Three routine controls prevent or limit a huge share of real incidents: keeping software patched, encrypting data, and monitoring systems for signs of trouble. None is glamorous, and all of them are easy to do badly. Security+ lists them among the core mitigation techniques, and exam questions often present a scenario where one of them was missing and ask which would have helped most. Thinking about each in terms of what it prevents, detects or limits helps you choose.
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