Security Controls

Question 1

What are security contros?

Answer 1

Safeguards or countermeasures to avoid, detect, counteract, or minimize security risks to physical property, information,computer systems or other assets. Protect the CIA of all assets. Systems can be referred to as frameworks of compliance

Question 2

Security controls - Categories (3)

Answer 2

Administrative - Policies
Technical/logical - Software based
Physical - Guards, guns and gates

Question 3

Security control - types (7)

Answer 3

Preventative - attempt to STOP unwanted access
Detective - attempt to identify unauthorized access AFTER occurrence of unauthorized activity
Corrective - modifies environment to return to normal operation AFTER occurrence of unauthorized activity
Deterrent - attempt to discourage unauthorized access and security policy violations
Recovery - attempt to repair after a security violation
Directive - attempt to specify actions to ensure compliance with security policy
Compensating - attempt to provide an alternative control absence of primary