CIA Triad

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Across
  1. 3. Guarantee that data remains accurate complete and unaltered
  2. 4. Convenience of system access balanced against security friction
  3. 6. Cryptographic function used to verify that files have not been altered
  4. 9. Unauthorized editing or modification of information
  5. 12. Offsite copies of data used to recover from system outages or ransomware
  6. 13. Added security steps that decrease ease of access
  7. 14. Framework balancing confidentiality integrity and availability
  8. 15. Access control rule restricting visibility to only what is needed
  9. 17. Accidental damage or alteration of digital information
  10. 18. School portal system vulnerable to integrity attacks
  11. 19. Digital presence including social media and payment details
  12. 21. Process of verifying identity through passwords or multi factor methods
  13. 24. Verification requiring multiple methods to confirm identity
  14. 25. Principle ensuring sensitive information is accessible only to authorized users
Down
  1. 1. Backup system setup to maintain availability during server failures
  2. 2. Unique strings used to secure individual accounts
  3. 5. Principle ensuring systems and data are accessible when needed
  4. 7. Attack that overwhelms servers to destroy system availability
  5. 8. Secret required to unlock and read encrypted ciphertext
  6. 10. Practice of protecting digital information throughout its lifecycle
  7. 11. Unreadable scrambled data resulting from encryption
  8. 16. Original readable format of data before encryption
  9. 20. Malicious software that blocks access to data until payment is made
  10. 22. Scrambling readable plaintext into unreadable ciphertext
  11. 23. System restricting permissions based on student or teacher status