Types of Security Controls

Types of Security Controls:

1. Preventive: Prevent security violations and enforce various access control mechanisms.
2. Detective: Detect security violations.
3. Corrective or recovery: Used to restore systems.
4. Deterrent: Used to discourage.
5. Compensating: Used as an alternative control when the intended controls failed.

External resources

• EC-Council; “Certified Ethical Hacker v10”; EC-Council.
• “CISA Review Manual, 26th Edition”