Australian Information Security Manual
Guidelines for cyber security roles

Australian Information Security Manual ISM-1918: CISO reporting to audit and risk committee

The CISO regularly reports directly to their organisation's audit, risk and compliance committee (or equivalent) on cyber security matters.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 3 controls across 2 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 2 controls

  • NIST-CSF-GV.OV-03 Organizational cybersecurity risk management performance is evaluated and reviewed for adjustments needed
  • NIST-CSF-GV.RM-03 Cybersecurity risk management activities and outcomes are included in enterprise risk management processes

Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2026 · 1 control

  • 0213 0213 CISO reports cyber risk to each Audit Committee meeting

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

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