WGU C836 Fundamentals of Information Security (Unit 1) Already Graded A

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WGU C836 Fundamentals of Information Security (Unit 1) Already Graded A Interception ✔✔A type of attack, against confidentiality Interruption attack ✔✔An attack that causes our assets to be... come unusable or unavailable for our use, on a temporary or permanent basis Risk ✔✔The likelihood that something bad will happen Vulnerability ✔✔A weakness that can be used to harm us Threat ✔✔Some thing that has the potential to cause harm to our assets Interception ✔✔A type of attack, primarily against confidentiality Availability ✔✔Refers to the ability to access our data when we need it Integrity ✔✔Refers to the ability to prevent our data from being changed in an unauthorized around desirable manner Confidentiality ✔✔Used to keep something private or minimally known PCI SSC ✔✔Companies that process credit card payments must comply with the set of standards Information security ✔✔Protects information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction Modification attack ✔✔An attack that involves tampering with our assets Parkerian hexad ✔✔A model that adds three more principles to the CIA triad: possession or control, utility, and authenticity Possession or control ✔✔The physical disposition of the media on which the data is stored Authenticity ✔✔Allows for attribution as to the owner or creator of the data in question Utility ✔✔Refers to how useful the data is to us Fabrication attack ✔✔An attack that involves generating data, processes, communications, or other similar activities with a system Identifying assets ✔✔One of the first and most important steps of the risk management process Defense in depth ✔✔A multi layer defense t [Show More]

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