CRISC IT Risk Assessment Practice Question
A company is evaluating control types for a new system. The security team proposes implementing an intrusion detection system (IDS) and a backup restoration process. Which TWO control types do these represent, respectively?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
✓
Detective
IDS detects ongoing attacks (detective), backup restoration helps recover after an incident (corrective).
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Deterrent
Why it's wrong here
Deterrent controls discourage, not applicable here.
- ✗
Preventive
Why it's wrong here
IDS does not prevent; it detects.
- ✗
Compensating
Why it's wrong here
These are not compensating controls in this context.
- ✓
Detective
Why this is correct
IDS is a detective control.
- ✓
Corrective
Why this is correct
Backup restoration is corrective.
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
This CRISC question is part of Courseiva's 983-question bank — original exam-style content with full explanations and wrong-answer analysis, never real exam questions or exam dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This CRISC practice question is part of Courseiva's free ISACA certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the CRISC exam.