Give security responsibilities owners
Use these questions for a critical service. Confirm the actual division of work with each provider.
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Give security responsibilities
owners
Use these questions for a critical service. Confirm the actual division of work with each
provider.
01
Protect what?
Name the service, information, and
business consequence.
02
Control access?
Assign identity, permissions, and
access-review responsibilities.
03
Configure and change?
Identify who approves settings and
reviews integrations.
04
Detect and respond?
Name the monitoring owner, incident
lead, and escalation path.
05
Recover the service?
Agree recovery needs and test the
relevant arrangements.
06
Show the evidence?
Record the owner, review date, and
proof of completion.
Shared responsibility requires service-level detail
A cloud subscription does not transfer every obligation. Check data, identity, access,
configuration, and the provider’s commitments.