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CISSP-ISSMP · Question #31

You are responsible for network and information security at a metropolitan police station. The most important concern is that unauthorized parties are not able to access data. What is this called?

The correct answer is D. Confidentiality. The CIA (Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability) triangle is concerned with three facets of security. Confidentiality is the concern that data be secure from unauthorized access. Answer options A and C are incorrect. The CIA (Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability)…

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Question

You are responsible for network and information security at a metropolitan police station. The most important concern is that unauthorized parties are not able to access data. What is this called?

Options

  • AAvailability
  • BEncryption
  • CIntegrity
  • DConfidentiality

How the community answered

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

Explanation

The CIA (Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability) triangle is concerned with three facets of security. Confidentiality is the concern that data be secure from unauthorized access. Answer options A and C are incorrect. The CIA (Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability) triangle is concerned with three facets of security. Integrity is the concern that data not be altered without it being traceable. Availability is the concern that the data, while being secured, is readily accessible. Answer option B is incorrect. Confidentiality may be implemented with encryption but encryption is just a technique to obtain confidentiality.

Topics

#Confidentiality#CIA Triad#Information Security Principles

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