CLOUD-DIGITAL-LEADER · Question #401
In Google's cloud security model, how does availability contribute to a robust security posture for data?
The correct answer is D. By ensuring data is reliable and accessible. Availability is the security principle ensuring data and systems remain reliable and accessible to authorized users when needed.
Question
In Google's cloud security model, how does availability contribute to a robust security posture for data?
Options
- ABy restricting data access to authorized users
- BBy ensuring data meets industry standards
- CBy checking that data is accurate and trustworthy
- DBy ensuring data is reliable and accessible
How the community answered
(22 responses)- A5% (1)
- B5% (1)
- D91% (20)
Why each option
Availability is the security principle ensuring data and systems remain reliable and accessible to authorized users when needed.
Restricting data access to authorized users describes confidentiality, the first pillar of the CIA triad, not availability.
Ensuring data meets industry standards relates to compliance and governance requirements, not the availability security principle.
Checking that data is accurate and trustworthy describes integrity, the second pillar of the CIA triad, not availability.
In the CIA triad - Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability - availability means that systems and data are reliably accessible to authorized users whenever required. Ensuring availability protects against outages and disruptions that would prevent legitimate access. This is a core pillar of a robust security posture alongside confidentiality and integrity.
Concept tested: Availability pillar of the CIA security triad
Source: https://cloud.google.com/docs/security/overview/whitepaper
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