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Orphan System (Dictionary Entry)
Orphan System (Dictionary Entry)
Orphan System
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Orphan
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Definition 1 IT Service Management
An IT system without a system owner.
Notes
Because nobody is responsible for an orphan system, the satisfaction of system requirements is no longer assured. This represent an operational risk, including a security risk.
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It is the responsibility of the information security manager to ensure that, in the assignment process, there are no “orphan” systems or systems without policy-compliance owners.
(ISACA, 2012, p. 175)
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