312-85 Requirements Planning Direction And Review Practice Question
When building a Threat Intelligence team, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) must decide between centralizing the TI function or distributing analysts across various business units. What is a primary advantage of a centralized TI team structure?
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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Standardization of intelligence processes and a unified view of organizational risk
A centralized team allows for better standardization of intelligence processes, resource pooling, and a unified view of the enterprise threat landscape.
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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Elimination of the need for external commercial threat feeds
Why it's wrong here
Team structure does not negate the need for external threat data sources.
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Standardization of intelligence processes and a unified view of organizational risk
Why this is correct
Centralization ensures consistent methodologies, tool usage, and cohesive reporting across the entire organization.
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Complete elimination of communication silos with local IT helpdesks
Why it's wrong here
Centralized teams can sometimes experience distance from local IT helpdesks compared to decentralized models.
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Faster deployment of endpoint agents on localized operational technology networks
Why it's wrong here
Endpoint agent deployment is managed by security operations or endpoint engineering teams, not CTI team structure.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official EC-Council exam blueprint
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