What is the C.I.A. Triad?

Users and customers put a lot of trust in organizations to ensure that their personal information is kept private and safe. Confidential information should only be known to certain people, which is why Confidentiality is one of the three key principles of the CIA Triad.

Integrity is another key aspect of the CIA Triad. Data must be authentic, accurate, and reliable. Maintaining integrity of data and information is a crucial part of offering a reliable and reputable service. Integrity violations can be of an accidental cause, however they can often be quite deliberate. If you were sending an email to someone, you would n’t want an attacker to be intercepting email traffic between email servers. This could lead to an attacker snooping in, or even altering your emails.

You need to ensure that data is where it needs to be, and that those who require it are able to access it. Availability is about ensuring that the delivery of data is both possible and within reasonable time. Disruptions to a service should be avoided and mitigated as soon as possible, so that users will not be left waiting for the service to become available.

The CIA Triad helps you ensure that you are paying close attention to all the threat vectors when assessing your cybersecurity. By focusing on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of cybersecurity systems, you can be confident that your security implementation is well-balanced.