What is a definition of confidentiality?

The correct answer is A. Ensuring access to data only to authorized users. Confidentiality is one of the three pillars of the CIA Triad and is defined as ensuring that information is accessible only to those who are authorized to access it. Option C ('ensuring privacy of user data') is related but imprecise - privacy is a broader legal/ethical…

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Options

AEnsuring access to data only to authorized users
BEnsuring completeness and consistency of data
CEnsuring privacy of user data
DEnsuring that data has not been altered in an unintended manner

How the community answered

(42 responses)

A
88% (37)
B
7% (3)
C
2% (1)
D
2% (1)

Explanation

Confidentiality is one of the three pillars of the CIA Triad and is defined as ensuring that information is accessible only to those who are authorized to access it. Option C ('ensuring privacy of user data') is related but imprecise - privacy is a broader legal/ethical concept, while confidentiality is specifically about access restriction. Option B ('completeness and consistency of data') describes Integrity. Option D ('data has not been altered in an unintended manner') also describes Integrity. Availability (the third pillar) would be ensuring authorized users can access data when needed.

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