Would assigning a top educational administrator to the security manager role show commitment to system security?
A. Not necessarily. Although top administrators are often entrusted with sufficient authority to be effective security managers, it is quite possible that they do not possess the technical expertise necessary for the job. Security managers are responsible for operationalizing all aspects of system security- a task that requires significant technical competence. A secondary, but important, consideration is that managing system security can demand a great deal of time- time that policy-makers and other top administrators may be unable to devote given their other essential duties. While it is imperative that top administrators are actively committed to security effectiveness, in most cases it makes sense that the day-to-day administration of system security be assigned to a security/systems professional. Q. Where does the security manager fit into the organizational hierarchy? A. Just as the title implies, security managers and system administrators are most often considered to serve in a