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164.308(a)(2) — Assigned security responsibility (R)
high
roles-responsibilities
Requirement
Identify the security official who is responsible for the development and implementation of the policies and procedures required by the Security Rule.
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
security officialsecurity officerprivacy officercisohipaa security officer
Required element 2 — any one of
assigneddesignatedresponsibleappointed
Supporting terms — specificity signals
namedjob descriptioncontactreports to
Equivalent controls elsewhere
Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.
| Framework | Control | Title | Shared topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | CC1.5 | Accountability for control responsibilities | roles-responsibilities |
| ISO 27001 | A.5.2 | Information security roles and responsibilities | roles-responsibilities |
| NIST CSF 2.0 | GV.RR-02 | Roles, responsibilities and authorities are established | roles-responsibilities |
| 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.37 | Designation of a data protection officer | roles-responsibilities |
| GDPR | Art.38-39 | Position and tasks of the data protection officer | roles-responsibilities |