CERTIFIED-IN-CYBERSECURITY · Question #223
CERTIFIED-IN-CYBERSECURITY Question #223: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is C: Data breach. Data at rest refers to data stored on a storage device that is not being transmitted (in other words, data that is not actively in transit). Data at rest is typically vulnerable to data breaches, where unauthorized users gain access to the storage device and to the data. Loss of
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Data at rest is TYPICALLY vulnerable to which type of security risk? ()
Options
- ADecryption
- BInadequate classification
- CData breach
- DLoss of integrity
Explanation
Data at rest refers to data stored on a storage device that is not being transmitted (in other words, data that is not actively in transit). Data at rest is typically vulnerable to data breaches, where unauthorized users gain access to the storage device and to the data. Loss of data integrity means that an unauthorized user breaches the storage device and tampers with the data therein. The unauthorized user must have access to data to alter it, which is already a data breach in itself. Inadequate classification, and decryption are not specifically associated with data at rest. Inadequate classification refers to improper classification of data; decryption is converting encrypted data into unencrypted data, either at rest or in transmission.
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