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Governance Risk Compliance

Audit Committee

A formally established group within an organization tasked with oversight of financial reporting, internal controls, risk management, and compliance auditing.

Quick answer: A formally established group within an organization tasked with oversight of financial reporting, internal controls, risk management, and compliance auditing.

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Quick answer

A formally established group within an organization tasked with oversight of financial reporting, internal controls, risk management, and compliance auditing.

Why it matters

Audit Committee matters because it supports clear communication in Governance Risk Compliance contexts for SOC Analysts, Security Engineers, and Incident Responders. It also connects to aviation training and exam language such as CISSP, CompTIA Security+, and CEH.

Editorial context

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Questions and answers

Questions and answers

What is Audit Committee?

In this glossary, Audit Committee refers to: A formally established group within an organization tasked with oversight of financial reporting, internal controls, risk management, and compliance auditing.

How is Audit Committee used in cybersecurity?

In cybersecurity communication, this term appears in contexts such as: "The audit committee regularly reviews internal audit reports and monitors remediation of identified control deficiencies."

Why does Audit Committee matter in cybersecurity?

Audit Committee matters because it supports clear communication in Governance Risk Compliance contexts for SOC Analysts, Security Engineers, and Incident Responders. It also connects to aviation training and exam language such as CISSP, CompTIA Security+, and CEH.

Who uses Audit Committee?

Audit Committee is mainly used by SOC Analysts, Security Engineers, and Incident Responders.

What category does Audit Committee belong to?

In this glossary, Audit Committee is grouped under Governance Risk Compliance. Related pages in this category explain adjacent procedures, commands and operational concepts.

Where does this definition come from?

This definition is sourced from ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, MITRE ATT&CK and published by Protermify Cybersecurity as a static cybersecurity reference page.

Definition

A formally established group within an organization tasked with oversight of financial reporting, internal controls, risk management, and compliance auditing.

Operational example

The audit committee regularly reviews internal audit reports and monitors remediation of identified control deficiencies.

Definition language

English reference definition

Source

ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, MITRE ATT&CK

Category

Governance Risk Compliance

Exam relevance

  • CISSP
  • CompTIA Security+
  • CEH

Target audience

  • SOC Analysts
  • Security Engineers
  • Incident Responders

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