Cybersecurity › Module 2 › Lesson 6
Quiz — CIA Triad Mastery
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Module 2 Knowledge Check
You have successfully mastered the three core pillars that govern every decision in the cybersecurity industry: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability. You also learned how to map real-world threats like Ransomware and DDoS attacks to these pillars. Let us lock in that knowledge before moving on to the next stage of your journey. Good luck!
Knowledge Check
Which pillar of the CIA Triad is specifically designed to ensure that sensitive data is accessed only by authorized individuals?
Multiple choice
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An attacker intercepts an email containing a financial contract and changes the payment amount from \$10,000 to \$90,000 before sending it along to the recipient. Which pillar of security has been violated?
Multiple choice
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During a "Double Extortion" ransomware attack, the hackers encrypt a company's database so the employees cannot work, and they also threaten to release the CEO's private emails to the public. Which two pillars are directly being attacked?
Multiple choice
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A malicious actor uses a botnet to flood an online gaming server with millions of fake login requests, causing the server to crash and preventing real players from logging in. This is an attack against:
Multiple choice
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Security professionals often use "Hashing" (creating a unique digital fingerprint for a file). The primary purpose of a hash is to alert you if a file has been secretly altered or corrupted. Therefore, hashing is a tool used to enforce:
Multiple choice
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Which of the following best describes 'Confidentiality' in the CIA Triad?
Multiple choice
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True or False: Integrity in the CIA Triad means that data cannot be viewed by anyone except administrators.
True or False
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A hospital's patient database suddenly becomes unavailable due to a cyberattack. Which pillar of the CIA Triad has been compromised?
Multiple choice
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Which of the following are examples of protecting the CIA Triad? (Select 2)
Select all that apply
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True or False: All three pillars of the CIA Triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability) are equally important in every cybersecurity situation.
True or False
Answer all 10 knowledge checks to continue. (0/10 answered)