CRISC Risk Response and Reporting Practice Question
Which of the following is an example of a corrective control?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse detective controls (which identify incidents) with corrective controls (which fix the damage), leading candidates to pick IDS alerts or log monitoring as corrective actions when they only provide visibility, not remediation.
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
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Restoring data from backup after a ransomware attack
Corrective controls are designed to remediate or reverse the effects of an incident after it has occurred. Restoring data from backup after a ransomware attack directly addresses the damage by recovering lost or encrypted data, making it a classic corrective control. In contrast, preventive controls (like firewalls) block incidents before they happen, and detective controls (like IDS alerts or log monitoring) identify incidents after they occur but do not fix the damage.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Firewall blocking unauthorized traffic
Why it's wrong here
This is preventive.
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Intrusion detection system alerting on suspicious activity
Why it's wrong here
This is detective.
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Log monitoring to identify unauthorized access
Why it's wrong here
This is detective.
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Restoring data from backup after a ransomware attack
Why this is correct
Correct. This corrects the impact of the incident.
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