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Which benefit does endpoint security provide the overall security posture of an organization?

The correct answer is D. It allows the organization to detect and mitigate threats that the perimeter security devices do not. Endpoint security significantly enhances an organization's overall security posture by detecting and mitigating threats that have circumvented perimeter defenses or originated directly on the endpoint itself.

Submitted by minji_kr· Mar 30, 2026Endpoint Protection and Detection

Question

Which benefit does endpoint security provide the overall security posture of an organization?

Options

  • AIt streamlines the incident response process to automatically perform digital forensics on the
  • BIt allows the organization to mitigate web-based attacks as long as the user is active in the
  • CIt allows the organization to detect and respond to threats at the edge of the network.
  • DIt allows the organization to detect and mitigate threats that the perimeter security devices do not

How the community answered

(27 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • C
    7% (2)
  • D
    89% (24)

Why each option

Endpoint security significantly enhances an organization's overall security posture by detecting and mitigating threats that have circumvented perimeter defenses or originated directly on the endpoint itself.

AIt streamlines the incident response process to automatically perform digital forensics on the

While endpoint security aids incident response and provides forensic data, it does not automatically perform full digital forensics, which is typically a specialized and manual process.

BIt allows the organization to mitigate web-based attacks as long as the user is active in the

Endpoint security provides continuous protection against web-based attacks, not just when a user is actively engaged; its defenses operate constantly regardless of user activity state.

CIt allows the organization to detect and respond to threats at the edge of the network.

Threats at the 'edge of the network' are primarily the domain of perimeter security devices like firewalls and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS); endpoint security focuses on threats originating or active on individual devices within the network.

DIt allows the organization to detect and mitigate threats that the perimeter security devices do notCorrect

Endpoint security provides a critical layer of defense, enabling organizations to detect, prevent, and respond to advanced threats, malware, and sophisticated attacks that successfully bypass or are not detected by traditional perimeter security devices.

Concept tested: Benefits of endpoint security

Source: https://www.ibm.com/topics/endpoint-security

Topics

#endpoint security#defense in depth#threat detection#perimeter gaps

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