CRISC IT Risk Assessment Practice Question
Which control type is primarily focused on identifying that a risk event has occurred?
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Why each option matters
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Detective
Detective controls are designed to detect incidents after they happen.
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Compensating
Why it's wrong here
A compensating control reduces residual risk by providing an alternative safeguard when a primary control is impractical, but it does not detect occurrence of a risk event. It is tempting because compensating controls often involve monitoring mechanisms; however, their core purpose is to substitute for a missing or inadequate control, not to identify that a risk event has transpired. They would be correct when a required control cannot be implemented due to cost or technical constraints.
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Preventive
Why it's wrong here
Preventive controls stop events before they occur.
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Detective
Why this is correct
Detective controls identify that an event has occurred, e.g., logs, IDS.
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Corrective
Why it's wrong here
Corrective controls respond to and recover from events.
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