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Question #: 195
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Which of the following controls is used to make an organization initially aware of a data compromise?

  • A. Protective
  • B. Preventative
  • C. Corrective
  • D. Detective
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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️

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rodwave
Highly Voted 2 years, 7 months ago
Selected Answer: D
Answer: Detective Detective control identifies security events that have already occurred. Intrusion detection systems are detective controls. ======================= Preventative Controls - acts to eliminate or reduce the likelihood that an attack can succeed. A preventative control operates before an attack can take place. They are comparing the configurations to a secure guideline to ensure no gaps. Meaning they are pre-emptively hardening their systems against future attack vectors. Corrective Controls - controls that remediate security issues that have already occurred. Restoring backups after a ransomware attack is an example of a corrective control.
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LordJaraxxus
Most Recent 1 year, 3 months ago
Selected Answer: D
Detective controls attempt to detect when vulnerabilities have been exploited, resulting in a security incident. The important point is that detective controls discover the event after it has occurred.
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Arpilir
1 year, 6 months ago
Selected Answer: D
"of a data compromise" = already happens hence preventive does not apply. "Initially aware" = detect
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ApplebeesWaiter1122
1 year, 11 months ago
Selected Answer: D
Detective controls are used to identify and detect security incidents or data compromises within an organization. They are part of the broader category of security controls known as "security operations" or "incident response" controls. Detective controls are designed to discover and raise an alert when unauthorized or malicious activities occur, allowing the organization to respond promptly to mitigate the impact of security incidents. Examples of detective controls include security monitoring systems, intrusion detection systems (IDS), intrusion prevention systems (IPS), log analysis tools, security information and event management (SIEM) systems, and network traffic analysis solutions. These tools continuously monitor the network, systems, and applications for signs of suspicious or anomalous behavior, such as unusual access patterns, potential breaches, or data exfiltration attempts.
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mosher21
2 years, 2 months ago
Selected Answer: B
I think it is preventative. In detective control you are aware of the incident after it happened. However, in preventative control you can be aware of the incident before it happened. So it comes before detective.
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MartyByrde
1 year, 6 months ago
Habibi this would have been correct if the question used the word "prevent" or "stop" rather than "aware"
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if10w
2 years, 3 months ago
Selected Answer: D
Detective
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Knowledge33
2 years, 7 months ago
Selected Answer: D
Detective controls act during an event, alerting operators to specific conditions.
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db97
2 years, 9 months ago
initially aware of a data compromise -> that sounds more like a preventive control
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db97
2 years, 9 months ago
Disregard that I was thinking since an awareness training perspective, but if it is a real data compromise being communicated then is Detective.
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RonWonkers
2 years, 9 months ago
Selected Answer: D
Agree with D
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