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An organization deploys security personnel at the entrance of a facility to verify employee identity badges and physically block unauthorized individuals from entering. Which of the following security control categories and functional control types best classifies these security guards?

  1. Physical category and preventive functional typeAnswer
  2. B
    Technical category and preventive functional type
  3. C
    Physical category and detective functional type
  4. D
    Operational category and deterrent functional type

Answer

Physical category and preventive functional type
Security guards represent a physical control category because they operate in the tangible physical domain to protect facilities. In this scenario, their primary function of checking badges to block unauthorized visitors directly prevents unauthorized entry from occurring, making them a preventive functional type.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the security control category based on implementation domain.
Security guards physically exist in the real world to secure a facility environment, making them a physical control.
Control categories distinguish between technical (logical/software), managerial (administrative/policy), operational (human procedures), and physical (tangible/environmental) controls.
2
Determine the functional control type based on the goal in the scenario.
The guards stop unauthorized individuals from entering, which directly prevents a security breach.
Functional types describe the primary security action: preventive controls stop incidents before they happen, detective controls discover incidents, and deterrent controls discourage actions.

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Security Control Categories and Functional Types
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