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Layered Security

• Layered security , also known as layered defense , describes the practice of combining multiple mitigating security controls (preventive, detective, and corrective) to protect resources and data.

• The more layers of controls that exist, the better the protection against threats.

Controls

What are three common types of controls?

Technical (or Logical) Controls

Physical Controls

Administrative Controls