Security controls play a fundamental role in shaping the actions cybersecurity professionals take to protect an organization.

There are three main types of IT security controls: technical, administrative and physical. The primary objective of implementing a security control can be preventive, detective, corrective, compensatory or deterrent. Controls are also used to protect people, as is the case with training or social engineering policies.

What is a security check?

Security controls are countermeasures or protection mechanisms designed to reduce the likelihood that a threat will exploit a vulnerability.

For example, conduct company-wide security awareness training to minimize the risk of a social engineering attack on your network, employees and information systems.

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Video chapter
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00:00 – Introduction
00:40 – What is a security check?
01:38 – What are the goals of security checks?
04:10 – Understanding the basics of risks and threats
05:59 – Technical checks
07:20 – Administrative controls
09:29 – Physical checks
10:01 – Preventive controls
11:26 – Detective control
13:22 – Corrective checks
14:02 – Deterrent controls
15:00 – Compensation checks
16:08 – Conducting a Security Control Assessment

About the author
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Michael Swanagan, CISSP, CISA, CISM
https://purplesec.us/cyber-security-experts/michael-swanagan/

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