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CISSP – Need to know, least privilege and objects/subjects.
Least Privilege and Need to know. Least Privilege – (Minimum Necessary Access) Give users/systems exactly the access they need, no more, no less. Need to know – Even if you have access, if you do not need to know, then you should not access the data. Non-repudiation. A user can not deny having performed a certain action. This uses both Authentication and Integrity. Subject and Object. Subject – (Active) Most often users, but can also be programs – Subject manipulates Object. Object – (Passive) Any passive data (both physical paper and data) – Object is manipulated by Subject. Some can ...
CISSP – IAAA (Identification and Authentication, Authorization and Accountability)
Identification: Your name, username, ID number, employee number, SSN etc. “I am Thor”. Authentication: “Prove you are Thor”. – Should ...
CISSP – the CIA Triad and its opposites.
Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability Finding the right mix of Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability is a balancing act. This is really ...
CISSP – the CIA Triad – Availability!
We want to keep our System and Data available. We use: IPS/IDS. Patch Management. Redundancy on Hardware Power (Multiple Power ...
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