It is the responsibility of the information security officer to convey urgency to business leaders.
A flat network has more controls than a segmented network for limiting traffic.
In general, in the form of computer security, we can understand that it is all about detecting and preventing external agents who somehow want to harm our system or information residing within that system. There are specific elements that are kept in mind that can check these executions of illegal cyberattacks and work in defined protocols to ensure that the system is safe. In this chapter, you will learn about the six elements of security.
Availability: As the name suggests, availability specifies whether the data or resource is available when required or requested by the client. The information that has been requested will possess the actual value only when legitimate users can access those resources at the right time. Cybercriminals seize those data so that the request to access those resources gets denied (leads to downtime of a working server), which is a conventional attack.
Confidentiality: can be defined as permitting approved users for accessing all sensitive as well as protected information. Confidentiality takes care of confidential information, and other resources must be revealed to legitimate and authorized users only. Confidentiality can be made certain by using role-based security techniques for ensuring user or viewer's authorization and access controls on any particular data.
Cryptography is used to preserve the efficiency of any resource sent over the internet. Various encryption mechanisms are used for securing the message or data sent over the internet so that it is not altered during the transmission; otherwise, the utility of that resource will not prevail.
Data integrity has become a primary and essential component or element of information security because users have to trust online information to use them. Non-trusted data compromises the integrity and hence will violate one of the six elements.
Cryptography is used to preserve the efficiency of any resource sent over the internet.
Data integrity is verified through techniques like checksums, change in hash values, and data comparison. Authenticity: Authenticity is another essential element, and authentication can be defined as the process of ensuring and confirming that the identity of the user is genuine and legitimate.
Which of the following is MOST important to the successful promotion of good security management practices?
Which of the following security mechanisms is MOST effective in protecting classified data that have been encrypted to prevent disclosure and transmission outside the organization's network?
Which of the following is the GREATEST concern for an organization in which there is a widespread use of mobile devices?
The director of auditing has recommended a specific information security monitoring solution to the information security manager. What should the information security manager do FIRST?
Which of the following is the PRIMARY reason to change policies during program development?
Which of the following is the MOST effective way to ensure that noncompliance to information security standards is resolved?
What is the PRIMARY purpose of installing an intrusion detection system (IDS)?