In viable information systems, data must be available when required by users. This mandates that all systems and subsystems tasked to serve the data for the user, including any security controls, must each be functioning correctly together. A “high availability” system is one that is supposed to serve its users at all times except for […]
Understanding Information Security (InfoSec) begins with comprehending three primary concepts: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability. In InfoSec, confidentiality, integrity, and availability are considered together and abbreviated as the CIA Triad. Since “CIA” can easily be confused as shorthand for the Central Intelligence Agency, and “Triad” may evoke the Trilateral Commission to some, it has become known […]