What are preventive and Detective Controls? Give an example.

Preventive controls include security mechanisms, tools, or practices that can mitigate undesired actions. An example of preventive control is firewalls, anti virus software etc. Detective controls are designed to find and verify whether the preventive or corrective controls are working. Detective controls are designed to detect errors. Examples include audit trails, logs and CCTVs. Note:...

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