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Merging internal audit and information security officer function

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Merging internal audit and information security officer function

Can I appoint the head of my internal control department as ISO and he would also monitor the internal audit team?
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DejanK Jan 12, 2016

As a part of ISMF, I have thought of following representatives :-
1. IT - infrastructure, application and operations
2. Business
3. HR
4. Compliance
5. Admin
6. Internal Control or Audit

Answer: If by "internal control" you mean the department that is performing the internal audit, then the answer is no - internal auditor is in a conflict of interest with the security manager, so you cannot merge those two functions. See also this article: Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) - where does he belong in an org chart? https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2012/09/11/chief-information-security-officer-ciso-where-does-he-belong-in-an-org-chart/

I assume that by "ISMF" you mean a coordination body for your information security - in this case, yes - I think you have chosen a good balance of people; only I think Internal audit should not be a part of it - again because of conflict of interest.

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