Which pillar of the CIA triad ensures that information is accessible only to authorized individuals?
Confidentiality ensures that sensitive data is concealed from unauthorized users through mechanisms like access control and encryption.
Which component of the CIA triad is compromised when a Denial of Service (DoS) attack succeeds?
A DoS attack floods resources so legitimate users cannot access them, directly targeting system Availability.
What type of malware self-replicates across networks without requiring a host program or human interaction?
Unlike viruses that require attaching to a host file, computer worms are standalone malware that automatically propagate across network connections.
Stealing someone's intellectual work and representing it as your own is known as:
Plagiarism is the act of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own intellectual property.
A malicious program that disguises itself as legitimate or useful software to trick users into executing it is known as a:
A Trojan Horse appears to be a benign or useful program but carries a hidden malicious payload that executes when launched.