CISSP · Question #648
Which of the following models uses unique groups contained in unique conflict classes?
The correct answer is A. Chinese Wall. The Chinese Wall model is a security model designed to prevent conflicts of interest within an organization by using conflict classes and unique groups. It is often used in environments like financial institutions, where there is a need to ensure that employees or contractors wor
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- AChinese Wall
- BBell-LaPadula
- CClark-Wilson
- DBiba
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(17 responses)- A94% (16)
- C6% (1)
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The Chinese Wall model is a security model designed to prevent conflicts of interest within an organization by using conflict classes and unique groups. It is often used in environments like financial institutions, where there is a need to ensure that employees or contractors working with one client cannot access sensitive information related to a competing client. In the Chinese Wall model: Conflict classes are groups of objects that, if accessed, could create a conflict of interest. These objects belong to unique groups that are designed to prevent users from accessing information that could lead to a conflict of interest. The model ensures that once a user accesses a piece of information within a certain conflict class, they are restricted from accessing data from a competing or conflicting conflict class.
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