SecOps-Architect Practice Question: Secops Frameworks And Threat Response Architecture
An organization wants to measure the efficiency of its SOC by tracking how quickly analysts acknowledge incoming high-priority alerts. Which metric is being measured?
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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Mean Time to Acknowledge (MTA)
Mean Time to Acknowledge (MTA) or Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) tracks acknowledgement and response speed.
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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Mean Time to Detect (MTTD)
Why it's wrong here
MTTD measures how long it takes to discover an intrusion.
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Mean Time to Acknowledge (MTA)
Why this is correct
MTA measures the time elapsed from alert generation to analyst acknowledgement.
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Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Why it's wrong here
MTBF measures hardware or system reliability.
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Mean Time to Patch (MTTP)
Why it's wrong here
MTTP measures vulnerability remediation speed.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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