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LAB 1 - CIA and Identity Theft

Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability

Part 1
Within your organization, you have a server called Server1 that is running Windows Server 2008 R2. On Server1, you create and share a folder called Data on the C drive. Within the Data folder, you create a folder for each user within your organization. You then place each person's electronic paycheck in his or her folder. Later, you find out that John could go in and change some of the electronic paychecks and delete others.

Explain which of the CIA components was not followed in this scenario.
The CIA component fail was Integrity, because did not maintain the expected state of the information due to it was modifying for John.

Part 2

Is it a breach of confidentiality, integrity, or availability? Answer the following questions:
1. How did the 2017 Equifax exposure of 143 million records breach the CIA Triad?
Some hackers won access to systems by exploiting a website application vulnerability to gain access to certain files by software that had not to update on Equifax servers (Wikipedia, June 2021).

2. Downloading what appears to be a legitimate app, a user installs malware that contains keylogging software. What type of breach is the downloading of malware?
The type of malware is Spyware that infects the computer or network and steals information and any other valuable data, however not always is illegal software malware(Malwarebytes website)

3. An email phishing attack results in ransomware, in which the files and folders on a computer are encrypted. What type of breach is ransomware?
The ransomware is a form of malware that some files are encrypted and, the organization or person has to pay a ransom to retrieve access to the data(csoonline.com).

4. How do fake social media accounts breach the CIA Triad?

Confidentiality is a major flaw in social media safety, but depending on how you use the network, you may limit who sees your information. Spread propaganda and disinformation with some curiosity about the types of propaganda that are spread and how they are published on social media. Only a few times has the integrity and availability of the system been compromised.

Part 3
What is identity theft and how to avoid it? Check this link from the American's Federal Trade Commission about "Avoiding Identity Theft". Explore the information on the Federal Trade Commission's website and answer the following questions:
• What is identity theft? When someone stolen personal information about you without your permission (oxford language) .
• How to Avoid identity theft? It is unlike to find way to avoid becoming a victim of identity theft but there are, some steps to bring down the risk of being robbery: Safeguard Social Security number, Protect your mobile phone, create strong passwords and change them regularly (April 20, 2022, Experian).

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