What do preventive controls focus on?

Preventive controls are designed to avert issues before they occur, focusing on deterring potential problems or threats to an organization’s systems and data. This proactive approach aims to mitigate the risk of incidents, such as security breaches or data loss, by implementing safeguards that can prevent these events from happening in the first place.

Measures that fall under preventive controls include access controls, security protocols, and policies that ensure users and systems operate within safe parameters. By establishing these controls, organizations can enhance their security posture and reduce the likelihood of vulnerabilities being exploited or incidents taking place.

In contrast, responding to errors or problems, detecting issues in real-time, or solely providing training does not align with the core intention of preventive controls, which is to be proactive rather than reactive.