Reading 1 Flashcards
Computer system
hardware,software,data that have value and deserve security protection
Assets
Protection of the items you value
Value of an asset depends on what?
User own interpretation of the assets
Vulnerability
weakness that could be exploited to cause harm.
Threat
to a computing system is a set of circumstances that has the potential to cause harm or loss.
Attack
human who exploits a vulnerabilityu
We consider potential harm to assets by what two ways?
We can look at what bad things happens to assets.
We can look at who or what can cause or allow bad things to happen.
Availability
Ability of a system to ensure that an asset can be used by any authorized parties.
Integrity
Ability of a system to ensure that an asset is modified only by authorized parties.
Confidentiality
Ability of a system to ensure that an asset is viewed only by authorized parties.
CIa triad
stands for confidentiality, availability, and integrity basis for all cyber security.
Security triad
CIA triad plus accountability
Authentuication
Ability of a system to confirm the identity of a sender.
Accountability
ability of a system to confirm that a sender cannot convincingly deny having sent something.
Subject
Person process or program
