Computer Security Concepts
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What is the ability to protect or defend the use of cyberspace from cyberattacks?

  • Authorization
  • Cybersecurity (correct)
  • Vulnerability
  • Authentication

What is the primary objective of confidentiality in computer security?

  • To ensure data integrity
  • To ensure data availability
  • To protect data from unauthorized access (correct)
  • To improve system performance

What is the process of verifying the identity or other attributes claimed by or assumed of an entity?

  • Authorization
  • Authentication (correct)
  • Risk
  • Vulnerability

What is the granting of rights, which includes the granting of access based on access rights?

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

What is the possibility that a particular threat will adversely impact an information system?

<p>Risk (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ability to make use of any information system resource?

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

What does integrity ensure in computer security?

<p>That confidential information is not disclosed to unauthorized individuals (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of risk assessment in computer security?

<p>To assure that systems work promptly and service is not denied to authorized users (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is computer security often viewed as?

<p>An impediment to efficient and user-friendly operation of an information system (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are threats in computer security?

<p>Ways to exploit vulnerabilities in computer systems (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the principle of isolation?

<p>To isolate public access from critical resources (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an attack tree in computer security?

<p>A hierarchical data structure that represents a set of potential vulnerabilities (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which security concept refers to the protection of sensitive information from unauthorized access?

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

What is the primary goal of risk assessment in computer security?

<p>To identify and mitigate vulnerabilities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of security policies in a computer security strategy?

<p>To define and enforce security rules and procedures (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities in a computer system?

<p>Vulnerability management (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of an attack tree in computer security?

<p>To guide the design and strengthen countermeasures (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the reachable and exploitable vulnerabilities in a computer system?

<p>Attack surfaces (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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