Glossary: Security Controls and Change Management

Change advisory board (CAB)

Also written: CAB, emergency CAB

The group that reviews change requests and approves them, rejects them or sends them back. At Kettle & Crane it is Alex, Sam, Jo and Morgan. A smaller emergency CAB can approve urgent changes fast.

Where the book teaches it

Chapter 3: Approving a Change
Chapter 4: Safe Change Windows and Fallbacks
Chapter 5: Technical Effects of a Change
Chapter 6: What's next

Related terms

Approval process Change owner Emergency change Normal change