The correct answer is Provides immediate identification and remediation of emerging threats.

Provides immediate identification and remediation of emerging threats is the primary advantage because continuous risk monitoring delivers near real time visibility into anomalous activity and changing threat conditions. Continuous monitoring allows security teams to detect indicators of compromise quickly and to trigger automated or orchestrated response actions so that remediation can begin before issues escalate.

Streamlines consolidation of risk metrics and reporting can be a benefit of continuous monitoring because automated tools collect and centralize data. However this is a secondary outcome and it does not capture the main purpose which is rapid detection and response.

Enhances audit trails using Cloud Audit Logs describes a specific capability that may improve for cloud environments when logging is enabled. It is not the primary advantage of continuous risk monitoring and it is limited to log retention and auditability rather than immediate threat identification and remediation.

Reduces reliance on periodic formal risk reviews is partly true because continuous monitoring complements periodic reviews and provides up to date risk information. It is not the primary advantage because formal risk assessments still play a role in governance and strategy while monitoring focuses on real time detection and operational response.

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