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

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…

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

How the community answered

(45 responses)

A
2% (1)
B
89% (40)
C
7% (3)
D
2% (1)

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.

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

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