Which statement best describes threats to data in modern business contexts?

• A. They are always within your control
• B. They are often outside your control and require more work to protect against
• C. They can be ignored if you have antivirus
• D. They are negligible due to cloud security

Answer: (B)

Threats to data in modern business contexts come from many sources beyond what an organization can fully control, including external attackers, insider risk, and supply chain vulnerabilities. Because these risks aren’t confined to your own perimeter, protecting data requires ongoing, layered efforts—risk assessments, access controls, encryption, monitoring, patch management, employee training, and incident response. Cloud services don’t eliminate threats; security is a shared responsibility and misconfigurations or breaches can still expose data, so protections must be continuous and comprehensive. Antivirus alone can’t defend against phishing, zero-days, or data exfiltration, and threats aren’t negligible thanks to cloud security. Therefore, threats are often outside your control and require more work to protect against.