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    PracticeCPA®CPA ISC Practice Exam 2Question 48
    Medium1 markMultiple Choice
    Area II: SecuritySecurity MitigationArea II

    CPA · Question 48 · Area II: Security

    Which of the following is a 'Preventive' control?

    Answer options:

    A.

    Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) alerts.

    B.

    Application Whitelisting

    C.

    Incident Response Plan.

    D.

    Motion detectors.

    How to approach this question

    Identify the control that stops the bad thing BEFORE it happens.

    Full Answer

    B.Application Whitelisting✓ Correct
    Application whitelisting prevents the execution of any software not explicitly approved.

    Common mistakes

    Confusing Detective (Alerts) with Preventive (Blocks).
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