SSCP · Question #249
An area of the Telecommunications and Network Security domain that directly affects the Information Systems Security tenet of Availability can be defined as:
The correct answer is B. Network availability. The three core Information Security tenets are Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA). Availability means ensuring that systems and data are accessible to authorized users when needed. In the Telecommunications and Network Security domain, 'Network availability' is…
Question
An area of the Telecommunications and Network Security domain that directly affects the Information Systems Security tenet of Availability can be defined as:
Options
- ANetware availability
- BNetwork availability
- CNetwork acceptability
- DNetwork accountability
How the community answered
(33 responses)- A3% (1)
- B94% (31)
- D3% (1)
Explanation
The three core Information Security tenets are Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA). Availability means ensuring that systems and data are accessible to authorized users when needed. In the Telecommunications and Network Security domain, 'Network availability' is the specific concept that directly maps to this tenet-it refers to ensuring that network resources, services, and communications remain operational and accessible. (A) 'Netware availability' is a vendor-specific term (Novell NetWare) and not a recognized domain concept. (C) 'Network acceptability' and (D) 'Network accountability' are not standard CISSP domain terms; accountability relates more to authentication and audit trails, which maps to Integrity, not Availability.
Topics
Community Discussion
No community discussion yet for this question.