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To help review or design security controls, they can be classified by several criteria. One of these criteria is based on nature. According to this criteria, which of the following controls consists o

The correct answer is C. Procedural control. Procedural controls are administrative in nature and encompass organizational processes such as incident response, management oversight, and security awareness training.

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Question

To help review or design security controls, they can be classified by several criteria. One of these criteria is based on nature. According to this criteria, which of the following controls consists of incident response processes, management oversight, security awareness, and training?

Options

  • ATechnical control
  • BPhysical control
  • CProcedural control
  • DCompliance control

How the community answered

(47 responses)
  • A
    6% (3)
  • C
    91% (43)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

Procedural controls are administrative in nature and encompass organizational processes such as incident response, management oversight, and security awareness training.

ATechnical control

Technical controls use technology to enforce security, such as firewalls, encryption, and authentication systems, not processes or training programs.

BPhysical control

Physical controls use tangible measures such as locks, fences, guards, and surveillance cameras to protect physical assets and facilities.

CProcedural controlCorrect

Procedural controls govern how people and processes operate within an organization. Incident response processes, management oversight, security awareness programs, and training all define human behavior and organizational workflows rather than relying on technology or physical barriers, which is what classifies them as procedural controls.

DCompliance control

Compliance control is not a standard category under the nature-based classification of security controls in mainstream security frameworks.

Concept tested: Security control classification by nature - procedural controls

Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/administrative_controls

Topics

#Security control types#Procedural controls#Administrative controls#Control classification

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