CompTIA Sec+ Chap. 1 Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
What is the CIA Triad? -
correct answer ✅Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Confidentiality -
correct answer ✅The fundamental principle of keeping
information and communications private and protecting them from
unauthorized access.
Integrity -
correct answer ✅The fundamental principle of keeping
organization information accurate, free of errors, and without
unauthorized modification.
Availability -
correct answer ✅The fundamental principle of ensuring that
systems operate continuously and that authorized persons can
access the data that they need.
, CompTIA Sec+ Chap. 1 Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
Prevention -
correct answer ✅Personal information, company information, and
information about intellectual property must be protected.
Detection -
correct answer ✅Detection occurs when a user is discovered
trying to access unauthorized data or after information has been
lost.
Recovery -
correct answer ✅When there is a disaster or an intrusion by
unauthorized users, system data is sometimes compromised or
damaged.
Controls -
correct answer ✅The countermeasures that you need to put in
place to avoid, mitigate, or counteract security risks due to threats
or attacks.
Prevention Controls -
correct answer ✅Help to prevent a threat or attack from exposing
Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
What is the CIA Triad? -
correct answer ✅Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Confidentiality -
correct answer ✅The fundamental principle of keeping
information and communications private and protecting them from
unauthorized access.
Integrity -
correct answer ✅The fundamental principle of keeping
organization information accurate, free of errors, and without
unauthorized modification.
Availability -
correct answer ✅The fundamental principle of ensuring that
systems operate continuously and that authorized persons can
access the data that they need.
, CompTIA Sec+ Chap. 1 Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
Prevention -
correct answer ✅Personal information, company information, and
information about intellectual property must be protected.
Detection -
correct answer ✅Detection occurs when a user is discovered
trying to access unauthorized data or after information has been
lost.
Recovery -
correct answer ✅When there is a disaster or an intrusion by
unauthorized users, system data is sometimes compromised or
damaged.
Controls -
correct answer ✅The countermeasures that you need to put in
place to avoid, mitigate, or counteract security risks due to threats
or attacks.
Prevention Controls -
correct answer ✅Help to prevent a threat or attack from exposing
