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Security control selection

Security control selection

From the course: CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-002) Cert Prep: 7 Compliance and Assessment

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Security control selection

- [Instructor] Security professionals spend the majority of their time designing, implementing, and managing security controls as countermeasures to the risks that they identify during risk assessments. Security controls are procedures and mechanisms that an organization puts in place to address security risks in some manner. This might include trying to reduce the likelihood of a risk materializing, minimizing the impact of a risk if it does occur, or detecting security issues that take place. Before we move into the area of cybersecurity, let's think for a moment about the way that you secure your home. You probably use a variety of different security controls. You certainly have locks on your doors and windows designed to keep out intruders, minimizing the risk of a burglary. That's just common sense. You might also have a burglar alarm designed to detect intrusions, security cameras to record activity inside your home,…

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