The book focuses on which aspect of security?

• A. Offense
• B. Defense
• C. Offense and defense about equally
• D. None of the above

Answer: (B)

Defending systems with protective controls is the focus here. The material centers on defense by teaching how to design, implement, and operate security measures that prevent breaches, detect intrusions, and respond effectively. Think in terms of defense-in-depth: access controls, patch management, encryption, network segmentation, logging and monitoring, and incident response. While knowing how attackers operate (offense) is useful for understanding threats, the content prioritizes building resilient defenses and reducing risk, making defense the best fit. Offense would cover attacker techniques, and equal attention to offense and defense would only fit if the book were balanced, which isn’t indicated here.