WGU D430 Fundamentals of Information Security
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Define the confidentiality in the CIA triad. - ANSWER: Our ability to
protect data from those who are not authorized to view it.
Examples of confidentiality - ANSWER: A patron using an ATM card
wants to keep their PIN number confidential.
An ATM owner wants to keep bank account numbers confidential.
How can confidentiality be broken? - ANSWER: Losing a laptop
An attacker gets access to info
A person can look over your shoulder
Define integrity in the CIA triad. - ANSWER: The ability to prevent
people from changing your data and the ability to reverse unwanted
changes.
How do you control integrity? - ANSWER: Permissions restrict what
users can do (read, write, etc.)
Examples of integrity - ANSWER: Data used by a doctor to make
medical decisions needs to be correct or the patient can die.
Define the availability in the CIA triad. - ANSWER: Our data needs to be
accessible when we need it.
,How can availability be broken? - ANSWER: Loss of power, application
problems. If caused by an attacker, this is a Denial of Service attack.
Define information security. - ANSWER: The protection of information
and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure,
disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide confidentiality,
integrity, and availability.
Define the Parkerian Hexad and its principles. - ANSWER: The
Parkerian Hexad includes confidentiality, integrity, and availability from
the CIA triad. It also includes possession (or control), authenticity, and
utility.
Authenticity - ANSWER: Whether the data in question comes from who
or where it says it comes from (i.e. did this person actually send this
email?)
Confidentiality is affected by what type of attack? - ANSWER:
Interception (eaves dropping)
Integrity is affected by what type of attacks? - ANSWER: Interruption
(assets are unusable), modification (tampering with an asset), fabrication
(generating false data)
Authenticity is affected by what type of attacks? - ANSWER: Interruption
(assets are unusable), modification (tampering with an asset), fabrication
(generating false data)
Utility - ANSWER: How useful the data is to you (can be a spectrum, not
just yes or no)
, Possession - ANSWER: Do you physically have the data in question?
Used to describe the scope of a loss
Identify the four types of attacks - ANSWER: interception, interruption,
modification, and fabrication
Interception attacks - ANSWER: Make your assets unusable or
unavailable
Interruption attacks - ANSWER: cause assets to become unusable or
unavailable for our use, on a temporary or permanent basis
Modification attacks - ANSWER: Tampering with an asset
Fabrication attacks - ANSWER: Generating data, process, and
communications
Define the risk management process - ANSWER: 1. Identify assets
2. Identify threats
3. Assess vulnerabilities
4. Assess risks
5. Mitigate risks
Define the incident response process and its stages. - ANSWER:
Preparation
Detection and analysis
Containment
Eradication
Recovery
Latest Version With Complete Questions And
Verified Answers.
Define the confidentiality in the CIA triad. - ANSWER: Our ability to
protect data from those who are not authorized to view it.
Examples of confidentiality - ANSWER: A patron using an ATM card
wants to keep their PIN number confidential.
An ATM owner wants to keep bank account numbers confidential.
How can confidentiality be broken? - ANSWER: Losing a laptop
An attacker gets access to info
A person can look over your shoulder
Define integrity in the CIA triad. - ANSWER: The ability to prevent
people from changing your data and the ability to reverse unwanted
changes.
How do you control integrity? - ANSWER: Permissions restrict what
users can do (read, write, etc.)
Examples of integrity - ANSWER: Data used by a doctor to make
medical decisions needs to be correct or the patient can die.
Define the availability in the CIA triad. - ANSWER: Our data needs to be
accessible when we need it.
,How can availability be broken? - ANSWER: Loss of power, application
problems. If caused by an attacker, this is a Denial of Service attack.
Define information security. - ANSWER: The protection of information
and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure,
disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide confidentiality,
integrity, and availability.
Define the Parkerian Hexad and its principles. - ANSWER: The
Parkerian Hexad includes confidentiality, integrity, and availability from
the CIA triad. It also includes possession (or control), authenticity, and
utility.
Authenticity - ANSWER: Whether the data in question comes from who
or where it says it comes from (i.e. did this person actually send this
email?)
Confidentiality is affected by what type of attack? - ANSWER:
Interception (eaves dropping)
Integrity is affected by what type of attacks? - ANSWER: Interruption
(assets are unusable), modification (tampering with an asset), fabrication
(generating false data)
Authenticity is affected by what type of attacks? - ANSWER: Interruption
(assets are unusable), modification (tampering with an asset), fabrication
(generating false data)
Utility - ANSWER: How useful the data is to you (can be a spectrum, not
just yes or no)
, Possession - ANSWER: Do you physically have the data in question?
Used to describe the scope of a loss
Identify the four types of attacks - ANSWER: interception, interruption,
modification, and fabrication
Interception attacks - ANSWER: Make your assets unusable or
unavailable
Interruption attacks - ANSWER: cause assets to become unusable or
unavailable for our use, on a temporary or permanent basis
Modification attacks - ANSWER: Tampering with an asset
Fabrication attacks - ANSWER: Generating data, process, and
communications
Define the risk management process - ANSWER: 1. Identify assets
2. Identify threats
3. Assess vulnerabilities
4. Assess risks
5. Mitigate risks
Define the incident response process and its stages. - ANSWER:
Preparation
Detection and analysis
Containment
Eradication
Recovery
