When an employee has not changed his or her password in 25 days, the employee may get a warning email message asking him or her to do so immediately. This is an example of what type of control?
A) Corrective controls
B) Internal controls
C) Detective controls
D) Preventive controls
E) None of the above

Question

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Detective controls are designed to identify and alert when a specific action or event occurs, such as not changing a password within a specified time frame. In this case, the warning email serves as an alert to detect the event of not changing the password, making it a detective control.

When an Employee Has Not Changed His or Her Password