Complete Solution Manual Computer
Security Principles and Practice 4th Edition
Questions & Answers with rationales
T - Answer ✔✔ - Computer security is protection of the integrity, availability, and
confidentiality of information system resources.
T - Answer ✔✔ - Data integrity assures that information and programs are changed only
in a specified and authorized manner.
T - Answer ✔✔ - Availability assures that systems work promptly and service is not
denied to authorized users.
F - Answer ✔✔ - The "A" in the CIA triad stands for "authenticity".
T - Answer ✔✔ - The more critical a component or service, the higher the level of
availability required.
T - Answer ✔✔ - Computer security is essentially a battle of wits between a perpetrator
who tries to find holes and the administrator who tries to close them.
T - Answer ✔✔ - Many security administrators view strong security as an impediment to
efficient and user-friendly operation of an information system.
F - Answer ✔✔ - Assurance is the process of examining a computer product or system
with respect to certain criteria.
Security Principles and Practice 4th Edition
Questions & Answers with rationales
T - Answer ✔✔ - Computer security is protection of the integrity, availability, and
confidentiality of information system resources.
T - Answer ✔✔ - Data integrity assures that information and programs are changed only
in a specified and authorized manner.
T - Answer ✔✔ - Availability assures that systems work promptly and service is not
denied to authorized users.
F - Answer ✔✔ - The "A" in the CIA triad stands for "authenticity".
T - Answer ✔✔ - The more critical a component or service, the higher the level of
availability required.
T - Answer ✔✔ - Computer security is essentially a battle of wits between a perpetrator
who tries to find holes and the administrator who tries to close them.
T - Answer ✔✔ - Many security administrators view strong security as an impediment to
efficient and user-friendly operation of an information system.
F - Answer ✔✔ - Assurance is the process of examining a computer product or system
with respect to certain criteria.
