1 - Security Mindset Flashcards

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What is CIA?

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Confidentiality - data is not made available or disclosed to unauthorized parties

Integrity - maintaining the accuracy and completeness of data over lifespan

Availability - information accessible when needed

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Threats, vulnerabilities, attacks

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Threat actors - exploit vulnerabilities to launch attacks

Attacks - lead to compromises or security breaches

Vulnerabilities - can be found in software, networks and hu,ams

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Basic design for secure systems

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Least privilege - uses min privilege to complete task

Economy of mechanism - keep it simple stupid

Open Design - don’t rely on obscurity

Complete mediation - attempts to access secure resource checked for auth

Failsafe defaults - access must be explicitly granted or it is denied

Ease of use - don’t give devs a burden

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