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Governance, Risk, Audit & Privacy · Foundational

Corrective Control

Control that reduces the impact of an event or restores systems after it occurs.

Definition

Corrective controls fix problems discovered by detective controls, such as patching, restoring from backup, quarantining malware, or revising procedures. Recovery controls are a closely related category focused on restoring operations. Together they limit damage after an incident.

Example

Antivirus quarantining an infected file is a corrective action.

Exam tip

Distinguish corrective (fixes issue) from recovery (restores operations) when both appear.

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