In asset protection strategies, what term describes the approach of creating multiple defensive layers around an asset?

• A. Protection in Depth
• B. Preparedness
• C. Records
• D. Residual Risk

Answer: (A)

The idea being tested is layering defenses around an asset to stop or limit breaches. Protection in depth describes building several overlapping defenses—physical barriers, access controls, monitoring, and incident response—so that if one layer is compromised, others still provide protection. This approach explicitly conveys the multi-layered strategy.

Preparedness is about being ready to respond to incidents, records refer to documenting assets and actions, and residual risk is the remaining risk after controls are in place. None of these describe the deliberate layering of defenses around an asset the way protection in depth does.