Which of the following is most concerned with personnel security?

The correct answer is B. Operational controls. Operational controls address the day-to-day procedures and mechanisms that protect systems and are primarily implemented and executed by people. Personnel security-such as background checks, security training, separation of duties, and user account management-falls under…

Submitted by katya_ua· Apr 18, 2026Security Concepts and Practices

Question

Which of the following is most concerned with personnel security?

Options

AManagement controls
BOperational controls
CTechnical controls
DHuman resources controls

How the community answered

(28 responses)

A
4% (1)
B
93% (26)
D
4% (1)

Explanation

Operational controls address the day-to-day procedures and mechanisms that protect systems and are primarily implemented and executed by people. Personnel security-such as background checks, security training, separation of duties, and user account management-falls under operational controls. Management controls focus on governance and policy; technical controls are hardware/software safeguards; 'Human resources controls' is not a standard security control category in frameworks like NIST SP 800-53.

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#Security Controls#Operational Controls#Personnel Security#Control Categories

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