CIA Triad

Overview The CIA Triad is information and data security protocols for organizations and companies. “CIA” does not refer to the Central Intelligence Agency but instead it is an acronym for Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability. Confidentiality means that only authorized users can access and/or change data. Confidentiality is making sure private data stays private. Integrity refers…

Protecting Availability

If I were a CISO for a publically traded company, I would implement various protections to ensure that my systems were available and secure. Here are some of the measures I would do. BackupsFrequent backups are necessary to prevent data loss. I would make sure these backups are either separate from the main system or…

NIST Cybersecurity Framework

The benefits an organization can gain from the NIST Cybersecurity FrameworkThe main benefit of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework is that it provides guidance and protocols for cybersecurity programs. The NIST Cybersecurity Framework does not provide information on the technology itself but rather provides standards for cybersecurity specialists/programs to strive towards. This document is so useful…