Multiple choice technology security

An ongoing activity that examines either the system or the users, such as intrusion detection, is:

  1. Auditing

  2. Monitoring

  3. Accounting

  4. Eavesdropping

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Monitoring is an ongoing, real-time activity that observes systems or users to detect anomalies or intrusion attempts. Auditing is a periodic, retrospective review of records to verify compliance. Accounting tracks resource consumption, and eavesdropping is an unauthorized interception of communications.