Security Controls - CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 - 1.1

Technical Controls

Technical tools that protect systems.

Example: firewalls, antivirus

Managerial controls

Step-by-step ways to manage risk

security policies

operational controls

Protections done by people, not computers

Physical Controls

Physical tools to keep places safe.

Example: alarms, locks, cameras,

Preventive Controls

deter problems before they arise

Deterrent Controls

Rules or warnings that scare people away from breaking security rules

Detective Controls

controls designed to discover control problems that were not prevented

Corrective Controls

Controls that find and fix problems, and help systems recover after something goes wrong.

Compensating Controls

Backup controls that help keep things safe when the main controls don’t work

Directive Controls

Rules that tell people what they can and can’t do at work.