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Security Decision Documentation (Firemen’s v. Sorenson (Marriott derivative))

Use this to record a significant security-related decision: what was decided, why, who was involved, and what evidence or inputs were used; supports accountability and audit.


Purpose

This document standardizes how significant security and disclosure decisions related to Firemen’s v. Sorenson (Marriott derivative) are recorded, including rationale, approvers, assumptions, and follow-up actions. It supports legal defensibility, internal accountability, and post-incident learning.

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Scenario: In an illustrative period during Delaware derivative litigation over Marriott-Starwood cyber oversight allegations (time), the Security Director (role) prepares a security decision documentation (type) for leadership stakeholders (audience).

SECURITY DECISION RECORD

Decision: Establish formal board-metric governance and integration-risk exception process across legacy Starwood and Marriott environments
Date: July 6, 2021
Participants: Chief Information Security Officer, CIO, General Counsel, Audit Committee Liaison, Integration Program Director

Context: Derivative litigation themes in C.A. No. 2019-0965-LWW focused on oversight quality and whether cyber diligence translated to post-close governance. This decision records the selected governance mechanism for integration-risk accountability and board metric quality.

Options Considered: (1) Adopt integration scorecard with mandatory board cyber KPI pack and dated exception governance (selected). (2) Maintain separate team-level trackers without board normalization—rejected for weak oversight evidence. (3) Defer governance changes pending litigation outcome—rejected due to ongoing operational risk.

Rationale: Selected to provide defensible governance traceability and accelerate closure of integration control debt. Inputs included litigation themes, internal audit observations, and program delivery constraints.

Commitments: Deploy unified scorecard by Q3 2021; monthly integration-risk review; unresolved critical exceptions escalate to executive governance with documented action plans.

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