ccc - cyber security Flashcards
What is Information Security
The preservation of confidentiality integrity and availability of information
What is Confidentiality?
The property that information is not disclosed to unauthorised individuals, entities or processes
What is Integrity
The property of safeguarding the accuracy and compeleteness of assets
What is Availability?
The property of being accessible and usable upon demand by an authorised entity
What is an Asset?
Anything that has value to the organisations, its business operations and its continuity
What is a Threat?
A potential cause of an incident that may result in harm to a system or an organisation
What is Vulnerability?
A weakness of an asset or group of assets that can be exploited by one or more threats
What is a Risk?
The potential that a given threat will exploit vulnerabilities of an asset or group of assets and thereby cause harm to the organisation
