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Confidentiality, Integrity or Availability?

Hidden, unchanged or there when needed? Sort each safeguard and problem from this module by the part of the CIA triad it is about.

⚑ Complete this interactive to capture a CTF flag worth 5 points.

About this interactive

The CIA triad is three questions to ask about any data you care about. Confidentiality: can the wrong people see it? A bank password should stay hidden. Access control (permissions) and encryption protect confidentiality, and so does destroying an old drive properly before it leaves your hands. Integrity: is it still accurate and unchanged? Financial records you make decisions from must not change on their own. Comparing two copies, parity bits and hashing algorithms are ways to check integrity. Availability: is it there when you need it? A rewards number is no use if it will not come up at the checkout. Redundancy (a mirrored drive, a second power supply, a second site), backups, replication and RAID keep data available when a part fails. To sort a safeguard, ask what it is for. Two copies kept so one can fail are for availability; two copies compared to see whether they still match are an integrity check.

What you'll learn

Aligned to

CompTIA Tech+
6.1 Summarize confidentiality, integrity, and availability concerns.
CompTIA Server+
3.1 Summarize data security concepts.
CompTIA A+ Core 2
2.1 Summarize various security measures and their purposes.

Key terms

CIA Triad
The three core principles of information security: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.
Confidentiality
The principle that information is accessible only to those authorized to access it.
Integrity
The assurance that data has not been tampered with and remains accurate and complete.
Availability
The assurance that systems and data are accessible and operational when needed by authorized users.
Encryption
The process of converting readable data into an unreadable format using an algorithm and key to prevent unauthorized access.
Redundancy
The duplication of critical components or systems to increase reliability and availability.

Topics

Cia Triad Confidentiality Integrity Availability Data Security Interactive Categorize

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