C836 Fundamentals of Information Security Terms |221 questions| with correct answers

Protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction CORRECT ANSWER Information Security Companies that process credit card payments must comply with this set of standards CORRECT ANSWER Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Used to keep something private or minimally known CORRECT ANSWER Confidentially Refers to the ability to prevent our data from being changed in an unauthorized or undesirable manner. CORRECT ANSWER Integrity Refers to the ability to access our data when we need it CORRECT ANSWER Availability A type of attack, primarily against confidentiality CORRECT ANSWER Interception Something that has the potential to cause harm to our assets CORRECT ANSWER Threat A weakness that can be used to harm us CORRECT ANSWER Vulnerability The likelihood that something bad will happen CORRECT ANSWER Risk An attack that causes our assets to become unusable or unavailable for our use, on a temporary or permanent basis CORRECT ANSWER Interruption attack An attack that involves tampering with our assets CORRECT ANSWER Modification attack