CIA triad · Question 4 of 12

What do the three letters of the CIA triad stand for?

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  • A Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability

Explanation

The CIA triad sums up the three classic objectives of information security: confidentiality, integrity and availability. Almost every security control can be assigned to at least one of them. The abbreviation has nothing to do with the US intelligence agency.

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