From the course: Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Essentials by Pearson
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Choosing the right controls
From the course: Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Essentials by Pearson
Choosing the right controls
Welcome to this video on choosing the right controls. Selecting the appropriate security and privacy controls is a critical step in managing risk and ensuring your organization meets its requirements. In this lesson, we'll explore how to identify baseline controls, tailor them to fit your specific risk environment, and ensure alignment with organizational goals and regulatory standards. Security and privacy controls are measures implemented to reduce risk and ensure compliance with standards. In simpler terms, the primary goal of your controls is to prevent or reduce the impact of a security incident. Now, they can take many forms, such as technical controls, which use technology to reduce vulnerabilities in hardware and software. Note, you might hear the term logical controls or logic controls. These terms are interchangeable. Next are administrative controls. These are the policies, procedures, and guidelines that define business practices aligned with your organization's security…
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