Objective 1.3
Cybersecurity Defense AnalystDescribe key security concepts surrounding information assurance including confidentiality, integrity and availability and basic risk management
Objective 1.3 sits in The Cyber Landscape, Frameworks, and Standards, which carries 10% of the Cybersecurity Defense Analyst exam. The questions below are original, written from the official objective title above, and each explanation cites the Splunk page it rests on.
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An analyst is asked for the NIST definition of confidentiality. Which matches?
Correct.
Checked against csrc.nist.gov, August 2026Concept
Each of the three properties fails in its own way, and a control that protects one can weaken another. Naming which one is at stake is what makes a trade-off discussable.
Why B
NIST defines confidentiality as preserving authorized restrictions on information access and disclosure, including protecting personal privacy and proprietary information.
Source
NIST CSRC Glossary: confidentiality, checked August 2026Preserving authorized restrictions on information access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information.
Now you: objective 1.3 questions
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Sample question 1 of 3
An analyst is asked what integrity covers in the NIST definition. Which matches?
Sample question 2 of 3
An analyst reads that information assurance ensures availability, integrity, confidentiality and authentication. Which further property does NIST name?
Sample question 3 of 3
An analyst asks what NIST includes in the process of risk management. Which set does the glossary name?
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