From the course: CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Cert Prep: 1 General Security Concepts
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Categorizing security controls
From the course: CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Cert Prep: 1 General Security Concepts
Categorizing security controls
Security professionals spend the majority of their time designing, implementing, and managing security controls as countermeasures to the risks they identify during risk assessments. Security controls are procedures and mechanisms that an organization puts in place to address security risks in some way. 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 do occur. Now, before we move into the area of cybersecurity, let's think for a moment about the ways that you secure your home. You probably use a number of different security controls. You certainly have locks on your doors and windows that are 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, automatic light switches that deter a burglar by simulating human…
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The goals of information security2m 11s
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Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA)3m 31s
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Categorizing security controls5m 11s
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Conducting a gap analysis2m 34s
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Zero Trust5m 32s
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Physical access control4m 40s
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Physical security personnel2m 12s
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Deception technologies2m 55s
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Change management6m 2s
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