Cybersecurity Overview

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What are the general security objectives in cybersecurity?

  • Authentication, authorization, and nonrepudiation
  • Availability, data backup, and encryption
  • Availability, integrity, and confidentiality (correct)
  • Integrity, confidentiality, and data redundancy

Which of the following is considered as part of organization and users’ assets in the cyberspace environment?

  • Agricultural machinery and farming tools
  • Transportation vehicles and logistics systems
  • Television systems and broadcast equipment
  • Connected computing devices and infrastructure (correct)

What does cybersecurity strive to ensure in the cyberspace environment?

  • Efficient use of computing resources
  • Promotion of unrestricted data sharing
  • Enhancement of network speed and performance
  • Protection against relevant security risks (correct)

Cybersecurity encompasses tools, policies, and technologies for protecting physical assets only.

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

One of the general security objectives in cybersecurity is confidentiality.

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

Cybersecurity does not aim to protect information in the cyberspace environment from relevant security risks.

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

What is the primary factor driving the growing demand for information security professionals?

<p>The explosive growth of e-commerce (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the principles, approaches, and concepts in INFOSEC aim to provide for modern business?

<p>A harmonious mix of risk and reward (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factor has made networked systems vulnerable to attacks, leading to the need for information security professionals?

<p>The pervasive personal and business uses of the Internet (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

General Security Objectives in Cybersecurity

  • Confidentiality is one of the general security objectives in cybersecurity.

Assets in Cyberspace Environment

  • Organization and users' assets in the cyberspace environment include information.

Goals of Cybersecurity

  • Cybersecurity strives to ensure the protection of information in the cyberspace environment from relevant security risks.

Scope of Cybersecurity

  • Cybersecurity encompasses tools, policies, and technologies for protecting not only physical assets but also information and other assets.

Demand for Information Security Professionals

  • The growing demand for information security professionals is driven primarily by the increasing reliance on networked systems.

Principles of INFOSEC

  • The principles, approaches, and concepts in INFOSEC aim to provide for modern business a secure and reliable environment for information and systems.

Vulnerability of Networked Systems

  • Networked systems have become vulnerable to attacks due to their interconnectedness, leading to the need for information security professionals.

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