1 - Security Mindset Flashcards
What is CIA?
Confidentiality - data is not made available or disclosed to unauthorized parties
Integrity - maintaining the accuracy and completeness of data over lifespan
Availability - information accessible when needed
Threats, vulnerabilities, attacks
Threat actors - exploit vulnerabilities to launch attacks
Attacks - lead to compromises or security breaches
Vulnerabilities - can be found in software, networks and hu,ams
Basic design for secure systems
Least privilege - uses min privilege to complete task
Economy of mechanism - keep it simple stupid
Open Design - don’t rely on obscurity
Complete mediation - attempts to access secure resource checked for auth
Failsafe defaults - access must be explicitly granted or it is denied
Ease of use - don’t give devs a burden