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SSCP · Question #272

Making sure that the data has not been changed unintentionally, due to an accident or malice is:

The correct answer is A. Integrity. Integrity refers to the protection of information from unauthorized modification or deletion. Confidentiality is incorrect. Confidentiality refers to the protection of information from unauthorized Availability is incorrect. Availability refers to the assurance that information…

Submitted by katya_ua· Apr 18, 2026Security Concepts and Practices

Question

Making sure that the data has not been changed unintentionally, due to an accident or malice is:

Options

  • AIntegrity.
  • BConfidentiality.
  • CAvailability.
  • DAuditability.

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    95% (35)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

Integrity refers to the protection of information from unauthorized modification or deletion. Confidentiality is incorrect. Confidentiality refers to the protection of information from unauthorized Availability is incorrect. Availability refers to the assurance that information and services will be available to authorized users in accordance with the service level objective. Auditability is incorrect. Auditability refers to the ability to trace an action to the identity that performed it and identify the date and time at which it occurred.

Topics

#Data integrity#CIA triad#Information security principles#Security concepts

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