CRISC IT Risk Assessment Practice Question
Which TWO of the following are examples of corrective controls?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse detective controls (like IDS) with corrective controls, because they both involve monitoring or alerting, but corrective controls are specifically about taking action to fix or recover from an incident, not just detecting it.
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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Disaster recovery plan execution
Disaster recovery plan execution (B) is a corrective control because it is activated after a disruptive event to restore normal operations. It directly addresses the impact of an incident by executing predefined procedures to recover systems and data, thereby correcting the damage caused by the outage or disaster.
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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Encryption of data at rest
Why it's wrong here
Encryption is preventive.
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Disaster recovery plan execution
Why this is correct
Recovery after disaster is corrective.
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Intrusion detection system
Why it's wrong here
IDS is detective.
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Backup restoration
Why this is correct
Restoring data after loss is corrective.
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Access control lists
Why it's wrong here
Access controls are preventive.
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