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314.4(a) — Qualified Individual oversees the information security program

high roles-responsibilitiespolicy-governance

Requirement

The institution designates a single Qualified Individual responsible for overseeing, implementing and enforcing its written information security program. The Qualified Individual may be an employee, or work for an affiliate or service provider — in which case the institution keeps responsibility, designates senior personnel to oversee them, and requires the provider to maintain a compliant program.

What the engine looks for

Every group below must be satisfied — by an affirmative statement, not a plan, a hedge or a denial — for the control to count as covered. A term ending in … matches any word it begins. Supporting terms do not change the verdict — they raise confidence and distinguish a policy that names a mechanism from one that gestures at a category.

Required element 1 — any one of
qualified individualcisochief information security officersecurity officerhead of securityinformation security officervcisovirtual ciso
Required element 2 — any one of
designat…appoint…responsibleoversee…overseeingaccountableowns
Supporting terms — specificity signals
314.4(a)written information security programwispservice providersenior personnel

Equivalent controls elsewhere

Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.

FrameworkControlTitleShared topics
SOC 2 CC1.3 Organisational structure and reporting lines roles-responsibilities policy-governance
GDPR Art.5(2) Accountability policy-governance
GDPR Art.24 Responsibility of the controller policy-governance
GDPR Art.26 Joint controllers roles-responsibilities
GDPR Art.27 EU representative for non-EU organisations roles-responsibilities
GDPR Art.29 Processing under the authority of the controller roles-responsibilities
GDPR Art.31 Cooperation with the supervisory authority policy-governance
GDPR Art.37 Designation of a data protection officer roles-responsibilities