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CERTIFIED-IN-CYBERSECURITY · Question #262

The CIA Triad is a foundational security model that includes which three key principles?

The correct answer is A. Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability. The CIA Triad is the cornerstone model of information security. Confidentiality ensures only authorized parties can access data. Integrity ensures data is accurate, complete, and unaltered. Availability ensures systems and data are accessible to authorized users when required…

Security Principles

Question

The CIA Triad is a foundational security model that includes which three key principles?

Options

  • AConfidentiality, Integrity, Availability
  • BConfidentiality, Identity, Availability
  • CConcealment, Integrity, Authentication
  • DConfidentiality, Integrity, Accessibility

How the community answered

(60 responses)
  • A
    87% (52)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    7% (4)
  • D
    5% (3)

Explanation

The CIA Triad is the cornerstone model of information security. Confidentiality ensures only authorized parties can access data. Integrity ensures data is accurate, complete, and unaltered. Availability ensures systems and data are accessible to authorized users when required. The other options contain substitutions - 'Identity' replaces Integrity, 'Concealment' replaces Confidentiality, or 'Accessibility' replaces Availability - none of which are correct terms in the official CIA Triad model.

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#CIA Triad#Security Principles#Information Security Models#Foundational Concepts

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