___________is defined as maintaining ongoing awareness of information.

A.
Intrusion detection

B.
Vulnerability assessment

C.
Continuous Monitoring

D.
Security Awareness

Explanation:
This is the definition of continuous monitoring. Ongoing is the keyword. Monitoring that is intermittent is very different than continuous monitoring.

Answer option B is incorrect. Vulnerability scanning can be part of continuous monitoring. And some vulnerability scanners have the option to monitor in real time, but a vulnerability scanner is only part of continuous monitoring.

Answer option A is incorrect. Intrusion detection should be real time and continuous, but does not involved risk management decisions or an awareness of information security.

Answer option D is incorrect. Security awareness is only one aspect of continuous monitoring.