shieldCISSP Practice Domain 6 — Security Assessment and Testing Q96 of 120

Which control is designed to detect attempted security violations after they occur?

A CISSP practice question covering Domain 6: Security Assessment and Testing. Try answering before reading the explanation below.

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A
Preventive control
B
Detective control
✓ Correct answer
C
Corrective control
D
Compensating control
Why "Detective control" is the right answer

Detective controls (logging, IDS, audits, CCTV review) discover incidents. Preventive stops them. Corrective restores. Compensating substitutes when a primary control isn't feasible.

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