CISSP Training Guide

The Role of Administrative Management

Define the role of Administrative management in operations security.

Administrative management, the management of all things administrative, can serve a critical role in operations security. Managers must concern themselves with legal compliance, risk management, and fiduciary (monetary) responsibility. These are impacted by operations security. In addition, management plays a key role in promoting education on security, overseeing compliance, participating in policy-making and enforcement, ensuring cross-departmental involvement and approving funding.

In fact, administrative management's role is tied so closely to operations security that their lack of attention to security represents a threat.

What if management ...