AP Cybersecurity Unit 2 Lesson 1 Exercise 1
Exercise 1 — CIA Triad Incident Classification
6 questions — Map real-world incidents to Confidentiality, Integrity, or Availability
Ridgecrest Community Hospital is a 200-bed facility serving a rural community. The hospital stores electronic health records (EHR), processes insurance claims, operates networked medical devices (IV pumps, patient monitors), and maintains a patient-facing portal for appointment scheduling. Six security incidents were reported this quarter. Classify each using the CIA Triad.
(A) Incorrect — screenshots do not modify the original records; the data remained intact in the EHR system.
(B) Incorrect — the celebrity can still access their records; availability was not impacted.
(D) Incorrect — non-repudiation is not one of the three CIA Triad properties.
(A) Incorrect — while the attacker may have viewed the data, the question asks about the alteration specifically.
(B) Incorrect — the encryption affected availability, but the question asks about the data modification.
(D) Incorrect — submitting claims to insurers is a normal business process, not unauthorized disclosure.
(A) Incorrect — using paper protocols in an emergency is standard procedure, not an unauthorized disclosure.
(B) Incorrect — the scenario states the servers went offline; it does not mention data corruption.
(D) Incorrect — potential transcription errors are a separate concern, not the primary CIA violation described.
(A) Incomplete — ignores the data modification and account lockout.
(B) Incomplete — ignores the account lockout that prevented access.
(C) Incomplete — ignores the unauthorized download of 500 patient records.
(A) Incorrect — the data itself was not modified; it was displayed to the wrong person.
(B) Incorrect — Patient B could still use the system; the issue is WHO saw the data, not whether access was available.
(D) Incorrect — CIA violations occur regardless of intent. Accidental disclosure is still a confidentiality breach.
(A) Partially correct — encryption protects confidentiality, but the question asks about the primary purpose of the overall backup strategy.
(B) Incorrect — standard backup processes copy data; integrity verification requires additional mechanisms like checksums or write-once storage.
(D) Incorrect — while backups touch multiple properties, the PRIMARY purpose of offsite backup is availability/recovery.
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