ITPEC IP October 2024 Question 73
Which of the following is the most appropriate description of NDA?
Explanation
A contract to keep the other party's confidential information secret — NDA stands for non-disclosure agreement.
An NDA (also called a confidentiality agreement) is concluded before parties exchange information, for example when discussing a joint project or outsourcing. It defines what counts as confidential, the permitted purpose and recipients, the duration of the obligation, the return or destruction of materials, and the consequences of a breach. It can be one-way or mutual.
Answer (b)
Why not others:
- •(a) — an organization that monitors and analyzes security threats is a SOC (Security Operation Center)
- •(c) — an agreed service-quality standard between provider and user is an SLA (Service Level Agreement)
- •(d) — a hierarchical decomposition of project tasks is a WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)
Key rule: NDA protects disclosed secrets, SLA fixes service levels, WBS breaks down project work, and SOC watches for security threats; exam distractors often swap these acronyms.
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