WGU D430 Fundamentals of Information Security || Error-free
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Define the confidentiality in the CIA triad. correct answers Our ability to protect data from those
who are not authorized to view it.
Examples of confidentiality correct answers 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? correct answers Losing a laptop
An attacker gets access to info
A person can look over your shoulder
Define integrity in the CIA triad. correct answers The ability to prevent people from changing
your data and the ability to reverse unwanted changes.
How do you control integrity? correct answers Permissions restrict what users can do (read,
write, etc.)
Examples of integrity correct answers 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. correct answers Our data needs to be accessible when we
need it.
How can availability be broken? correct answers Loss of power, application problems. If caused
by an attacker, this is a Denial of Service attack.
, Define information security. correct answers 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. correct answers The Parkerian Hexad includes
confidentiality, integrity, and availability from the CIA triad. It also includes possession (or
control), authenticity, and utility.
Authenticity correct answers 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? correct answers Interception (eaves dropping)
Integrity is affected by what type of attacks? correct answers Interruption (assets are unusable),
modification (tampering with an asset), fabrication (generating false data)
Authenticity is affected by what type of attacks? correct answers Interruption (assets are
unusable), modification (tampering with an asset), fabrication (generating false data)
Utility correct answers How useful the data is to you (can be a spectrum, not just yes or no)
Possession correct answers Do you physically have the data in question? Used to describe the
scope of a loss
Identify the four types of attacks correct answers interception, interruption, modification, and
fabrication
Interception attacks correct answers Make your assets unusable or unavailable
Answers 100%.
Define the confidentiality in the CIA triad. correct answers Our ability to protect data from those
who are not authorized to view it.
Examples of confidentiality correct answers 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? correct answers Losing a laptop
An attacker gets access to info
A person can look over your shoulder
Define integrity in the CIA triad. correct answers The ability to prevent people from changing
your data and the ability to reverse unwanted changes.
How do you control integrity? correct answers Permissions restrict what users can do (read,
write, etc.)
Examples of integrity correct answers 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. correct answers Our data needs to be accessible when we
need it.
How can availability be broken? correct answers Loss of power, application problems. If caused
by an attacker, this is a Denial of Service attack.
, Define information security. correct answers 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. correct answers The Parkerian Hexad includes
confidentiality, integrity, and availability from the CIA triad. It also includes possession (or
control), authenticity, and utility.
Authenticity correct answers 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? correct answers Interception (eaves dropping)
Integrity is affected by what type of attacks? correct answers Interruption (assets are unusable),
modification (tampering with an asset), fabrication (generating false data)
Authenticity is affected by what type of attacks? correct answers Interruption (assets are
unusable), modification (tampering with an asset), fabrication (generating false data)
Utility correct answers How useful the data is to you (can be a spectrum, not just yes or no)
Possession correct answers Do you physically have the data in question? Used to describe the
scope of a loss
Identify the four types of attacks correct answers interception, interruption, modification, and
fabrication
Interception attacks correct answers Make your assets unusable or unavailable
