Data owner
- Term
- Data owner
- Exam
- CISA & CISM
- Definition
The business manager accountable for a data set, including its classification and who may access it.
- Explained
The data owner is the business manager accountable for a data set. Owners classify the data, decide who may access it and accept risks affecting it. Exam questions about who approves access or sets classification expect the owner, not IT.
- In practice
The head of sales decides who may access the customer database.
- Often confused with
- Data custodian
- Exam angle
Owners decide; custodians implement.
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