Free CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Practice Question

Total cost of ownership includes the direct and indirect costs incurred throughout the life cycle of a security control, encompassing purchase price, maintenance fees, operational costs, and potential training expenses. This is critical as it reflects the overall investment needed and impacts the budgeting and financial planning of an organization's security strategy. Other options, like the time-to-market or the number of users, may indirectly influence costs but are not direct financial considerations on their own. The time to remediate vulnerabilities focuses on the duration of the response rather than on financial implications.