{"id":298,"date":"2024-12-01T22:53:30","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T22:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/latasha-redford\/?p=298"},"modified":"2024-12-01T22:53:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T22:53:32","slug":"the-cia-triad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/latasha-redford\/2024\/12\/01\/the-cia-triad\/","title":{"rendered":"The CIA Triad"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The CIA triad, which is also know<\/span>n<\/span> as<\/span> confidential<\/span>ity, inte<\/span>g<\/span>rity, and availability,<\/span> is<\/span>
considered one<\/span> of the most<\/span> integral concepts in cyber s<\/span>ecurity.<\/span> I<\/span>t helps guide<\/span> policie<\/span>s for<\/span>
informa<\/span>tion<\/span> security<\/span> in organizations. It<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s essenti<\/span>ally a way<\/span> to keep important<\/span> information<\/span>
sa<\/span>fe.<\/span> Authentication and authorization<\/span> are very im<\/span>portant to the C<\/span>IA T<\/span>riad.<\/span> Authentication<\/span>
allo<\/span>ws systems to ver<\/span>ify a<\/span> user is who they say they are.<\/span> E<\/span>xamples of au<\/span>then<\/span>tication<\/span> include<\/span>
biometrics<\/span> and security tokens.<\/span> A<\/span>u<\/span>thorization<\/span> is simply put. You<\/span> must<\/span> have<\/span> the right t<\/span>o<\/span>
access the dat<\/span>a<\/span>.<\/span> Accor<\/span>din<\/span>g to the art<\/span>icle by<\/span> Jos<\/span>h Fruhlinger,<\/span> \u201c<\/span>Public<\/span>–<\/span>key cryptography is a<\/span>
w<\/span>idespread infrastructure<\/span> that en<\/span>forces both authentication and authorization<\/span>\u201d<\/span>.<\/span>
(Fruhlinger, 2024)<\/span><\/div>\n

Confidenti<\/span>ality<\/span> is all about privacy.<\/span> M<\/span>ake<\/span>s sure that<\/span> access to dat<\/span>a is<\/span> on<\/span>ly for<\/span> who<\/span>
it<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s<\/span> intended<\/span> for.<\/span> The mo<\/span>re sensit<\/span>ive<\/span> the in<\/span>formation is, the more<\/span> severe the<\/span> security<\/span> should<\/span>
be.<\/span> Some examples<\/span> include encr<\/span>yption and t<\/span>wo<\/span>–<\/span>factor<\/span> authentication<\/span>.<\/span> In<\/span>teg<\/span>rity<\/span> is all about<\/span>
main<\/span>taining the<\/span> efficiency<\/span> and completeness of<\/span> data.<\/span> T<\/span>he<\/span> data is protected<\/span> f<\/span>rom being<\/span>
altere<\/span>d.<\/span> Some examples also<\/span> include encryption and user access controls.<\/span> Availability<\/span>
refer<\/span>s to informa<\/span>tion needing to be a<\/span>vailable w<\/span>hen neede<\/span>d<\/span>.<\/span> Har<\/span>dware<\/span> and<\/span> sof<\/span>tware need<\/span> to<\/span>
be pro<\/span>per<\/span>ly maintained and<\/span> always functioning<\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n

References<\/span>:<\/span>
Fruhlinger, J. (2024, July 12).<\/span> What is the CIA triad? A principled framework for defining<\/span>
infosec policies<\/span>. CSO Online. https:\/\/www.csoonline.com\/article\/568917\/the<\/span>–<\/span>cia<\/span>–<\/span>triad<\/span>–<\/span>
definition<\/span>–<\/span>components<\/span>–<\/span>and<\/span>–<\/span>examples.html<\/span><\/div>\n

freeCodeCamp. (2020, February 1).<\/span> The CIA triad<\/span> –<\/span> confidentiality, integrity, and availability<\/span>
explained<\/span>. freeCodeCamp.org. https:\/\/www.freecodecamp.org\/news\/the<\/span>–<\/span>cia<\/span>–<\/span>triad<\/span>–<\/span>
confidentiality<\/span>–<\/span>integrity<\/span>–<\/span>and<\/span>–<\/span>availability<\/span>–<\/span>explained\/<\/span><\/div>\n

Hashemi<\/span>–<\/span>Pour, C., & Chai, W. (2023, December 21).<\/span> What is the CIA triad?: Definition from<\/span>
TechTarget<\/span>. WhatIs. https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/whatis\/definition\/Confidentiality<\/span>–<\/span>
integrity<\/span>–<\/span>and<\/span>–<\/span>availability<\/span>–<\/span>CIA<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The CIA triad, which is also known as confidentiality, integrity, and availability, isconsidered one of the most integral concepts in cyber security. It helps guide policies forinformation security in organizations. It\u2019s essentially a way to keep important informationsafe. Authentication and authorization are very important to the CIA Triad. Authenticationallows systems to verify a user is… <\/p>\n

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