What is a crucial concern for Hybrid SMB?

Question

Options

• Amore data with too little contextualization
• Bprotect employees, devices, and company data
• Cprocess automation
• Dcomplexity of applications

• A
  7% (3)
• B
  80% (35)
• C
  11% (5)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

Protecting employees, devices, and company data (B) is the crucial concern for Hybrid SMBs because the hybrid model - combining on-premises and remote/cloud environments - dramatically expands the attack surface. Employees work from multiple locations on various devices, making endpoint security, data protection, and identity management the primary challenges IT teams must address.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (too little contextualization): This describes a data analytics/big data problem, not a defining concern of hybrid SMB environments.
• C (process automation): Automation is a goal or benefit, not a core concern or risk that hybrid SMBs must guard against.
• D (complexity of applications): App complexity is a general IT challenge, not specific to the hybrid SMB model's defining security posture.

Memory tip: Think of it as "Hybrid = Hybrid Threats." When your workforce is split between office and remote, the three things you must protect are the same three that become harder to control - people, devices, and data. If you can remember that hybrid expands exposure, option B follows naturally.

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