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SY0-501 · Question #405

Which of the following controls allows a security guard to perform a post-incident review?

The correct answer is C. Corrective. A post-incident review is a corrective control as it addresses an event after it has occurred, aiming to mitigate impact and prevent recurrence, thereby correcting the security posture.

Submitted by yuriko_h· Mar 4, 2026Security operations

Question

Which of the following controls allows a security guard to perform a post-incident review?

Options

  • ADetective
  • BPreventive
  • CCorrective
  • DDeterrent

How the community answered

(55 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    5% (3)
  • C
    76% (42)
  • D
    15% (8)

Why each option

A post-incident review is a corrective control as it addresses an event after it has occurred, aiming to mitigate impact and prevent recurrence, thereby correcting the security posture.

ADetective

Detective controls are designed to identify that an incident has occurred, such as through alarms or monitoring, but do not involve the post-incident review process itself.

BPreventive

Preventive controls aim to stop an incident from happening in the first place, whereas a post-incident review is conducted only after an incident has already occurred.

CCorrectiveCorrect

A post-incident review is a corrective control because it is performed after a security incident has occurred to understand its root cause, assess the impact, and identify actions to prevent similar incidents in the future. This process directly aims to reduce the impact of the incident and improve the organization's security posture, which is the primary objective of a corrective security control.

DDeterrent

Deterrent controls are intended to discourage potential attackers from attempting an attack, which is distinct from the reactive and learning nature of a post-incident review.

Concept tested: Types of security controls: Corrective, Detective, Preventive, Deterrent

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/security-concepts/3-control-types

Topics

#security controls#corrective control#post-incident review#control types

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