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CGRC · Question #709

The Security Category that primarily deals with ensuring timely and reliable access to information. Response:

The correct answer is A. Availability. The security category that focuses on ensuring timely and reliable access to information and systems for authorized users is Availability.

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Question

The Security Category that primarily deals with ensuring timely and reliable access to information. Response:

Options

  • AAvailability
  • BAuthenticity
  • CConfidentiality
  • DIntegrity

How the community answered

(33 responses)
  • A
    94% (31)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

The security category that focuses on ensuring timely and reliable access to information and systems for authorized users is Availability.

AAvailabilityCorrect

Availability is a core principle of information security, ensuring that information and information systems are accessible and usable by authorized parties when required. This includes protecting against service disruptions and ensuring data is retrievable.

BAuthenticity

Authenticity relates to verifying the identity of a user, process, or system, or confirming the origin of information, not primarily access reliability.

CConfidentiality

Confidentiality focuses on protecting information from unauthorized disclosure, ensuring only authorized individuals can access sensitive data.

DIntegrity

Integrity maintains the accuracy and completeness of information and its processing methods, preventing unauthorized modification or destruction.

Concept tested: CIA Triad - Availability

Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/availability

Topics

#CIA Triad#Availability#Information Security Principles#Security Categories

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