Management consultant: Many corporate boards have recently mandated that IT departments adopt continuous automated cybersecurity audits to reduce data breach risks. However, installing continuous auditing software requires exposing internal system logs to third-party cloud vendors, creating secondary security vulnerabilities. Thus, adopting automated continuous auditing is unlikely to achieve a net improvement in overall data security unless companies also implement strict zero-trust encryption for all outbound log streams.
Which of the following best describes the logical relationship between the claim that installing continuous auditing software exposes internal system logs to third-party cloud vendors and the claim that adopting automated continuous auditing is unlikely to achieve a net improvement in overall data security unless zero-trust encryption is implemented?
- The first claim functions as a premise that identifies a vulnerability, which supports the second claim by justifying why an additional safeguard is necessary for a net benefit.Cevap
- BThe first claim is the main conclusion of the argument, whereas the second claim provides contextual background information regarding IT department policies.
- CThe first claim serves as introductory background context, whereas the second claim is a concession made to defenders of third-party cloud vendors.
- DThe first claim is a counterargument that directly refutes the second claim's recommendation concerning zero-trust encryption.
- EThe first claim functions as an intermediate conclusion that weakens the author's main assertion by ignoring the primary purpose of corporate board mandates.