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MIST 2090 FINAL EXAM 2025 | ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
UPDATED VERSION|EXCELLENT SCORES
ALC Triad - Correct answer--Heart of Information Security
-Three concepts commonly applied to all information systems
Availability - Correct answer--The ability for authorized parties to access data and
systems when necessary
-Threats:
Natural disasters or power grid failures
distributed denial of service attacks
hardware failures or service upgrades
-Safety measures:
Load balancing
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Disk shadowing
Integrity - Correct answer--Maintaining and assuring the accuracy and reliability
of the information and systems over its lifecycle
-Threats:
Data entry error (undercharging)
Incorrect modifications of data
-Safety measures:
Access/change controls
Audit trails
Confidentiality - Correct answer--the property that information is not disclosed or
otherwise made available to unauthorized individuals, entities, or processes (not
the same as privacy!)
-Threats:
Shoulder surfing
Social engineering
MIST 2090 FINAL EXAM 2025 | ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
UPDATED VERSION|EXCELLENT SCORES
ALC Triad - Correct answer--Heart of Information Security
-Three concepts commonly applied to all information systems
Availability - Correct answer--The ability for authorized parties to access data and
systems when necessary
-Threats:
Natural disasters or power grid failures
distributed denial of service attacks
hardware failures or service upgrades
-Safety measures:
Load balancing
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Disk shadowing
Integrity - Correct answer--Maintaining and assuring the accuracy and reliability
of the information and systems over its lifecycle
-Threats:
Data entry error (undercharging)
Incorrect modifications of data
-Safety measures:
Access/change controls
Audit trails
Confidentiality - Correct answer--the property that information is not disclosed or
otherwise made available to unauthorized individuals, entities, or processes (not
the same as privacy!)
-Threats:
Shoulder surfing
Social engineering
