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CYB1100-UI CH1.1
Foundations of Information Security : Defining Information Security
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| security means | protecting your assets |
| what do you protect your assets from | whether from attackers invading your networks, natural disasters, vandalism, loss, or misuse. |
| General common-sense rule for security | you’ll attempt to secure yourself against the most likely forms of attack, to the best extent you reasonably can, given your environment. |
| broad range of potential assets you want to secure includes | physical items with inherent value, or those that have value to your business (computing hardware), have valuables of a more ethereal nature (software, source code, or data) |
| what are examples of logical assets | assets that exist as data or intellectual property |
| what are examples of physical assets | those that are tangible objects or materials |
| ____ assets are at least as valuable as ____ assets if not more valuable | Logical, Physical |
| Information security (definition, usa law) | protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction |
| Describe what is meant by information security | you want to protect your data and systems from those who seek to misuse them, intentionally or unintentionally, or those who should not have access to them at all. |
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