CIA triad
Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability, the three foundational goals of information security.
Learn it through a story
- The Interview Question About "CIA" (Cybersecurity for Juniors 2, Ch 10)
Related terms
- Broken object-level authorization (BOLA) An API that checks login but not whether the specific requested record belongs to the requester.
- Bug bounty programme A company's published invitation to test specific systems, often with a reward for valid findings.
- Captive portal The sign-in page a public wifi network shows before granting access.
- CNAPP Cloud-native application protection platform, an umbrella term for continuous cloud security posture tooling.
- Collective risk When one person's unsafe habit can end up affecting a whole group or community.
- Confidentiality Ensuring only authorised people can see or access information.