manages physical and information security (IS). The physical security responsibility includes the implementation of secure access control and authentication mechanisms at all physical or office facilities owned by the organization. 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