Computer Security Basics

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Which method ensures that information is trustworthy and accurate?

  • Encryption
  • Integrity (correct)
  • Cryptography
  • Firewall

What are the three pillars on which Computer Security is built?

  • Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (correct)
  • Confidentiality, Authentication, and Authorization
  • Confidentiality, Encryption, and Firewall
  • Integrity, Availability, and Authentication

What are some methods to ensure confidentiality?

  • Encryption, Firewall, Intrusion Detection, Virtual Private Network
  • Cryptography, Encryption, Physical or Virtual Isolation, Background Checks (correct)
  • Integrity, Availability, Authentication, Cryptography
  • Firewall, Authentication, Authorization, Encryption

What is a set of rules that limits access to information?

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What is the popularly known triad on which Computer Security is built?

<p>CIA Triad (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three pillars on which Computer Security is built?

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Which method ensures that the information is trustworthy and accurate?

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What is a set of rules that limits access to information?

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Which type of security attack involves intercepting information?

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What are some methods to ensure confidentiality?

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Which type of security attack involves altering information to make it untrustworthy?

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What is the term for the set of rules that limits access to information?

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Which method ensures that the information is trustworthy and accurate?

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What is the term for the assurance that the information is trustworthy and accurate?

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Which type of security attack involves tricking individuals into providing sensitive information?

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Flashcards

Integrity

Ensuring information is trustworthy and accurate.

CIA Triad

The core principles of computer security: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.

Ensuring Confidentiality Methods

Methods like cryptography, encryption, and physical/virtual isolation.

Confidentiality in Security

A rule set limiting who can access specific information.

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Confidentiality Attack

Intercepting private communications or data without authorization.

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Integrity Attack

Altering information to undermine its trustworthiness and reliability.

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Phishing Attack

Deceiving people into revealing sensitive information.

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Study Notes

Information Trustworthiness

  • Validation ensures that information is trustworthy and accurate.
  • Scrutinizing sources and employing verification techniques enhance credibility.

Three Pillars of Computer Security

  • Confidentiality: Protecting information from unauthorized access.
  • Integrity: Safeguarding data against unauthorized modification or disruption.
  • Availability: Ensuring that authorized users can access information when needed.

Methods to Ensure Confidentiality

  • Encryption: Converts data into a coded format to prevent unauthorized access.
  • Access Controls: Implementing user permissions and authentication mechanisms to limit data access.

Access Control

  • Access control encompasses a set of rules that restrict information accessibility.
  • Policies define who can view or manipulate data within a system.

Security Triad

  • The commonly referred triad of computer security consists of Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.

Types of Security Attacks

  • Interception: Involves unauthorized access to information during transmission.
  • Alteration: Manipulating data to compromise its trustworthiness.
  • Phishing: Tricks individuals into disclosing sensitive information through deceptive communication.

Assurance of Information Accuracy

  • The assurance that information is trustworthy and accurate is known as data integrity.

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