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Question #: 133
Topic #: 2
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The property of a system or a system resource being accessible and usable upon demand by an authorized system entity, according to performance specifications for the system is referred to as?

  • A. Confidentiality
  • B. Availability
  • C. Integrity
  • D. Reliability
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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️
An company security program must:
1) assure that systems and applications operate effectively and provide appropriate confidentiality, integrity, and availability;
2) protect informationcommensurate with the level of risk and magnitude ofharmresulting fromloss, misuse, unauthorized access, or modification.
The property of a system or a system resource being accessible and usable upon demand by an authorized system entity, according to performance specifications for the system; i.e., a system is available if it provides services according to the system design whenever users request them.
The following are incorrect answers:
Confidentiality - The information requires protection from unauthorized disclosure and only the INTENDED recipient should have access to the meaning of the data either in storage or in transit.
Integrity - The information must be protected from unauthorized, unanticipated, or unintentional modification. This includes, but is not limited to:
Authenticity A third party must be able to verify that the content of a message has not been changed in transit.
Non-repudiation The origin or the receipt of a specific message must be verifiable by a third party.
Accountability - A security goal that generates the requirement for actions of an entity to be traced uniquely to that entity.
Reference used for this question:

RFC 2828 -
and
SWANSON, Marianne, NIST Special Publication 800-26, Security Self-Assessment Guide for Information Technology Systems, November 2001 (page 5).

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