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What is the primary focus of information security?
Balanced protection of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data
What is the difference between data confidentiality and privacy?
Data confidentiality is the assurance that private or confidential information is not made available or disclosed to unauthorized individuals, while privacy assures that individuals control or influence what information related to them may be collected and stored and by whom and to whom that information may be disclosed.
What does the term 'system integrity' mean?
Assures that information and programs are changed only in a specified and authorized manner.
What is an active attack?
An attempt to alter system resources or affect their operation.
What is a countermeasure in computer security?
Any means taken to deal with a security attack.
What is an outside attack?
An attack initiated from outside the perimeter by an unauthorized or illegitimate user of the system.
What is an asset in computer security?
The set of the components (HW, SW, NW) within a perimeter.
Test your knowledge of computer security with this quiz that covers the three key objectives of preserving confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information system resources. Get familiar with the definitions and concepts outlined in the NIST Computer Security Handbook and challenge yourself with questions specific to this topic. Sharpen your understanding of computer security and increase your awareness of the importance of protecting informational assets.
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