What are compensating controls in the context of vulnerability management?
Regular procedures that reduce the likelihood of a vulnerability being exploited without considering the existing regulatory standards.
Alternative security measures implemented when an organization cannot meet a standard security control due to specific constraints, and still needs to maintain required security levels.
Steps taken by an organization to comply with legal requirements without implementing any security measures.
The documentation required to prove an organization is following standardized compliance requirements.
Compensating controls refer to alternative security measures put in place to counteract the inability to comply with a standard security requirement. They provide equivalent or similar protection when standard controls cannot be applied due to various constraints. Compensating controls should still enable an organization to meet the security intent and objectives of the standard control that is not feasible to implement.
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