In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.The spectre of growing cyber threat demands changes in the (Q.96) _________ of users of systems, a (Q.97) _________ approach to investment in hardening systems, better training (Q.98) _________ computer security practices, and careful engineering of things to be connected to networks. Almost certainly it would (Q.99) _________ that certain critical computers and controls are unhooked from the network, a (Q.100) _________ known as 'air gapping'.Question 97: a _________ approach to investment in hardening systems
- Alazy
- Blethargic
- Cinactive
- Dproactive
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
To counter a growing cyber threat, investments in hardening systems must be forward-looking, anticipatory, and active rather than reactive or lazy.Proactive: Creating or controlling a situation rather than just responding to it after it has happened. This perfectly contrasts with negative attributes like lazy, lethargic, or inactive.