Information Security and Continuity Planning

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Course Outline

  1. Information Security Foundations
  2. Information Classification
  3. Security Policies and Standards
  4. Security Roles and Awareness
  5. Risk Analysis and Assessment
  6. Quantitative Risk Management
  7. Business Continuity Planning
  8. Business Impact Analysis
  9. Disaster Recovery Planning
  10. DRP Testing and Procedures

1. Information Security Foundations

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Information security : protects an organization's valuable resources and ensures that resources are protected and available when needed.
  • Availability : assures that a computer system is accessible by authorized users whenever needed.
  • Integrity : protects system information from intentional or accidental unauthorized changes.
  • Confidentiality : assures that unauthorized people cannot access protected information.

★ Must-know

  • The three basic information security requirements are:
    • availability
    • integrity
    • confidentiality

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1. What is the primary purpose of information security within an organization?

2. Which set correctly identifies the three basic requirements of information security?

3. A company ensures that authorized employees can reach a required system during working hours; which security requirement is being addressed?

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What does information security protect in an organization?

An organization's valuable resources.

What are the three basic information security requirements?

Availability, integrity, and confidentiality.

What does availability assure in information security?

That authorized users can access a system whenever needed.

What does integrity protect in a computer system?

System information from unauthorized changes.

What does confidentiality assure about protected information?

That unauthorized people cannot access it.

What is identification in information security?

How users claim their identities.

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