Information Security Fundamentals

Which element of the CIA triad deals with ensuring users only access files they need to do their job?

• Authorization

• Integrity

• Availability

• Confidentiality

If a file has been altered without permission or knowledge, this violates the principle of ____.

• encryption

• integrity

• least privilege

• confidentiality

What process prevents a user from denying they made changes to a file?

• Encryption

• Permissions

• Nonrepudiation

• Secure passwords

Which of the following helps provide confidentiality to data?

• A secure password

• Encryption

• Nonrepudiation

• Antimalware

Which security principle is violated by an attack in which users are unable to access their files?

• Availability

• Principle of least privilege

• Integrity

• Nonrepudiation

Which security technique is provided by using multiple levels of protection, such as firewalls, antimalware software, and strong password policies?

• Integrity

• Nonrepudiation

• Defense in depth

• Principle of least privilege

Which of the following security domains represents the weakest link in the security chain?

• Workstation

• User

• System

• LAN

Which security domain secures Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, such as a citywide electrical grid?

• System

• WAN

• LAN

• Remote Access

Which of the following would be considered an IoT device?

• Tablet

• Desktop PC

• Video doorbell

• Cell phone

A computer that does not have any antimalware programs installed represents a ____ to data.

• threat

• vulnerability

• payload

• time bomb