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Corrective Control

What is Corrective Control?

A security control designed to restore systems and processes to their expected state after a security incident or policy violation has been detected.

Risk Management

What the standards actually require on corrective control

Requirements naming corrective control across 3 standards, quoted from the control text.

Management mitigates risk with preventive, detective and corrective controls of administrative, technical and physical nature arranged in layers at different points of the business process and the IT system, so that one control compensates for the weakness or...

ffiec-it-examination-handbook::IS-II.C.3 · II.C.3 Control Types (Information Security) →

Input: assessment results. Action: formulate the plan. Trigger: the need to treat risks. Output: the risk treatment plan. Plans treat sets of the prioritised risks so they meet the acceptance criteria of 6.4.2, either as a project plan for implementing control...

iso-27005-2022::8.6.1 · Formulation of the risk treatment plan →

In evaluating controls the bank factors in Board oversight, policies, processes, cyber risk architecture, experienced and qualified resources, training and culture, threat intelligence gathering and analysis against the banking sector, information sharing with...

rbi-cybersecurity-framework-for-banks::46 · Para 46: control evaluation factors including threat intelligence and information sharing →

Questions people ask about corrective control

What is Corrective Control?
A security control designed to restore systems and processes to their expected state after a security incident or policy violation has been detected.
Why is Corrective Control important for compliance?
Corrective Control is a key concept in Risk Management. Understanding corrective control helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Corrective Control?
Corrective Control appears in the requirement text of FFIEC IT Examination Handbook, ISO 27005:2022, RBI Cybersecurity Framework for Banks. Across these standards we have identified 3 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Corrective Control?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how corrective control applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

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