Derrick Bailey

Sept 22, 2024 

CYSE 200T

Breaking down and Describing The CIA Triad

The CIA triad is also known as the AIC triad is used to ensure that information that is transferred over a network infrastructure is kept safe from all potential opportunities of a threat. Organizational information requires security policies that are guided by the fundamental cybersecurity concept known as the CIA Triad. The CIA Triad stands for the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability, not to be confused with the Central Intelligence Agency. Since network security engineers constantly fight against intruders, many experts believe that it is time to upgrade the CIA triad.

A component of the CIA triad is confidentiality. It is important to prevent data breaches while maintaining user confidentiality on a network Infrastructure. Strong passwords, encryption, and two-way authentication are ways that you can help keep your information safe. Data sensitivity is often categorized in a way that will explain the amount of damage that can be done if the data/information fell into the wrong hands.  Ensuring that information is only accessible to those who are allowed to read it is known as confidentiality. Network security engineers will run the controls, encryption, and training for those handling sensitive and important data. 

Within the CIA triad you will find integrity.Integrity uses techniques like checksums, backups, and digital signatures to help prevent and identify the unwanted adjustments in order to keep the user’s data safe. The integrity of an application will save the condition of data from creation to delivery, guaranteeing accuracy and dependability. The different versions of the control systems, checksums, and backups are some of the tools used to manage this. Data integrity is highly promoted to help keep the application secure.  

Conclusion 

The final component of the CIA triad is availability, in the text it is said Availability simply means that “information should be consistently and readily available for authorized users”. Disaster recovery strategies should include a swift response and all hardware should be properly maintained to ensure dependable access to information. All system upgrades should be current to prevent bottlenecks in the delivery of service to users.  

The CIA Triad will focus on three fundamental ideas that will assist businesses in creating security policies and evaluate new technology to protect their network infrastructure.  It is important to verify the identification of a user on your network. It is important to establish a strong understanding of the CIA Triad. The CIA Triad gives a complete framework that will guarantee data that is accurate, safe, and accessible to the intended user.

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