Paper details:

Objective: Demonstrate your understanding of Core Principle 2 for Information Security through effective writing about the three security goals of Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.

Introduction In this essay you will demonstrate your knowledge of a core principle of information security.

Principle 2:

The Three Security Goals Are Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability. This principle, also known as the CIA Triad, is a cornerstone of information security practices. In your paper you will define and discuss specifics of how these three goals are applied to business situations.

Deliverable The essay for this lesson is required to be a minimum of 750 words that clearly demonstrate your understanding of the activity. Essays should have a clear introduction, thesis statement and conclusion, written in APA format (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/). A minimum of three sources, at least two from the lesson, must be cited in-text and in the Reference list.

Step 1:

Reread Reading 1.1, Chapter 2, pp. 20-22, Principle 2, in Merkow, B. (2014). Information Security Principles and Practices, (2nd ed). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

Step 2:

Read the following prompts, and use what you have learned about this lesson’s objective to summarize your responses. Describe fully and provide specific examples of how a business can apply Principle 2 in order to achieve the goals below. Outline the risks of failure to achieve each of these goals:

Protect the confidentiality of data

Preserve the integrity of data

Promote the availability of data for authorized use