Narie Whiting
February 17, 2026
CYSE 200T
Professor Duvall

BLUF: CIA Triad is a transparent model of Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability. It was
designed to provide guidance for different polices for information security within an
organization.

Confidentiality
Confidentiality is very similar to privacy. It was made to help prevent private information
from being exposed to individuals without access to that information. Now it is very
common for data to be organized into sections based on how important and the type of
damage that can be done.

Integrity
Integrity makes sure that data is maintained and accurate. This is to ensure that
unauthorized individuals cannot go into the system and alter the data information that is
being protected.

Availability
Availability uses extreme measures to make sure that only authorized individuals have
access to important systems and applications. They make sure that data recovery and
business continuity plan is still intact in case of a data loss or a data breach.

Conclusion
CIA Triad is a model of Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability. Together they are known
for being the three most important concepts in data security. Provides guidance, evaluates
needs, and uses cases for potentially new technologies and perhaps new products.