Security controls has goal security
Security controls are safeguards or countermeasures to avoid, detect, counteract, or minimize security risks to physical property, information, computer systems, or other assets. In the field of information security, such controls protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information.
Systems of controls can be referred to as frameworks or standards. Frameworks can enable an organization to manage security controls across different types of assets with consistency.Physical controls e.g. fences, doors, locks and fire extinguishers;
Procedural or administrative controls e.g. incident response processes, management oversight, security awareness and training;
Technical or logical controls e.g. user authentication (login) and logical access controls, antivirus software, firewalls;
Legal and regulatory or compliance controls e.g. privacy laws, policies and clauses.For more information on security controls in computing, see Defense in depth (computing) and Information security