H&P, Inc. is a small-scale organization that has decided to outsource the network security monitoring due to lack of resources in the organization. They are looking for the options where they can…

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Options

• ARecruit the right talent
• BLook for an individual within the organization
• CRecruit data management solution provider
• DRecruit managed security service providers (MSSP)

• A
  4% (1)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  14% (4)
• D
  79% (22)

Explanation

Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) are third-party vendors that specialize in outsourced network security monitoring and can directly integrate threat intelligence feeds into your existing network defense solutions - making option D the most cost-effective choice for a resource-constrained organization like H&P, Inc.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Recruit talent) is the opposite of outsourcing - hiring specialized security staff is expensive and time-consuming, and still leaves a resource-constrained organization understaffed.
• B (Look internally) assumes H&P has qualified security personnel, but the scenario explicitly states a lack of resources, making this impractical.
• C (Data management provider) handles data storage/governance, not security monitoring or threat intelligence integration - wrong domain entirely.

Memory tip: Think of MSSP as "security-as-a-service" - when a small org can't afford a full security team, they rent one. The keyword trigger on the exam is outsource + threat intelligence + cost-effective = MSSP.

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