Information Security Protection Goals

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What is the primary objective of confidentiality in information security?

  • Prevent unauthorised information gain (correct)
  • Ensure data is available to all users
  • Prevent unauthorised deletion of data
  • Detect unauthorised modification of data

What is the main goal of integrity in information security?

  • Prevent unauthorised deletion of data
  • Ensure data is available to all users
  • Detect unauthorised modification of data (correct)
  • Prevent unauthorised access to data

What is the purpose of availability in information security?

  • Ensure data is confidential
  • Prevent unauthorised deletion or disruption (correct)
  • Detect unauthorised modification of data
  • Prevent unauthorised access to data

What is the primary objective of security measures in information security?

<p>Address one or more of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many protection goals are addressed by security measures in information security?

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

Which of the following is NOT a primary protection goal in information security?

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

What is the primary concern of the 'integrity' protection goal in information security?

<p>Preventing unauthorised modification of data (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which protection goal in information security is most directly related to data preservation?

<p>Availability (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the common purpose of security measures in information security?

<p>To address one or more protection goals (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a possible consequence of a breach in integrity?

<p>Unauthorised data modification (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Information Security

  • Information security aims to protect against threats with three primary protection goals:

Protection Goals

  • Confidentiality: prevention of unauthorized information gain
  • Integrity: prevention or detection of unauthorized modification of data
  • Availability: prevention of unauthorized deletion or disruption

Information Security

  • Information security aims to protect against threats with three primary protection goals:

Protection Goals

  • Confidentiality: prevention of unauthorized information gain
  • Integrity: prevention or detection of unauthorized modification of data
  • Availability: prevention of unauthorized deletion or disruption

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