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Founder accountability for security

Operating, reviewed on its stated cadence

The founder holds and is accountable for every program role — risk owner, control owner, incident commander, privacy officer equivalent — stated honestly as the single-operator reality, with a formal role split defined to activate at the first hire.

Category
People
Owner
Founder
Last verified
26 July 2026
Evaluation frequency
Reviewed at every management review

Standards mappings

This control maps to the following standards and frameworks. Each entry states our real relationship with the standard, and the specific requirements this control helps satisfy.

ISO/IEC 27001:2022InfoSec complianceSelf-assessed

A full 93-control Annex A Statement of Applicability is maintained and honestly dispositioned, and the ISMS went live on 26 July 2026 with its first completed management review. Not certified: no external audit has occurred, the clause 9.2 internal audit is openly unmet, and the certification trigger (a named tender, funding, or first hire) was formally decided at the first management review.

  • A.5.2Information security roles and responsibilities

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