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SSCP · Question #242

SSCP Question #242: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B: alteration. Integrity means ensuring that information remains accurate, complete, and unmodified except through authorized processes. Alteration - unauthorized modification of data - is the direct violation of integrity. A system with strong integrity controls detects or prevents unauthorize

Submitted by jaden.t· Apr 18, 2026Security Concepts and Practices

Question

Related to information security, integrity is the opposite of which of the following?

Options

  • Aabstraction
  • Balteration
  • Caccreditation
  • Dapplication

Explanation

Integrity means ensuring that information remains accurate, complete, and unmodified except through authorized processes. Alteration - unauthorized modification of data - is the direct violation of integrity. A system with strong integrity controls detects or prevents unauthorized changes. Abstraction (A) is a software design concept, accreditation (C) is a formal authorization process, and application (D) is unrelated - none of these represent the conceptual opposite of integrity the way alteration does.

Topics

#Integrity#CIA Triad#Information Security Principles#Data Alteration

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