Technical Control Examples
Technical controls are tools that automate protection. They include hardware, software, and firmware that enforce security using a technical method. A technical control is significantly different from a procedural control. The procedural control identifies what should be done and often requires a person to intervene and ensure the procedural control is followed.
In contrast, a technical control is enforced using technology. For example, a password enforcement policy can be created on many systems. It could specify that passwords must be strong, which means they have at least eight characters and are a mixture of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters. The policy could also specify changing ...
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