WGU C836 OA Study Guide (Overly Informative) Final Exam
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Possession or Control
Refers to the physical disposition of the media on which the data is stored. This
enables us, without involving other factors such as availability, to discuss our
loss of the data in its physical medium
An example is data store be on multiple devices and there could be numerous
versions.
Authenticity
Attribution as to the owner or creator of the data in question.
Authenticity can be enforced through the use of digital signatures.
Utility
Refers to how useful the data is to us.
,Interception
Interception attacks allow unauthorized users to access our data, applications, or
environments and are primarily an attack against confidentiality. Interception
might take the form of unauthorized file viewing or copying, eavesdropping
on phone
conversations, or reading e-mail, and can be conducted against data at rest or
in motion. Properly executed, interception attacks can be very difficult to
detect.
Affects Confidentiality
,Interruption
Interruption attacks cause our assets to become unusable or unavailable for
our use, on a temporary or permanent basis. Interruption attacks often affect
availability but can be an attack on integrity as well. In the case of a DoS
attack on a mail server, we would
classify this as an availability attack.
Affects Integrity and availability
Modification
Modification attacks involve tampering with our asset. If we access a file in an
unauthorized manner and alter the data it contains, we have affected the
integrity of the data contained in the file.
Fabrication
Fabrication attacks involve generating data, processes, communications, or other
similar activities with a system. Fabrication attacks primarily affect integrity but
could be
considered an availability attack as well. If we generate spurious information in
a database, this would be considered to be a fabrication attack.
Affects Integrity and Availability
Threat
Something that has potential to cause harm
Vulnerability
Weaknesses that can be used to harm us
, Risk
Likeliness that something bad will happen
Impact
The value of the asset is used to assess if a risk is present
Something you know
Password or PIN
Something you are
An authentication factor using biometrics, such as a fingerprint scanner.
Something you have
Authentication factor that relies on possession (FOB, Card, Cell Phone, Key)
Something you do
An authentication factor indicating action, such as gestures on a touch screen.
Multifactor Authentication
Uses one or more authentication methods for access
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Possession or Control
Refers to the physical disposition of the media on which the data is stored. This
enables us, without involving other factors such as availability, to discuss our
loss of the data in its physical medium
An example is data store be on multiple devices and there could be numerous
versions.
Authenticity
Attribution as to the owner or creator of the data in question.
Authenticity can be enforced through the use of digital signatures.
Utility
Refers to how useful the data is to us.
,Interception
Interception attacks allow unauthorized users to access our data, applications, or
environments and are primarily an attack against confidentiality. Interception
might take the form of unauthorized file viewing or copying, eavesdropping
on phone
conversations, or reading e-mail, and can be conducted against data at rest or
in motion. Properly executed, interception attacks can be very difficult to
detect.
Affects Confidentiality
,Interruption
Interruption attacks cause our assets to become unusable or unavailable for
our use, on a temporary or permanent basis. Interruption attacks often affect
availability but can be an attack on integrity as well. In the case of a DoS
attack on a mail server, we would
classify this as an availability attack.
Affects Integrity and availability
Modification
Modification attacks involve tampering with our asset. If we access a file in an
unauthorized manner and alter the data it contains, we have affected the
integrity of the data contained in the file.
Fabrication
Fabrication attacks involve generating data, processes, communications, or other
similar activities with a system. Fabrication attacks primarily affect integrity but
could be
considered an availability attack as well. If we generate spurious information in
a database, this would be considered to be a fabrication attack.
Affects Integrity and Availability
Threat
Something that has potential to cause harm
Vulnerability
Weaknesses that can be used to harm us
, Risk
Likeliness that something bad will happen
Impact
The value of the asset is used to assess if a risk is present
Something you know
Password or PIN
Something you are
An authentication factor using biometrics, such as a fingerprint scanner.
Something you have
Authentication factor that relies on possession (FOB, Card, Cell Phone, Key)
Something you do
An authentication factor indicating action, such as gestures on a touch screen.
Multifactor Authentication
Uses one or more authentication methods for access
