Select ALL activities listed as strategies for proactive incident response.

### Why this is right - **Maintain an incident response plan.** The course lists a plan as a readiness strategy. - **Gather threat intelligence.** Information about threats supports proactive preparation. - **Conduct regular audits and assessments.** These activities are explicitly listed as strategies. ### The concept Proactive readiness means preparing and improving before or between incidents. The course also names cross-departmental coordination, testing and drills, and learning from past incidents. Avoiding drills is the opposite of the listed approach because drills let teams test how they work together. ### The other options - **D. Avoid drills so that teams are not disturbed.** The course recommends testing and drills as part of proactive response. ### Terms - **Incident response plan**: a plan that guides an organization’s response to cybersecurity incidents. - **Threat intelligence**: information gathered about threats that can inform security preparation. - **Audit**: a structured review of activities, controls, or practices. ### Remember Readiness combines planning, assessment, coordination, practice, and learning.