CERTIFIED-IN-CYBERSECURITY Question #87: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B: Access of private information by an unauthorized person. A privacy breach is a compromise of confidentiality (see ISC2 Study Guide, chapter 2, module 1). The NIST defines privacy breach as "the loss of control, compromise, unauthorized disclosure, unauthorized acquisition, or any similar occurrence where a person other than an authoriz

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Question

Which of these is an example of a privacy breach?

Options

ABeing exposed to the possibility of attack
BAccess of private information by an unauthorized person
CAny observable occurrence in a network or system
DUnavailability of critical systems

Explanation

A privacy breach is a compromise of confidentiality (see ISC2 Study Guide, chapter 2, module 1). The NIST defines privacy breach as "the loss of control, compromise, unauthorized disclosure, unauthorized acquisition, or any similar occurrence where a person other than an authorized user accesses (or potentially accesses) personally identifiable information, or uses it for anything other than its authorized purpose". The unavailability of a critical system is a compromise of availability (not of confidentiality). Finally, not every occurrence in a network is an instance of a security breach, and virtually every system and organization is exposed to the possibility of being

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#Privacy breach#Data privacy#Information security incidents#Cybersecurity definitions

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