List and briefly describe the six functional characteristic categories that can be used to categorize access controls.

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There are a number of ways to categorize access controls. One way is by their functional characteristics, each control falling into one of the following categories:
·      Deterrent - Discourages or deters an incipient incident
·      Preventative - Helps an organization avoid an incident
·      Detective - Detects or identifies an incident or threat when it occurs
·      Corrective - Remedies a circumstance or mitigates the damage done during an incident
·      Recovery - Restores operating conditions to normal
·      Compensating - Resolves shortcomings

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