312-85 Requirements Planning Direction And Review Practice Question
An intelligence manager is reviewing the threat intelligence program's intelligence gap analysis. The analysis reveals that the team frequently fails to detect supply chain intrusions until late in the attack lifecycle. Which adjustments to the direction and planning phase should the manager implement?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Shift intelligence requirements to focus on initial access vectors, third-party supplier dependencies, and forums frequented by Initial Access Brokers (IABs)
Refining collection requirements and pivoting focus toward upstream threat indicators (such as supplier dependencies, third-party vendor risks, and initial access brokers) addresses late detection of supply chain intrusions.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Disable all external threat intelligence feeds to reduce noise in the security operations center
Why it's wrong here
Disabling feeds would blind the organization to ongoing external threats rather than solving late-stage detection.
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Reassign all malware reverse engineering tasks to helpdesk support personnel
Why it's wrong here
Helpdesk personnel lack the specialized skills required for malware reverse engineering.
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Shift intelligence requirements to focus on initial access vectors, third-party supplier dependencies, and forums frequented by Initial Access Brokers (IABs)
Why this is correct
Shifting focus to IABs and third-party dependencies targets the early stages of supply chain intrusions, closing the intelligence gap.
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Increase the budget for automated SIEM log retention from 30 days to 90 days
Why it's wrong here
Log retention duration is an infrastructure storage decision and does not directly address early-stage threat actor intelligence collection.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official EC-Council exam blueprint
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