In which of the following situations would it be BEST to use a detective control type for mitigation?
A) A company implemented a network load balancer to ensure 99.999% availability of its web application.
B) A company designed a backup solution to increase the chances of restoring services in case of a natural disaster.
C) A company purchased an application-level firewall to isolate traffic between the accounting department and the information technology department.
D) A company purchased an IPS system, but after reviewing the requirements, the appliance was supposed to monitor, not block, any traffic.
E) A company purchased liability insurance for flood protection on all capital assets.

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A detective control is used to identify and alert on potential security incidents. In this case, the IPS system is used to monitor traffic, which is a detective control function.

In Which of the Following Situations Would It Be BEST