CGRC · Question #57
The Security Category that primarily deals with preserving authorized restrictions on information access and disclosure. Response:
The correct answer is A. Confidentiality. Confidentiality is the security category primarily concerned with safeguarding information from unauthorized access and disclosure. It ensures that only authorized individuals can view or obtain sensitive data.
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The Security Category that primarily deals with preserving authorized restrictions on information access and disclosure. Response:
Options
- AConfidentiality
- BAvailability
- CIntegrity
- DAuthenticity
How the community answered
(17 responses)- A94% (16)
- D6% (1)
Why each option
Confidentiality is the security category primarily concerned with safeguarding information from unauthorized access and disclosure. It ensures that only authorized individuals can view or obtain sensitive data.
Confidentiality is the security objective focused on preserving authorized restrictions on information access and disclosure, specifically preventing unauthorized individuals from gaining knowledge of sensitive information.
Availability ensures timely and reliable access to information and information systems for authorized users when needed.
Integrity focuses on guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and ensuring information non-repudiation and authenticity.
Authenticity is a property ensuring that information is genuine and from its purported source, which is often considered a component of integrity rather than a primary security category itself.
Concept tested: CIA triad - Confidentiality definition
Source: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.199.pdf
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