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Which one of these is a security control category, rather than a control type?
Managerial is a category, alongside technical, operational and physical.
- Preventive
- Managerial ✔
- Deterrent
Why: Categories describe what a control is made of: technical, managerial, operational or physical. Types describe what it does: preventive, deterrent, detective, corrective, compensating or directive.
Huh, didn't know that: CompTIA lists six control types: preventive, deterrent, detective, corrective, compensating and directive.
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Answer: Managerial. Categories describe what a control is made of: technical, managerial, operational or physical. Types describe what it does: preventive, deterrent, detective, corrective, compensating or directive.
- CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Exam Objectives v6.0 comptiacdn.azureedge.net/webcontent/docs/default-source/exam-objectives/comptia-security-sy0-701-exam-objectives-(6-0).pdf
• Categories - Technical - Managerial - Operational - Physical
Checked 2026-10-11. - CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Exam Objectives v6.0 comptiacdn.azureedge.net/webcontent/docs/default-source/exam-objectives/comptia-security-sy0-701-exam-objectives-(6-0).pdf
• Control types - Preventive - Deterrent - Detective - Corrective - Compensating - Directive
Checked 2026-10-11.
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