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CPA · Question 36 · Area II: Security
According to the CIS Controls v8, what is Control 1 (the most foundational control)?
According to the CIS Controls v8, what is Control 1 (the most foundational control)?
Answer options:
A.
Data Protection
B.
Inventory and Control of Enterprise Assets
C.
Account Management
D.
Malware Defenses
How to approach this question
Recall the very first step in security: You can't protect what you don't know you have.
Full Answer
B.Inventory and Control of Enterprise Assets✓ Correct
CIS Control 1 is 'Inventory and Control of Enterprise Assets'. You must actively manage (inventory, track, and correct) all enterprise assets (end-user devices, including portable and mobile; network devices; non-computing/IoT devices; and servers) connected to the infrastructure.
Common mistakes
Thinking software inventory (Control 2) comes first.
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