CIA triad · Question 3 of 12
An online shop is unreachable for hours because of a flooding attack. Which security objective is affected?
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Answer
- C Availability
Explanation
Availability means that systems and data can be used by authorized users in a timely manner. A denial-of-service attack aims precisely at making the service unreachable for legitimate users. Data is usually neither read nor changed in such an attack.