After Several Industry Competitors Suffered Data Loss as a Result

question 363

Multiple Choice

After several industry competitors suffered data loss as a result of cyberattacks, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of a company reached out to the information security manager to review the organization's security stance. As a result of the discussion, the COO wants the organization to meet the following criteria: Blocking of suspicious websites Prevention of attacks based on threat intelligence Reduction in spam Identity-based reporting to meet regulatory compliance Prevention of viruses based on signature Protect applications from web-based threats Which of the following would be the BEST recommendation the information security manager could make?

• A) Reconfigure existing IPS resources
• B) Implement a WAF
• C) Deploy a SIEM solution
• D) Deploy a UTM solution
• E) Implement an EDR platform

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