multiple choice

security incidents

somethings that occurs when the CIA triad is breached purposley or accidental

DAD triad

model that explains 3 main threats to cybersecurity

disclosure

part of the DAD triad that violates confidentiality by exposing data to unauthorized parties.

data exflriatoin

An attack where a hacker removes information from a system.

disclosure

an administrator accidentally misconfigures access controls is an example of what section of the DAD triad?

disclosure

a data exfiltration attack removes data from a system. What part of the DAD triad is this an example of

alteration

part of the DAD triad that violates integrity through the unauthoirzed modification of data.

alteration

An attacker modifies a database by adding fraudulent transactions to an account. What section of the DAD triad is occurring here?

alteration

a natural disaster causs a bit flip that modifies data in a system. What part of the DAD triad is occuring here?

alteration

a user accidentally modifies data in a system because of a typo. What part of the DAD triad is occuring here?

denial

part of the DAD triad where availability is breached when authorized users a unable to access resources.

denial

An attacker carries out a DOS against a website. What part of the DAD triad is occuring here?

denial

failure of a critical server denies users availability to resources. What part of the DAD triad is occuring here?

financial

risk is where an organization loses money

financial

what risk is associate to the costs of rebuilding a datacenter after it’s destroyed?

financial

what risk is associated with the costs of hiring a professional to manage a security incident?

financial

an employee loses a laptop with information on a product that’s about to hit the market. The laptop costs a few thousand dollars, and they risk the product falling into the hands of a competitor. What risk is associated with this situation?

reputational

risk occuring when an organization’s image is damaged because a breach.

identity theft

What crime occurs when an attacker gains access to an individual's PII stored in an organization they’re a stakeholder of?

strategic

risk where an organization will have difficiulties meeting its goals because of a breach

strategic

An employee loses a laptop with plans for a product being developed. The organization risks setbacks because they don’t have a backup of the plans and risk it falling into the hands of a competitor. What risk is at play here?

operational

risk that delays an organization’s daily operations

compliance

risk where a breach causes an organization to break regulations.

compliance

A breach causes them to lose PHI, resulting in fines and sanctions due to HIPAA violations. What risk is associated with this scenario?