1.1 Security Overview PDF

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The TestOut Security Pro Certification exam measures not just what you know, but what you can do. This exam measures your ability to implement processes to protect an organization's assets against danger, damage, loss, and criminal activity. As you study this section, answer the following questions:     

What challenges does a security professional face? What is the difference between integrity and non-repudiation? What are the three main goals of the CIA of Security? What are the key components of risk management? What are three types of threat agents?

Key terms for this section include the following: Term Security Confidentiality Integrity Availability NonRepudiation Asset Threat Threat Agent Vulnerability Exploit

Definition The degree of protection against danger, damage, loss, and criminal activity. Ensuring that data is not disclosed to unintended persons. Ensuring that data is not modified or tampered with. Ensuring that a system is up so that data is available when needed. Providing the validation of a message's origin. Something that has value to an individual or an organization. Anything that has the potential to cause the loss of an asset. The person or entity that carries out a threat. An opening or weakness in the system. A procedure, a piece of software, or a sequence of commands that takes advantage of a vulnerability to actually carry out an attack....