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Computer Science, Information Security

Term

System Owner

Alternative Forms

Application Owner

Definitions

The system (or application) owner is responsible for the management, operation, maintenance and level of protection provided by his system.

The perspective of the system (or application) owner is that of the system holding and processing information, in contrast with the information custodian whose perspective is that of the information itself.

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The system owner is responsible for one or more systems, each of which may hold and process data owned by different data owners. A system owner is responsible for integrating security considerations into application and system purchasing decisions and development projects. The system owner is responsible for ensuring that adequate security is being provided by the necessary controls, password management, remote access controls, operating system configurations, and so on. This role must ensure the systems are properly assessed for vulnerabilities and must report any to the incident response team and data owner.

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