Which of the following techniques are used after a security breach and are intended to limit the extent of any damage caused by the incident?

The correct answer is C. Corrective controls. Corrective controls are used after a security breach. After security has been breached, corrective controls are intended to limit the extent of any damage caused by the incident, e.g. by recovering the organization to normal working status as efficiently as possible. Answer: D…

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ASafeguards
BDetective controls
CCorrective controls
DPreventive controls

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(49 responses)

A
6% (3)
B
10% (5)
C
82% (40)
D
2% (1)

Explanation

Corrective controls are used after a security breach. After security has been breached, corrective controls are intended to limit the extent of any damage caused by the incident, e.g. by recovering the organization to normal working status as efficiently as possible. Answer: D is incorrect. Before the event, preventive controls are intended to prevent an incident from occurring, e.g. by locking out unauthorized intruders. Answer: B is incorrect. During the event, detective controls are intended to identify and characterize an incident in progress, e.g. by sounding the intruder alarm and alerting the security guards or the police. Answer: A is incorrect. Safeguards are those controls that provide some amount of protection to

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