According to U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 8500.2, there are eight Information Assurance (IA) areas, and the controls are referred to as IA controls. Which of the following are among th

VI (Vulnerability and Incident Management) is one of the eight Information Assurance areas defined by DoD Instruction 8500.2, focusing on proactively identifying vulnerabilities and reactively managing security incidents.

Information systems acquisition, development, and maintenance is a broader lifecycle activity, not one of the specific eight IA areas as classified by the DoD 8500.2 instruction. While related to security, it does not represent one of the distinct categorized areas of IA controls.

DC (Security Design & Configuration) is another of the eight Information Assurance areas, covering the secure architectural design and proper configuration of information systems.

EC (Enclave and Computing Environment) is one of the eight Information Assurance areas, addressing the security of the overall computing environment and its boundaries.