In order to enable users to perform tasks and duties without having to go through extra steps it is important that the security controls and mechanisms that are in place have a degree of?

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• AComplexity
• BNon-transparency
• CTransparency
• DSimplicity

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  4% (2)
• C
  93% (51)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

Transparency is correct because security controls should operate in the background without requiring users to take extra steps or even be aware of them - when security is transparent, it doesn't impede productivity or create friction in normal workflows.

• A (Complexity) is wrong - complex security mechanisms create barriers and increase the chance of user error or workarounds, which undermines both usability and security.
• B (Non-transparency) is wrong - this is essentially the opposite of the goal; opaque, hidden-in-a-bad-way controls that require users to navigate around them create frustration and inefficiency.
• D (Simplicity) is a tempting distractor, but simplicity refers to how a mechanism is designed, not how it appears to the user. A simple control can still interrupt workflow; a transparent one does not.

Memory tip: Think of a glass door - it's transparent, so you walk through without noticing the barrier. Security transparency works the same way: protection is there, but users don't have to "see" or interact with it to get their work done.

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